Kumar Pritish Ghosh
Head Of Transformation Julius Baer
Summary
Seasoned transformation leader with 15+ years of experience driving large-scale change across global financial institutions. Skilled in program management, digital strategy, and stakeholder engagement, with a proven record of embedding data and analytics into complex initiatives across APAC and beyond. Adept at building consensus in matrixed environments and integrating innovation, governance, and risk control into sustainable operating models.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Director
Bank Julius Baer & Co
2025 - Current
- Heading the CTB transformation portfolio in Asia for Global Data office within Digital business transformation with focus on Data governance and AI
- Lead $180M+ multiyear transformation program, $50M+ annual portfolio delivery, governance frameworks, Agile transformation
- Work closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to implement robust governance framework and operational strategy.
- Drive strategic partnerships with key partners to expand the organization's roadmap for Data and AI use cases
Vice President
JP Morgan Chase
01.2022 - 2025
- Managed launch of new digital advisory platform to enable global TOM with Goal based planning, Cross assets offering, Flat fee advisory, robust systemic risk management, integrated best in class ideas across the bank, advanced Portfolio analytics & Insights. Offered across 11 regions, offers 9 asset classes, 10 B$ USD AUM within 2 years of launch and expanding further.
- Drive and manage the launch of Global Private Investment Platform, seen as a critical game changer for JP Morgan Private Investments offering to harmonize the fragmented offerings across different regions.
- Enabling the digital agenda to enhance the end-to-end client journeys and thus create opportunities to increase revenue and efficiency. Includes managing the roadmap for JP Morgan Online the client portal across all LOBs aimed at creating transparency, self-service offering and efficient investment for our clients.
- Product Manager, Wealth Management Transformation, APAC
Senior Manager
Cognizant Business Consulting
01.2009 - 01.2021
- Led a 11M+ consulting business for Private Wealth Management in ASEAN, with consultants involved in transformation programs for multiple global private banks.
- Key engagements included the largest transformational program for Cognizant in APAC to modernize the Core Banking Platform for a large private bank, Cognizant’s 1st digital engagement in Europe for STOXX to extend their reach to retail customers, TOMS for the post-merger integration between 2 of the Top 10 retail brokerage firms in US.
- Venture lead under “Cognizant Capital” to evangelize and create products to enable a non-linear revenue stream in the CE region. Successfully launched “Wealth QUAY”, a digital platform for EAMs and “Paragon”, an industry utility for Reference Data industry.
- Recipient of multiple awards within the organization for exceptional leadership and contribution to business across all geographies.
Director / Consultant
Bank Julius Baer
01.2022 - 01.2016
- Business Lead for the large transformation program of the bank (300M+) to redesign our operational core, globally harmonize processes and establish single Target Operating Model across all hubs for scalability and create foundation for offering commoditized banking services to smaller players in the region.
- Key successful product launches over the last 5 years include a dedicated Investment Management Platform, a digital platform offering for EAMs, a portal for integrated Client Pricing, Digital Advisory Suite, e-banking including Trading and chat.
- Manage a team of Product Owners to deliver the transformational project portfolio in APAC for Wealth Management and Operations (avg. annual budget of 50 M+).
- Led the Agile Transformation Journey to establish a product organization with focus on increased change efficiency and enhanced client centricity.
- Instrumental in setting up Launchpad to support our innovation agenda to drive next-gen solutions in collaboration with FinTechs and sponsored by MAS.
- Product Manager, Wealth Management Transformation, APAC/Consulting Partner
Education
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (MBA) - Specialization in Financial Engineering
IFMR, Chennai
01.2011
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
WBUT, Kolkata
01.2007
Skills
- International financial transformation expertise
- Strategizing and delivering JP Morgan’s global transformation and innovation agenda in conjunction with the Bank’s Strategy of “Focus, Scale, Innovate” across wealth management business
- Previously acted as Practice Lead for Cognizant’s Consulting Practice in the Private Wealth space for ASEAN
- Strong track record of driving large change programs in banking and wealth management space across US, Europe and Asia
- Key skills include Digital Strategy, Target Operating Model, Process Excellence, Program Management and driving trust-based relationship at CXO level
CONTACT
- PHONE: +65 86975621
- LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/pritishghosh/
- EMAIL: kumarpritish.ghosh@gmail.com
Timeline
Vice President
JP Morgan Chase
01.2022 - 2025
Director / Consultant
Bank Julius Baer
01.2022 - 01.2016
Senior Manager
Cognizant Business Consulting
01.2009 - 01.2021
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
WBUT, Kolkata
Executive Director
Bank Julius Baer & Co
2025 - Current
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (MBA) - Specialization in Financial Engineering
IFMR, Chennai