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Mura Lakshmanan

About

Solutions architect working on real-time data platforms and agentic AI in financial services.

Profile

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I've spent more than 17 years on the middle layer of large systems: integration, middleware, caching and real-time data. That work began in consulting with Cognizant and Capgemini across healthcare, supply chain and financial services, and since 2018 has been at Synchrony Financial, where I lead a 50+ person global team.

My current focus is what changes when AI agents, not people, are the ones calling these systems. I work on that in production, publish research on it, and speak about it at international conferences.

Career

  • 2022–now

    VP, Solutions Architect

    Synchrony Financial

  • 2018–2022

    AVP, Solutions Architect

    Synchrony Financial

  • 2016–2018

    Senior Consultant

    Capgemini, engaged on the Synchrony Financial account

  • 2009–2016

    Project Lead Developer

    Cognizant. Healthcare integration and UPS middleware.

Education

  • 2025

    Post Graduate Program in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning: Business Applications

    McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin, delivered with Great Learning

  • Bachelor of Engineering

    Anna University, Chennai

Memberships and recognition

  • IEEE Senior Member
  • SAS Eminent Fellow Membership
  • IETE Fellowship
  • 2025 Synchrony CEO Award

Talks, reviews, collaborations.