Gurmeet Singh Champi
About Gurmeet Singh Champi
Gurmeet Singh Champi is the Vice President of Information Technology at Jefferies, with extensive experience in IT management and cybersecurity within the financial sector.
Company
Gurmeet Singh Champi currently holds the position of Vice President Information Technology at Jefferies, located in the New York Metropolitan Area, Pennsylvania, United States. He has been with the company since 2018. Jefferies is a global investment banking firm.
Title
Gurmeet Singh Champi serves as the Vice President Information Technology at Jefferies. In this role, he leads a global team responsible for overseeing multiple IT products and advocating for security policies. His leadership involves managing IT application consolidations onto AWS and Azure platforms.
Education and Expertise
Gurmeet Singh Champi has an extensive educational background. He studied at The Wharton School where he completed the Leadership and Management Program from 2022 to 2023. He also holds a Master of Science in Computer Science and Engineering with a focus on Cyber Security from New York University, achieved between 2018 and 2022. Additionally, he earned a Bachelor's of Business Administration in Business Administration and Management from Assumtion University, completed from 1987 to 1991.
Background
Prior to his current role at Jefferies, Gurmeet Singh Champi worked at Deutsche Bank as a Migration Consultant from 2013 to 2014. Before that, he served in a similar capacity at Credit Suisse from 2012 to 2013. Earlier in his career, he was a Sr. Database Administrator at TIAA-CREF from 2000 to 2004, and at Neuman Dist (pharmaceutical) from 1997 to 2000.
Achievements
Gurmeet Singh Champi has successfully managed the consolidation of IT applications onto AWS and Azure platforms. He works closely with business partners to identify and eliminate redundant processes while introducing automation. Champi also educates business partners on risks and optimizes the change management process. His expertise includes extensive experience in threat analysis and vulnerability mitigation within the financial sector.