Abhishek Roy
About Abhishek Roy
Abhishek Roy is the Managing Director at Protiviti, with over 20 years of experience in CXO advisory, digital transformation, and risk management.
Current Role at Protiviti
Abhishek Roy is currently serving as Managing Director at Protiviti in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. He has held this position since 2022, leading initiatives related to CXO advisory, digital transformation, and technology risk management. His experience spans over two decades, focusing on operational resilience and compliance management.
Previous Roles at Cognizant
Abhishek Roy worked at Cognizant in various senior positions from 2010 to 2022. His most recent role was Consulting Senior Principal/Senior Director in the Banking & Financial Services sector under Cognizant Consulting from 2021 to 2022. Before that, he served as Consulting Principal/Director from 2016 to 2021, and Senior Manager from 2012 to 2016, all within the same sector. His initial role at Cognizant was as Manager - Consulting, Strategic Services, from 2010 to 2012.
Early Career and Other Professional Experience
Abhishek Roy's career prior to Cognizant included roles at several notable firms. He served as Manager, Business Planning & Analysis at United States Infrastructure Corp. from 2008 to 2010, and Senior Associate at Diamond Management and Technology Consultants from 2005 to 2008. Earlier, he worked in Change Management at First Data Corporation from 2001 to 2003 and as a Business Analyst at iGATE Global Solutions from 1998 to 2001.
Education and Professional Credentials
Abhishek Roy holds an MBA from the University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business, which he completed between 2003 and 2005. Additionally, he earned a B.S. in Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur, graduating in 1996. His educational background complements his professional experience, enabling him to lead complex digital transformation initiatives effectively.
Expertise in Digital Transformation and Risk Management
Abhishek Roy has extensive expertise in digital transformation and technology risk management. He focuses on retail banking, lending platforms, and data processes. His specialties include risk assessment, mitigation, and compliance management. He also engages in business continuity planning, disaster recovery, and digitization-led mitigations. Furthermore, Roy leads data transformation strategies to enable regulatory reporting and payment analytics use cases.