Surjit Chana is a board director, global technology executive, and emerging voice in the governance of artificial intelligence in finance. With more than 35 years of experience spanning P&L leadership, digital transformation, and enterprise strategy, he brings a rare combination of operational depth and boardroom perspective to some of the most consequential questions facing financial institutions today.
Chana was a senior executive at IBM and has led complex technology transformations across North America, Europe, and Asia, advising organizations at the intersection of innovation, risk, and mission. He holds software patents in artificial intelligence and expert systems — a foundation that informs his current work on responsible AI deployment in regulated industries. He is the founder, president, and CEO of Tech4Good Consulting, a firm that empowers organizations to harness emerging technologies — including artificial intelligence — to drive measurable social good. The firm also invests in emerging technology companies focused on delivering positive societal impact.
Chana was a fellow at the Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative, where he focused on technology for social good and the governance frameworks institutions need to deploy AI responsibly. That work evolved into an active thought-leadership platform, including his framework paper, “A Moral Architecture for AI in Finance,” an op-ed in American Banker, and keynote presentations to bank CEOs, board chairs, and leadership teams at industry conferences globally.
He serves on the board of Beneficial State Bank; he chairs the IT committee, sits on the ALCO committee, and leads strategic planning. He also serves on the Technology Steering Committee of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values.
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