Deepak Padaki

President
Catamaran

As President of Catamaran from 2022, Deepak spearheads the overall performance of the firm’s portfolio. His responsibilities include crafting and implementing the investment strategy, overseeing asset allocation and establishing operational and risk management policies and processes.

Bringing more than 30 years of experience in the global IT services and software product industry, Deepak previously served as the Executive Vice President, Group Head of Strategy and Chief Risk Officer at Infosys Limited until June 2022. His diverse roles at Infosys encompassed strategy, M&A, venture funding, risk management, business development, software engineering and project management.

Deepak’s impact extended to the international stage, where he served as a member of the board of Infosys’ software subsidiaries in Israel, the Netherlands, USA, Japan and India. Beyond Infosys, he actively participated in various capacities, including being the Vice President of the Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce and a lead member of the start-up and knowledge management councils of the Confederation of Indian Industry. Additionally, he contributed as a member of the strategy and risk officers’ councils of the World Economic Forum.

In his leisure time, Deepak engages in community theater. Academically, he holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science from the University of Mysore, India.