Fintech major Jio Financial Services has appointed Venkata Narasimham Peri as its group chief operating officer, strengthening its senior leadership at a time when the company is expanding its financial services portfolio and deepening its focus on artificial intelligence and analytics. The appointment was approved by the board on December seventeen and Peri assumes the role from December twenty two.
Peri has already been closely associated with the company, having served as a senior executive advisor since October two thousand twenty four. In that role, he worked alongside the chief executive officer, chief technology officer, and analytics leadership to lay the groundwork for designing and deploying advanced AI and analytics capabilities across the organisation. His elevation formalises his role in shaping JFS’s next phase of operational and technology led growth.
With over twenty five years of experience across finance, technology, and advisory, Peri brings a rare blend of strategic and execution expertise. Before joining JFS, he founded and led the United States based health technology firm CognitiveCare for six years. He also served as chief AI officer at L V Prasad Eye Institute, where he worked on applying advanced analytics and artificial intelligence to healthcare delivery.
Earlier in his career, Peri held leadership and advisory roles at IBM, Deloitte, and PwC, advising boards and senior executives on finance, risk, technology, and analytics, particularly within banking and insurance. He holds a master’s degree from London School of Economics and an MCA from NIT Rourkela, and has also contributed through academic and governance roles.
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The group COO position had remained vacant since July two thousand twenty four following leadership transitions within the company. Peri’s appointment comes as JFS accelerates its expansion, including recent investments alongside BlackRock across asset management, investment advisory, and broking ventures. With strong revenue growth and a clear push toward AI driven financial services, the move signals JFS’s intent to build a scalable, technology forward operating model for the long term.
