Sastry Durvasula is the Chief Digital Officer and Chief Data & Analytics Officer for Marsh. He leads the strategic design, development, and delivery of Marsh’s digital capabilities, data and analytics, client-facing technology and digital experiences across the firm’s global business. Additionally, he is responsible for Marsh ClearSight, the provider of risk, safety, and claims management software. Sastry and team are chartered with driving digital transformation, unleashing the power of data and analytics, and developing the next generation of insurance platforms to benefit clients, carrier partners and colleagues. This includes building strategic partnerships and Marsh Digital Labs with focus on emerging technologies including Blockchain, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and IoT.

Before coming to Marsh, Sastry was Enterprise Head of Data & Digital Tech at American Express, where he led the launch of the company’s Big Data ecosystem powering the growth agenda with next-gen analytics, machine learning, strategic insights and new business ventures. Sastry and team drove the company’s digital transformation delivering innovative B2C/B2B digital products, partnerships and experiences including -- AmexPay digital wallet, Mobile Payments, Express Checkout, Pay-with-Points, Amex Offers, Vicinity and AskAmex Chatbot. Sastry played an instrumental role in driving the company’s technology, talent and cultural transformation at scale, fostering experimentation, agile development, self-service and open source projects. Examples include enterprise API platform, Communities of Technical Practice, Blockchain and AI Labs.

Prior to Amex, he worked as an IT consultant for leading businesses across the U.S., Europe and Asia.

Sastry plays an active role in leading CDO/CIO industry consortia, passionately connects with academia/research groups, and spearheads the company’s affiliate partnerships. He holds a Master’s degree in Engineering and is credited with several patents.