Damu Bashyam

Damu Bashyam is Executive Vice President – Chief Information and Innovation Officer and a member of Berkadia’s Management Committee. With over 25 years of experience across telecommunications, banking, financial services, and commercial real estate finance, he has built and led large-scale digital transformations, driven growth strategies, and optimized operations that materially improved client experience while delivering sustainable, profitable growth. Now at Berkadia, he sets the firm’s comprehensive technology strategy and leads the Innovation organization, spanning product development, software engineering, data, artificial intelligence, and enterprise IT. Under his leadership, Berkadia Innovation has modernized technology platforms, and delivered industry-leading data and AI capabilities that demonstrate measurable business outcomes. Prior to this, Damu served as Chief Information and Digital Officer of Columbia Bank and Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer of JP Morgan Chase’s Consumer Banking business. Earlier in his career, Damu spent 18 years at Verizon in CIO-level roles, leading complex technology and business initiatives at the forefront of wireless transformation and driving growth and profitability. He serves on the Board of Directors for Goodwill Industries of New York and Northern New Jersey, is a member of The Wall Street Journal Technology Council and contributes to several technology and AI advisory boards.