Rupy is the Chief Strategic Transformation Officer at HSBC Innovation Banking. Rupy is responsible for the strategic planning and delivery of the change portfolio supporting the scale up of HSBC Innovation Banking. In her current role she is able to spend time with founders in the innovation ecosystem and understand the growth challenges they face.

Rupy is a commercially focused Business Leader with over 25 years’ experience in Tier 1 Banks including HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group and Barclays. Rupy has experience across Retail Banking, Private Banking & Wealth, Insurance, Commercial Banking and Investment Banking. She has also worked across several functions including COO, Technology, Operations, Finance, Risk and Treasury.

Rupy has led multi-million dollar transformations across Innovation, Technology, Digitisation, Organisational Agility, Acquisition and Divestment. She has led diverse teams across the UK, Europe, Asia, Americas, Middle East and Africa. A strong believer in developing solutions for the clients need and also the colleague, she is an expert in guiding people to evolve alongside new immersive technologies.

She was awarded the Innovator of the Year: Enterprise at the Women in Tech Awards 2021 and was a finalist as Digital Leader of the Year & Woman of the Year, demonstrating her commitment to the innovation tech landscape and her role in supporting organisations to scale with an evolutionary approach.

Rupy is a passionate advocate of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and is Executive Co-Sponsor of the Racial Equity Employee Resource Group at HSBC Innovation Banking and uses her platform to inspire the next generation of diverse leaders.