Govind is a highly accomplished strategic and collaborative thought leader in Big Data and Advanced Analytics, and successfully led and inspired technology global teams and garnered impressive results. Govind has been responsible for Data Strategy including Big Data & Traditional and Analytical Strategy and specialized and gained significant experience in Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, and Data Management including Data Architecture, Data Analytics, Data Integration, Dimensional Modeling, Data Profiling, Data Mining, Data Quality, Data Governance, Data Security, and delivered a real value to business by developing a world class Big Data and Analytical platforms. At Walgreens, Govind is currently responsible for Big Data (Hadoop) Lake Strategy, Data Architecture, and delivering the Advanced Analytical solutions for across the Walgreens. At Bank of America, Govind was responsible for Data Strategy, Advanced Analytics, Data Management, Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Security, Metadata Management, and Business Intelligence solutions and enabling functions for $90B portfolio of consumer & small business loans, $895B deposits, and $1.9T investments. Some key Analytical capabilities Govind delivered for Bank of America are… Predict and manage Credit Risk Exposure; Discover Fraud and Respond; Debt Collection; Customer Segmentation & Rewarding; Enable Customer Experience; Determine What Products and Services to offer; Determine Customer edibility for new Products/Services; Marketing Analytics; Sales Compensation; Customer Relationship Management (CRM); Compliance Reporting and more. Govind is well versed in implementing the latest Big Data technologies including Hadoop (MapReduce, Hive, HBase, Pig, Sqoop), Teradata, Vertica, and much more. Govind holds an MBA, Masters (M.S) in Computer Science, and a Bachelors in Mathematics and Statistics.

Director, Big Data, Advanced Analytics, and Business Intelligence @ From April 2015 to Present (9 months) Greater Chicago AreaStrategy, Execution, and Delivery Leader of Enterprise Big Data and Advanced Analytics @ Responsible for Big Data (Hadoop) Lake Strategy, Data Architecture, and delivering the Advanced Analytical solutions for across the Walgreens. From July 2014 to April 2015 (10 months) Greater Chicago AreaVP & Sr. Manager– Consumer Data, Analytics, and Business Intelligence @ Responsible for Data Strategy, Advanced Analytics, Data Management, Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Security, Metadata Management, and Business Intelligence solutions and enabling functions for $90B portfolio of consumer & small business loans, $895B deposits, and $1.9T investments. Some key Analytical capabilities delivered are… Predict and manage Credit Risk Exposure; Discover Fraud and Respond; Debt Collection; Customer Segmentation & Rewarding; Enable Customer Experience; Determine What Products and Services to offer; Determine Customer edibility for new Products/Services; Marketing Analytics; Sales Compensation; Customer Relationship Management (CRM); Compliance Reporting and more. Lead, manage and execute flawlessly15-20MM Data Analytics/Business Intelligence/data management initiatives and activities annually to drive business growth. Coached, mentored, trained, and built high performance data centric teams. Well versed in the latest Big Data technologies including Hadoop (MapReduce, Hive, HBase, Pig, Sqoop), Teradata, Vertica, and much more. From August 2009 to July 2014 (5 years) Technical Program Manager, Brokerage Data Management/Data Warehousing @ Led a larger scale multi-terabyte Operational Data Store (ODS) and Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) systems conversion between Wells Fargo and Wachovia Securities. From June 2009 to August 2009 (3 months) Sr. Manager– Treasury Capital Mgmt. - Business Intelligence/Data Warehousing/ApplicatiDevelopment @ Responsible for Application Development, data management, Business reporting, and data warehousing solutions and enabling functions for $95B portfolio of Treasury Capital Management. Delivered solutions for investment trading, Risk (Basel II & AML), Payments, Data Warehousing, Data Management, and Reporting. From June 1999 to June 2009 (10 years 1 month) Application Development Lead, Global ERP Solutions @ Hands-on Technical Lead, specifically responsible for QAD inc., designed, developed and implemented the product “Q/LinQ” framework for MFG/PRO™ and increased MFG/PRO™ product sales. Customized MFG/PRO™ to meet customer needs, and implemented ERP system for U. S. including Datex-Ohmeda, Johnson & Johnson, and IBM. From 1997 to 1999 (2 years) Consultant, Global ERP Solutions @ • Subject Matter Expert for QAD’s MFG/PRO™ (ERP System) • Responsible for implementing the MFG/PRO™ for many of Phillips’ clients in the United Kingdom. Increased ERP implementations by 15% and achieved highest client satisfaction From 1995 to 1997 (2 years) Application Developer, Financial Management Solutions @ Responsible for design and development of Financial Management and Pharmaceutical Management systems. A class of products designed to meet the needs of companies to manage the general ledger and track in-process pharmaceutical batches; overall 35% profit. From 1994 to 1995 (1 year)

MBA, Leadership, Finance and Marketing @ Lake Forest Graduate School of ManagementMS, Computer Science @ Sri Venkateswara UniversityBS, Mathematics and Statistics @ Sri Venkateswara University Govind Balu is skilled in: Business Intelligence, Vendor Management, SDLC, IT Strategy, Program Management, Data Warehousing, Outsourcing, Leadership, Analytics, Software Development, Process Improvement, Management, CRM, Resource Management, Risk Management