Anand Padmanabhan

Anand is a visionary financial and technology executive with a distinguished 30-year career pioneering the digitization of business and regulatory reporting on a global scale. A Chartered Accountant by foundation, he possesses a unique blend of deep financial expertise and transformative technological insight.

He is internationally recognized as a leading authority on XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language), having architected and implemented mission-critical, XBRL-based data collection platforms for over 25 premier regulators across banking, insurance, capital markets, and business registries in more than 20 countries. His work has been instrumental in enhancing transparency, strengthening financial stability, and driving data-driven decision-making across continents.

Elected to the Board of XBRL International and serving on the GRI's XBRL Advisory Board in recognition of his international expertise. Anand is a leading voice in the future of corporate reporting and a sought-after advocate for corporate transparency, actively collaborating with influential bodies like the UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative to champion the digitization of sustainability reporting. He is a key contributor to the global movement standardizing and promoting robust ESG disclosure frameworks, positioning him at the forefront of the intersection between finance, technology, and sustainable development.