Shankar Venkatraman heads the Investment, Performance, and Client Reporting teams at American Century. Shankar joined American Century in 2020. Previously, he was with BNY Mellon for four years where he led the development of data and digital capabilities for the asset servicing division. Prior to that, Shankar was at Citi for 16+ years where he was the global head of performance and risk analytics for its Custody and Fund Services/Investor Services business. Prior to this position, he managed technology, created business intelligence solutions, and business process reengineering, etc., across the financial services value chain including Asset Management, Cash Management, Investment Banking, Sales & Trading, and Research.

Shankar is very active within the financial services industry. He is the vice chair of the Institutional Asset Management Committee at New York Society of Security Analysts and a regular speaker at Performance and Risk forums.

Shankar has an MBA from Stern business school, New York University, and is a CFA charter holder. He is also FRM certified by the GARP (Global Association of Risk Professionals).