Born in Calcutta, JP Rangaswami read economics and worked as a financial journalist before changing careers over three decades ago to enter that strange space where society, technology, and banking converge. Today, Rangaswami works as chief data officer at a major financial institution, having previously been chief scientist and chief information officer at a number of global institutions. He is an adjunct professor at the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton. In addition, he is a Fellow of the British Computer Society, a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts, and a venture partner at Anthemis. Rangaswami is also a popular keynote speaker, and can be found blogging at confusedofcalcutta.com.