Kersi Tavadia
CIO
BSE Ltd
CIO of the Year: Critical Infrastructure
Out of over four decades of serving the industry, Kersi Tavadia has spent twelve years with BSE and played a pivotal role in transforming BSE into the world’s fastest Exchange, clocking a median trade speed of 6 microseconds. He has designed, built and implemented multiple datacentres and automated complete disaster recovery procedures. He is also instrumental in the use of AI and ML in BSE’s surveillance function by implementing social media analytics and rumour verification. BSE is the first Exchange to have next-generation Cyber Security Operations Centre consisting of over 45 advanced technologies.
Kersi Tavadia
CIO, BSE Ltd
Kersi Tavadia, CIO at BSE Ltd., has over 40 years of vast industry experience in IT - Software Development, Infrastructure Services (Networks, Operating Systems and Databases) and Cyber Security for organizations operating in Financial Services and Capital Markets.
In his twelve-year stint at BSE, Kersi has played a leading role to transform BSE into world’s fastest exchange with response times of 6 microseconds. He is strong proponent of Open-Source Technologies and has demonstrated “Walk the Talk” by successfully implementing one of the Largest Data Warehouse on Open Source Platform. Taking this to next level, he is instrumental in use of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning in BSE’s surveillance function by implementing Social Media Analytics for rumour verification.
Providing technical leadership & architectural vision is core to his heart. Under his leadership at BSE Limited, many such mission critical projects/ applications have been implemented and some of the noteworthy implementations are successfully designed and built multiple datacenters for the exchanges and have automated complete disaster recovery procedures as well as the day-to-day business systems operations.
In the Digital arena, under his leadership, BSE is the first Exchange to have conceptualized and built next generation Cyber Security Operations Centre consisting over 45 advanced technologies. The Cyber Security SOC is being said as ideal role model to be implemented in the industry given the depth and reference point for its coverage and span.
Known for experience and thought leadership, he has been recognized and awarded at national and international level for his exemplary service and achievements.