Vijay Sankaran

CIO, TD Ameritrade


Vijay Sankaran

Speaker
Vijay Sankaran is the CIO at TD Ameritrade. He is responsible for the strategy, the design and delivery of all business solutions at TD Ameritrade. Vijay also has championed a major initiative around agile development to transform the software delivery approach and platform. Vijay leads the TD Ameritrade Ann Arbor, MI site which he has fostered from concept to a collaborative innovation center now staffed with 90 individuals.

Prior to joining TD Ameritrade, Vijay held several senior leadership roles at Ford Motor Company
  • IT Chief Technology Officer leading advanced technology, technology strategy, data, analytics and architecture across the enterprise.
  • Director, Application Development where he was responsible for global application development, and delivery of major programs and projects
  • Director, Infrastructure Operations where his responsibilities included operational support for infrastructure and Ford's largest data centers in North America.
Prior to joining Ford, Vijay was a consultant with both Ernst & Young LLP and Headstrong where he focused heavily on analytical systems.

Vijay holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.B.A from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. Vijay lives in Ann Arbor, MI with his wife and four children and in his spare time enjoys tennis, golf, basketball, reading and hiking.