Saravanan Subbarayan
Advisory Managing Director
Saravanan is a Managing Director in KPMG Advisory, specializing in Technology for the State, Local, and Education sectors. As KPMG's Technology Leader for Higher Education, he drives transformative outcomes through innovative technology implementations for major higher education institutions across the United States. Additionally, he spearheads the KPMG Connected Campus Offering, an agile approach to Campus Modernization that focuses on:
- Delivering a unified experience for all campus constituents.
- Implementing scalable, secure, and future-ready campus technology infrastructure.
- Ensuring timely access to accurate and trusted data for insights, analytics, and informed decision-making.
A strong advocate for the adoption of AI and Generative AI (GenAI) in workforce transformation, technology development, and process improvement, Saravanan is committed to delivering impactful solutions and business outcomes.
With over 20 years of experience, Saravanan has led large-scale transformations for numerous Fortune 100 companies, public sector organizations, and higher education institutions. His expertise spans core system modernization, platform implementations and integrations, cloud migration, data modernization, reporting and analytics, agile transformation, IT organizational effectiveness, DevOps adoption, and AI/GenAI strategy and implementation. His extensive experience enables him to identify and implement modern technology solutions that address complex business and technology challenges.
Saravanan has successfully delivered complex programs such as broker platform transformation, fraud and anti-money laundering systems, commercial insurance policy administration systems, and student information system modernization. His involvement typically spans from strategy and assessment through to implementation and post-implementation support, providing him with a comprehensive understanding of technology advising for CIOs and IT leaders.