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Kanu Asthana

Kanu Asthana

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  • About me

    Vice President, JP Morgan Wealth Management

  • Education

    • Wesleyan University

      2013 - 2013
      Social/Corporate Psychology Social Psychology 83%

      Activities and Societies: The Kindness Experiment 6 week comprehensive and concise crash course teaching theory, application, responses and reactions with relation to people and market psychology.

    • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

      2021 - 2021
      First Responders Training Psychological First Aid 92.50%

      To provide psychological first aid in an emergency by employing the RAPID model: Reflective listening, Assessment of needs, Prioritization, Intervention, and Disposition.The RAPID model is readily applicable to public health settings, the workplace, the military, faith-based organizations, mass disaster venues, and even the demands of more commonplace critical events, e.g., dealing with the psychological aftermath of accidents, robberies, suicide, homicide, or community violence.

    • California State University, Long Beach

      2009 - 2012
      Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) International Business/Trade/Commerce 3.4/4

      Activities and Societies: • Project Liaison for Community Service Club, pro-active involvement in working with underprivileged children • Coached underprivileged children for Singapore Children’s Society, 2012 • Co-originated Audio/IT for PSB Academy Career Fair, 2012 • Business Strategy & Policy: Strategized in a three member team for Hypatia (online simulation), Blue Nile and Sara Lee• Business Communication: Critiqued current communication hierarchies in multi-national conglomerates• Human Resource Management Report: Summarized and presented in seven member team an analysis of organizational behavior at Apple Inc.• Marketing Project: Surveyed and lectured with a team of seven members about marketing strategy of Starbucks• Business Ethics:… Show more • Business Strategy & Policy: Strategized in a three member team for Hypatia (online simulation), Blue Nile and Sara Lee• Business Communication: Critiqued current communication hierarchies in multi-national conglomerates• Human Resource Management Report: Summarized and presented in seven member team an analysis of organizational behavior at Apple Inc.• Marketing Project: Surveyed and lectured with a team of seven members about marketing strategy of Starbucks• Business Ethics: Analysed and presented ethical cultural breaches at NASA (individual) & HealthSouth (Group) Show less

    • The State University of New York

      2022 - 2022
      International Cyber Conflicts Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism 92%

      • Identify different types of actors involved in cyber threats (individuals, organizations & nation-states)• Distinguish between different types of threats and issues in cyber security including, data theft, political espionage, critical infrastructure protection, and propaganda• Detail the basic characteristics of the Internet infrastructure and international efforts to address Internet governance• List several international efforts to address cyber crime and espionage•… Show more • Identify different types of actors involved in cyber threats (individuals, organizations & nation-states)• Distinguish between different types of threats and issues in cyber security including, data theft, political espionage, critical infrastructure protection, and propaganda• Detail the basic characteristics of the Internet infrastructure and international efforts to address Internet governance• List several international efforts to address cyber crime and espionage• Evaluate how principals that govern international conflicts might be applied in context of cyber security• Apply different psychological theories of human motivation and cooperation and communication and political theories in analysis of different international issues related to cyber security including censorship, media operations and role of social technologies. Show less

  • Experience

    • All India Radio

      Apr 2007 - Jun 2007
      Disc Jockey

      - Scripted discussion questions for current events, at the same time directing the communication between participants- Organized on-air debates incorporating professionals, experts and solution providers from myriad industries

    • Jwala Hospital Pvt Ltd

      May 2008 - Aug 2009
      Sales And Marketing Associate

      - Managed, scripted and presented media content in written, video and radio broadcasts - Exposure to government policies by constantly updating the requirements which were required- Organized corporate events for medical fraternity

    • State Bank of India

      Apr 2011 - May 2011
      Foreign Exchange Trade Intern

      - Reported on Political Risk Assessments for foreign investments in Russia

    • State Bank of India

      Dec 2011 - Jan 2012
      Corporate Finance Intern

      - Interpreted market information

    • Jill Lowe International

      Aug 2012 - Nov 2012
      Management Trainee

    • People Trends

      Sept 2012 - Oct 2012
      Event Planning Assistant

      - Assistant Copywriter and event coordinator - Assistant to CEOs office for Event planning and execution

    • L'OFFICIEL INC.

      Dec 2012 - Apr 2013

      Lead Writer & design team work co-ordinator for Fashion, Beauty & Travel segmentsManaged relationships with Brand Managers for High-end Fashion, Lifestyle & Travel brandsSet-up process flow for team interactions between French Translators, Malaysian UX designers & WritersSuccessfully published 40+ articles and monthly columns in 8 publications • Planned & Managed Client facing sales operations during peak hour• Designed & monitored loyalty programs for parent firm Jill Lowe Consultancy• Assistant to the business head for operations tasks for weekly workshops for Jill Lowe Consultancy.

      • Assistant Coordinator & Writer

        Sept 2012 - Apr 2013

      • Editorial Assistant

        Dec 2012 - Jan 2013

    • Jwala Hospital - India

      Apr 2013 - Oct 2013
      Assistant Project Coordinator, North Americas

      Business Case preperation: Identified medical service expectations, prepared and proposed learning points for frontline staff's intercultural service delivery Business Analysis Project: Structured, collected and analysed data from Patient Relations Department in complaint management & responses verticalsWebsite & Social Media Rebranding Project: Coordinated & Contributed content copies for website and Social Media assetsMedia Campaign Project: Author Marketing Communications materials (Case Studies, Brochures, pamphlets); Wrote Press Releases, coordinated Media Interviews and managed Press QueriesCustomer Success Project: Decreased Complaint Management & response SLA by 3 hrs Customer Success Project: Increased customer satisfaction levels by 12% Show less

    • OurHealthMate

      Oct 2013 - Sept 2016
      Project Manager

      Successfully onboarded Product management, Sales, operations & Customer Service teams on agile structure distributed across 3 geographies of Singapore, India & PhilippinesEvolved team methods from 7 members to 50 membersLed digital transformation project across teams for seamless information exchangeMedia Projects: Extensive experience in strategizing, collaborating, planning, and bringing trade shows, field events, customer events, partner events, and webinars to fruitionCommunication Projects: Strategized & executed interaction structures with Investors, Hospitals (clients), Trade Associations, Cultural Societies and Non Resident IndiansMentored & coached sales, operations & customer service team members on agile methods Show less

    • Jio

      Sept 2016 - Nov 2018
      Project Management Office

      Facilitated Scrum of Scrum meetings for Jio Finance Services' Merchant business (JioMart) & tech teamsCoordinated, communicated & facilitated removal of cross-functional team blockers between 3 scrum teams of Product features, Jio Payments Bank and C- suite executivesDelivered 9 closed loop system integration projects with PoS providers increasing the reach by 8,000 terminals as part of JioMoney acceptance on Merchant shopsDelivered cross-branding project with 29 modern retail chains for brand visibility of JioWallet & JioMoney merchant app.Part of development teams for NFC acceptance project with MasterCard SingaporeCompetitor Intelligence Projects: Delivered 2 projects for Payment Device Hardware competitors & 2 projects for Online FMCG marketplaces in 2-4 member teams eachResearched, evaluated & operationalised strategic projects from Chairman’s officeDelivered Strategy alignment project across Product & Enterprise Sales teamPlanned & implemented go-to market strategy for Jio’s PoS Provider project with successful expansion to 300,000 merchants across pan-India in 12 member teamReported weekly business updates to The Chairman & CEO’s offices Show less

    • Netomi

      Nov 2018 - Dec 2020
      Agile Project Manager

      Increased team productivity by 37% via Agile transformation projects for 80 membersImplemented Sprint, Kanban & Scrumban methods across Product Engineering, Customer Implementation and Data science teams, ranging from 7-11 members eachFacilitated Agile Ceremonies & Reporting of Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, Sprint Reviews, Demos & Retrospective meetings across teams in US and India Digital Transformation project: Implemented JIRA, Confluence & Timesheets across India & US for 120+ members Defined, developed, measured & quarterly reviewed agile metrics across US & India teamsFacilitated Scrum of Scrum meetings between Customer Implementation, Product and Data Science teamsCompetitor mapping Projects: Delivered 2 projects for AI Product Feature comparison for Roadmap developmentAdministered Bi-Monthly review meetings to track execution of 6-9 product customization projects for clientsPlanned & executed quarterly Town Hall across 5 departments in organization Show less

    • JPMorganChase

      Jan 2021 - now

      Wealth Management Product: Paperless Technology for Consumer and Private BankPortfolio Technologists Development: India Trainings & workforce for competitive skillset development Patent Acceleration Program: Global & India across Retail, Investment and Private Bank Wealth Management Portfolio: Technology for Consumer and Private Bank Products- Investment & Trading adoption for Consumer and Private Banking clients Investment Experience: Architecture, Engineering, Data & Modernization teams

      • Vice President

        Jan 2024 - now

      • Agile SDLC Products / Projects

        Jan 2021 - Dec 2023

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Scrum Master

      Scrum Alliance
      Feb 2019

    • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

      Scrum Alliance
      Sept 2020

    • CPR/AED/First Aid

      LIFESUPPORTERS
      Oct 2022

    • Harvard ManageMentor® - Change Management

      Harvard Business School Executive Education
      Dec 2021

    • Amazon Web Services Cloud Practitioner

      Amazon Web Services (AWS)
      Aug 2023

    • SAFe 5.0 Agilist

      Scaled Agile, Inc.
      Sept 2020
      View certificate certificate

    • Orange Belt, Shito-Ryu Karate

      Sanshinkan Martial Arts & Fitness
      Mar 2020

    • Professional Scrum Master™

      Scrum.org
      Feb 2023

    • Yoga Instructor Certification - Level II

      Government of India
      Sept 2024

    • Harvard ManageMentor® - Performance Measurement

      Harvard Business School Executive Education
      Feb 2022

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Kanu Asthana
      Introduction to Marketing Wharton School of Business, Pennsylvania Jan 2014 Scored 96% in Online module of Wharton School of Business' Introduction to Marketing

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Project Liaison

      Issued by Singapore Children's Society on Jul 2012
      Singapore Children's SocietyAssociated with Kanu Asthana

    • Cleaner

      Issued by SPCA Singapore on Sept 2010
      SPCA SingaporeAssociated with Kanu Asthana

    • Student Volunteer

      Issued by Silat Road Sikh Temple on Jul 2010
      Silat Road Sikh TempleAssociated with Kanu Asthana

    • Student Fundraiser

      Issued by CRY - Child Rights and You on Sept 2007
      CRY - Child Rights and YouAssociated with Kanu Asthana

    • Student Fundraiser

      Issued by HelpAge India on Oct 2003
      HelpAge IndiaAssociated with Kanu Asthana