Global executive with over 25 years of industry and management consulting experience in strategy, planning, architecting, implementing, as well as operationalizing complex and transformational solutions across multiple industries. A versatile and results-oriented leader, Urooj is recognized for his holistic approach to problem solving, strong business acumen, consensus driven decision making, quick learning ability, and people development skills. He has extensive experience in aligning business and technology needs, driving organizational change, and leading large-scale transformation programs for global organizations with a focus on adding business value and driving performance improvement. Prior to joining Mastercard, he has held leadership roles at several Fortune 500 companies including PwC, RSA, EMC Consulting, HP, EDS and Merrill Lynch. Urooj has an MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas. In addition, he holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer and Management Information Systems from the University of Maryland system and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration & Finance from Bryant College, RI along with several industry certifications in information security and process management such as CISM and ITIL v.3.