A photographic portrait of Venkatesh Narayan
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Venkatesh Narayan

Tax Technology and Transformation Leader

Driving transformation in the tax function through technology in Government and private sectors. Paraglider pilot and high-altitude trekker.

Venkatesh is the solution leader of EY’s digital solutions in India, including the leading-edge ASP-GSP solution – DigiGST®. He is also engaged in multiple digital initiatives across both Direct and Indirect Taxes, involving the design of the Tax and Finance Operate (TFO) platform and offering managed services to clients. Venkatesh specializes in program management of large-scale transformation projects in Tax, enterprise architecture, indirect tax administration and GST thought leadership. Prior to joining EY, Venkatesh was an officer of the Indian Revenue Service in his roles as Head of IT Infrastructure in Customs & Central Excise, and Commissioner in the Directorate of Systems, Central Board of Excise & Customs. He holds a dual Master’s in Science and Business Management.

How Venkatesh is building a better working world

"My team and I help build intelligent systems for tax, so that the repetitive tasks can be taken care of and more time is available for higher order analytical work. This simplifies integrating of the tax function with business. We also provide technology-led solutions, which enable tax personnel to be confident of being compliant with the laws and regulations and reduce risk of exposure to legal action."

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