Sanat Rao
Independent Non-executive Director
Appointed: January 2026
Qualifications: Post graduate diploma in management (Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, India), Masters in Digital Anthropology (University College London), Masters in AI Ethics and Society (Cambridge University).
Expertise and experience in banking, other financial services, large corporates, human resources, marketing, business strategy and strategic planning, corporate governance and stakeholder management, innovation and digital, IT and cyberresilience.
Sanat is co-founder and Managing Director of Within The Box.ai. He is a globally-recognised digital transformation and financial services technology leader, and his expertise extends across core and digital banking transformation, cloud computing, AI ethics and the behavioural dimensions of technology adoption. Sanat, who began his career in banking with ANZ Grindlays Bank before transitioning into technology leadership, has held global executive roles at IBM and Infosys, including serving as the Global CEO of Infosys Finacle, one of the world's foremost digital banking platforms.
Board committees: Member: Group Information Technology Committee.
Nationality: British.
