After a number of years leading his own process and business performance optimization consulting firm, Ira decided to join Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), which has the resource mass and advanced technology skills to implement the transformation opportunities his consulting discovers and rationalizes. At TCS, Ira serves as a Lead Consulting Partner for Insurance clients on the BFSI Go-to-Market team. Ira has focused on process and operations optimization for more than 30 years, including a dozen as a KPMG partner responsible for a variety of national consulting practices including IT strategy/transformation, Insurance Technology & Ops consulting, investment risk, as well as having many large financial services client roles. He has also held senior executive roles in financial firms, leading global development for Morgan Stanley and serving as a divisional CIO at Bankers Trust. In addition, he formed and was CEO of a software company with angel funding to build out the innovative TEPO software and assist many global financial firms to optimize their key processes. Ira holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Lehigh University.
