Karthik is a Partner and leads the Financial Services sector within the Deloitte Forensic practice in India.He has over 22 years of experience in the banking and financial services sector and has led a range of projects, particularly in the areas of risk and compliance.

Karthik has extensive experience in investigating frauds in the financial services industry, with clients ranging across banks, brokerages and PE firms. He has done extensive work in the areas of anti-money laundering, Anti Fraud Advisory, counter terrorist financing, economic and trade sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption and devising new target operating models for financial institutions to respond to regulatory shifts and demands.

Karthik has also authored various leadership articles and launched key publications such as the Deloitte India Banking Fraud Survey, Deloitte South Asia Anti Money Laundering Preparedness Survey 2020, along with articles focusing in the areas of risk, compliance and AML. He regularly delivers talks on these topics at various national and international forums.