Vinod Tharakan is a technology entrepreneur who has founded and scaled multiple technology companies in the US and in India. He is the Chairman and Managing Director of the ClaySys Group of Companies, and also the Chairman and CTO of CU NextGen CUSO, where he fosters technology innovation for growth and innovation in the North American credit union industry. Tharakan’s passion for technology and innovation has brought to market core technology platforms with leading edge software and AI systems, with products like RPA Genie, No-Code AppForms, Face/Voice Biometric Authentication through AI, ID Verification through AI, and a portfolio of industry leading line of business solutions built on these platforms, serving Financial Services, Retail, Manufacturing, Healthcare and Government.