About

Prabha Shankaran is an experienced technical product manager specializing in Financial Advisor Tools, Fintech, and Retail Technology. With almost a decade of experience in the financial services industry, Prabha has a unique perspective on how people and institutions perceive finance in their day-to-day lives. She has a proven track record of successfully managing and implementing fintech products for businesses, always putting the client first. Prabha's strengths lie in her ability to understand the bigger picture, business strategy, key stakeholders, and competitor information to be prepared for situations that demand wearing multiple hats or thinking on her feet. She is a value-add to every team and business unit she is a part of and strives to create a sense of trust in people and be a true partner to successfully lead and deliver. Currently, Prabha is working as an Engineering & Product Manager at Lasso, where she has worked across multiple teams and locations to deliver high-priority projects. She has slashed 250K+ cost to the firm by in-housing externally built retail web tools to blackrock.com and contributed to a 10% increase in traffic on iShares® & BlackRock® websites and bond ETF sales by exposing BlackRock’s internal bond analytics calculator to the web for improved product reach. Prabha has also worked as a Vice President at BlackRock, where she was a lead developer on multiple Java back-end servers to provide portfolio data to multiple trading systems. She has a proven track record of slashing costs to the firm by developing Perl-based web applications that replaced Bloomberg terminals. Prabha holds an MS in Computer Science from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and a BE in Computer Science from Easwari Engineering College. She also attended PSBB School and St. Joseph's Convent for her high school education. Her tech stack includes product management, web development, Java, backend development, and software engineering. With 15.27 years of relevant experience, Prabha is a valuable asset to any team she is a part of.