• If fixing cross-cultural communication kinks is #1 concern for you, you've come to the right place.

    Let's plug the communication gaps and get your organization humming smoothly.

  • Why Aloke?

    Passionate about solving communication related challenges

    So, what difference can Aloke make?

    A techno-functional consultant with chops acquired over 15 years in the financial services space across three continents, Aloke has been transforming organizations and getting businesses structured and adapted to changes through her exceptional communication skills combined with energy, passion, empathy, loyalty, enterprise, and knowledge of various cultures and functions. Everyone can write these words. What sets Aloke apart? She has:

    • Exhibited adaptability from the days of the dot com bubble to quickly switch gears from a technology focused java geek to a capital markets back office transitional expert.
    • Consulted through Accenture to partner with big banks such as UBS (Switzerland) and JP Morgan Chase (Chicago) to successfully launch techno-functionally transformational projects.
    • Product-managed the communication aspect of the wealth management merger of two of the largest US banks post-2008 financial crisis - Wells Fargo and Wachovia.
    • Demonstrated excellence and expertise as the highest rated instructor for a complex financial software product for clients in the US, UK, and Singapore handling all aspects of the learning from curriculum-creation to course delivery.
    • Deftly managed product delivery and implementation at the only US client of a cutting-edge Canadian Fintech firm.
    • Consulted with the largest West Coast bank in digital strategy implementation across its various lines of business and served in the CAO role for its Asset Liability Management group.
    • Owned and operated a natural fiber handicrafts business sourcing products from underprivileged artisans of rural India.

    What drives Aloke?

    With a rare blend of energy and wisdom, Aloke brings a global perspective to help connect dynamic yet geographically dispersed individuals to enable successful cross-cultural collaboration. Intuitive and culturally sensitive with extensive international experience developing and managing complex and high-profile digital strategy initiatives within financial services, Aloke strives for honesty and inclusivity while facilitating professional alliances. Aloke believes in nurturing productive relationships in a passionate and engaging way with executives, onshore/offshore team members, and thought leaders across the value chain. A believer in the sanctity of family, Aloke is a champion of nature conservation and animal rights practicing empathy and kindness in her support towards empowering women.

    An electrical engineering undergrad, Aloke holds a masters degree in communication from Purdue University and is a Certified Scrum Master from the Scrum Alliance .

     

    Intellectually-driven | Community-builder | Loyal | Strategic Communicator | Relationship Oriented | Technofinance Specialist

    Aloke's full profile

  • Testimonials

    See what my professional network has to say about me

     

     It is my pleasure to take a quick minute and recommend Aloke. Aloke is a tremendous person to have in your organization. She is great with customers both in an Account Management/Training Role and in a back office Business Analyst Role. She is a hard trustworthy worker who knows how to bring fun, good energy and healthy criticism to the team. Aloke is an asset and I would hire her again in a heartbeat.

    Aloke is a very enthusiastic and hard working colleague at Wells Fargo. She has a great enterprise perspective that she brings to her projects to make sure whatever we're working on fits in the big picture. She is also very up on current research and is always forwarding interesting articles. I'm very much enjoying working with her.

    Aloke was a great motivator , was very good in managing the stakeholders across geographies and a true kind of a leader whom we always want to work with !!! Best Wishes, Aloke!

    Aloke is experienced BA and enthusiastic manager that leads by example. She is pleasure to work with, has great integrity and dedication, she is a great asset to organization and her projects and I hope to work with her again.

    Aloke was a huge asset to our Wells Fargo Investment Product & Fees team! She came on board on during a very demanding and time sensitive project involving the legal charter of Wells-Wachovia merger, and hit the ground running. She is bright, personable and always willing to roll up her sleeves and help out where needed. Her contribution was invaluable and I would work with her again and recommend her as an integral team player in a heartbeat.

    Aloke has very good communication skills and understands how to communicate with technical and business people. She has good interpersonal skills which were valuable maintaining a good working relationship with business people who were scattered around the globe. Her analytical skills came in very handy in gathering requirements for a very complex project where the requirements were convoluted. Surprisingly, because of her background, she is also more technical than most business analysts. I recommend her without any reservations.

    Alokenanda is an extremely sharp individual. I have had the opportunity to interact with her with regards to a Research initiative that I am working on. She attended one of our presentations and used her great networking skills to connect us with a number of senior members of her group. She is also acting as an SME for us and has leveraged her business and functional knowledge in the financial domain to provide valuable input to our research project.

    Alokenanda is a smart,intelligent and conscientious Team Leader, with the aptitude, will-power and hard-working ability to make things happen.

    Aloke is extremely passionate and energetic person. Her Capital market knowledge specially Structured Product side is rock solid and is as good as Front office trader. She puts lot of time and energy to garnish Capital market knowledge and I have rarely seen such passion to learn and commitment to excel. She is a great team player always ready to help and learn from others. She has a razor sharp analytical mind which I think adds to her ability to comprehend most complex business nuances. Having such team member always expands your learning ability, I have learnt a lot from her vast Capital Market knowledge.

    Aloke was a huge asset to our Wells Fargo Investment Product & Fees team! She came on board on during a very demanding and time sensitive project involving the legal charter of Wells-Wachovia merger, and hit the ground running. She is bright, personable and always willing to roll up her sleeves and help out where needed. Her contribution was invaluable and I would work with her again and recommend her as an integral team player in a heartbeat.

  • Get to know me

    Values that drive me

    Integrity, Health, Family, Honesty, Kindness, Wisdom, Fun, Spirituality, Creativity, and Loyalty 

    My Vision Guiding Me

    My vision is to continue to nurture my health and family, practice kindness, gain wisdom, infuse spirituality, and support and grow my relationships through creativity and fun while exhibiting utmost loyalty.

    My Mission

    Apply my energy, passion, and intelligence to mentor and instill kindness while connecting like-minded people so as to help them unravel collaborative synergies for a better world.

  • Work With Me

    With over twenty years of experience spanning technology, business, operations, training, strategy, and communications all in the financial services space, I can help your organization straighten the kinks quickly and ensure cross-cultural communication across functions and across shores is humming along smoothly.

    You definitely need me! No? Still unsure? Give me a shout, either way. What's there to lose?

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