Biography

Sudhindra Kankanwadi (Sujit) is currently the senior VP of finance and chief accounting officer at Synopsys Inc. With extensive experience in finance and accounting, he excels in business transformation and team building. Mr. Kankanwadi has scaled operations by expanding shared services, implementing financial technology, and leading digital finance strategy. He’s also contributed to software industry standards as an AICPA task force member, helping with the development of implementation guides for new revenue rules. Previously with KPMG, he led audit and advisory teams for IPO listings and spent time at the Global Center developing worldwide audit methodologies. Mr. Kankanwadi holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and is a Fellow Chartered Accountant and CPA. He also serves as a lecturer teaching advanced accounting at the University of California, Santa Cruz.