The People Behind MoneyPrudence
A dedicated team of educators, technologists, and financial experts united by a common mission.
Founder
Vijay Srivastava
Founder
Vijay Srivastava is the founder of MoneyPrudence, a financial literacy initiative focused on helping young adults, families, and aspiring entrepreneurs develop practical money skills for everyday life.
With over 30 years of international experience in banking and risk leadership - including senior executive roles - Vijay brings real-world insight into how money decisions impact long-term wellbeing. Through MoneyPrudence, he simplifies complex financial concepts into accessible learning journeys covering budgeting, cash flow management, saving and investing, risk awareness, and long-term planning.
His programmes combine classroom learning, interactive workshops, digital content, and gamified experiences designed to build confidence and responsible financial habits.
Advisory Board
Leadership, Experience and Programme Mentoring
Vijay Thacker
Partner and CEO, Crowe Advisory Services India
With over four decades of experience as a Chartered Accountant and advisor, Vijay has worked alongside businesses, financial institutions, and public sector organisations across more than 35 countries. His journey spans audit, valuation, transactions, and risk and strategy advisory - bringing a deep, practical understanding of how organisations grow, adapt, and sustain value over time.
Today, he focuses on guiding organisations through complex decisions, drawing on a career that bridges technical expertise with real-world business insight. As a board and audit committee member, he contributes to strong governance and disciplined thinking, shaped by years of cross-border exposure and leadership in professional services.
David Suetens
Board Non-Executive Director, Financial Services. Lecturer & Thought-leader
With a career spanning senior leadership and board roles, David brings deep experience across financial services risk, sustainability, and business transformation. Currently holds three Non-Executive Director mandates. He chairs the Risk and Sustainability Committee of an ECB-supervised bank in Germany, leads the board of a financial services entity in Ireland, and chairs an ESG-focused WealthTech.
A former CRO and CEO, David combines strategic oversight with practical leadership experience - covering M&A, restructuring, governance, technology decisions, and crisis management. A recognised industry voice, he regularly writes and speaks on innovation, FinTech, and sustainability, and lectures at HEC Liège in Risk Management and Sustainable Finance.
The Team
Seasoned practitioners working alongside bright young minds of the next generation - together shaping financial learning that truly resonates with today's audiences.
Kishore Rao
Senior Advisor, Acreditus
Over 40 years of GCC and international experience in banking and risk management.
Deep expertise across Asset Quality Review, Quality Assurance, Business Transformation, Enterprise Risk Management, and Investment & Consumer Bank risk management.
Appointments & Projects: SBI, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Bank ABC, and ADCB.
B.Sc., Chartered Secretary, Cost & Works Accountant, and Executive MBA from Kellogg.
Currently based between Bangalore, India and Dubai, UAE.
Ashutosh Srivastava
Management Consultant & Former CEO
Over 30 years in leadership roles overseeing Sales & Marketing for large national and international companies in India, spanning regional mandates through to CEO roles at the national level.
7 years as a management consultant helping businesses successfully navigate uncertain environments through financial discipline and business acumen.
Currently based in British Columbia, Canada.
Tara Krishnan
MSc Finance & Investments, Rotterdam School of Management
MSc Finance & Investments graduate from Rotterdam School of Management, following a BSc in International Economics & Business Economics (Financial Economics) from Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Hands-on experience across financial consulting, valuation, and risk - currently with Kylla (venture capital), previously with Van Oord (Corporate FP&A), TheBridge2Hope (Finance & Strategy), and Enable Risk Solutions.
Currently based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.