MUFG Appoints Its First Chief Data and AI Officer

MUFG announced on June 9, 2026 that Prasad Uddaraju has joined the company as its first Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer.

MUFG is one of the largest global financial groups by assets, operating across capital markets, commercial and investment banking, and corporate functions at global scale, according to the press release.

The decision to appoint a named executive with explicit responsibility for data and AI as unified strategic capabilities shows a governance choice that more large financial institutions are making as AI moves from pilot to production.

Uddaraju brings a career built specifically for that transition. His most recent role was Managing Director of Data and Analytics at JPMorgan Chase, where he led the modernization of large and complex data environments and advanced cloud-native platforms and AI-enabled data solutions across one of the most technically sophisticated financial institutions in the world.