Durga Prasad Ummaneni is an Indian Chartered Accountant who cleared all levels of CA in his first attempt. As a Finance Business Partner (FP&A) at Orion Innovation, a rapidly growing IT company based in Edison, New Jersey, he manages Hi-Tech, Sports, Higher Education, Infrastructure, and X Design Verticals. Previously he worked with Infosys "Financial Planning & Analysis team", managing the budget and financial analysis for businesses in Japan, Ireland, Netherlands, and Poland with combined revenues of ~$2.4Bn. He also led a cost optimization program at Infosys BPM that generated ~$60Mn in annual savings. With experience in handling limited reviews, audit assignments, tax consultancy assignments, and financial due diligence for industry giants in Oil and Gas, Banking, Concrete Manufacturing, Telecommunications, and Cable, Durga is a skilled finance professional. He has hands on experience in M&A valuation, business valuation, financial due diligence, financial modelling and multiple stake holders engagement. He enjoys articulating different financial topics in layman language. In his free time, he is an avid reader and nature lover who enjoys hiking. He can be reached at cadurgaprasad.in@gmail.com