How to Manage a Team That Employees Don’t Want to Leave

Anu has over 23 years of technology experience and has been with Thomson Reuters since 2017 and is currently Head of Engineering & CTO for Corporates Tax and Trade Solutions. Prior to joining Thomson Reuters, Anu led technology delivery & architecture strategy for Royal Bank of Canada for 5 years, delivering innovative solutions for Digital Banking & Payments using Mobile technologies, Blockchain and, AI-based predictive financial insights and chatbots. Before RBC, Anu led Manulife Financial/US Retirement Plan Services engineering and delivery. Prior to that, she was an IBMer for 9 yrs and delivered many complex and exciting technology initiatives for big retail customers such as Macy’s, Target and more.

Anu is a graduate of Computer Science & Engineering from India and is passionate about developing technology solutions that help businesses & customers. She is an active speaker in the technology community on various topics, including Diversity & Inclusion, Block Chain, AI, and continues to be an advocate for women in technology. Outside work, Anu is a busy mom who lives in Toronto, Canada, with her husband and two energetic boys. “Try to thrive, not just survive” is her motto during those challenging moments of motherhood.

Kirat is Head of Technology at Thomson Reuters responsible for Accounting, Tax, and Practice workflow solutions. She has been with Thomson Reuters for 20+ years and has held various roles within the technology organization. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota. Kirat is also actively involved in initiatives that promote careers in technology to underrepresented groups. Over the years she has volunteered to assist with Coder Dojos, mentoring high school students and assisting with the Thomson Reuters Girls Tech Summer Camp. Kirat lives in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota with her husband, 2 children, and 3 dogs. Outside of work she loves to read, cooking and attend her children’s sporting events.

Sudha joined Thomson Reuters in 2017 and currently is the Head of Technology for Direct Tax, Transfer Pricing and Trust & Information Reporting. Previously at Thomson Reuters she led the ONESOURCE Platform technology teams and was the Head of the Optimize program for the Corporates Segment. Before Thomson Reuters, Sudha spent over 13 years driving innovation & transformation in banking and financial industry giants like Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase. At Bank Of America, she led the Mortgage Servicing & Contact Center technology division delivering solutions such as merging several workflow apps into one, consolidating various contact center software, spearheading the Mortgage Servicing Platform implementation, and leading the Agile transformation across global teams spanning multiple locations. Before Bank of America, Sudha led the CoreLogic Mortgage Servicing technology teams for 5 years to deliver a state-of-the-art Document Generation platform, build the NextGen platform for their Field Services division and set up their offshore site. Sudha holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering & a Masters in Control Systems from Bombay University and is very passionate about developing creative technology solutions that help businesses & customers. Sudha lives with her husband and twins in Dallas, Texas. “Just do it right, first time” is her motto in leading successful solutions.

Malia Moua is an experienced Program Manager leading enterprise-wide technical programs, driving results to fuel growth, competitive advantage and transformative change for diverse industries. Malia currently works as a Program Manager for Thomson Reuters’ Data Lake & Analytics Team, managing large-scale enterprise data programs. Prior to Thomson Reuters, she spent 10yrs working as a Sr. Project Manager/ Scrum Master for a large Canadian Bank and Canadian Retail company. Malia holds a Master of Science in Project Management and is an agile coach in training. Outside of work, she loves cooking, baking and home design. Malia is also a dog lover, being a momma to an 18yr old Pomeranian.

Christine Hoffman is a Human Resource Business Partner at Thomson Reuters where she supports their global Product Engineering segment. With over 20 years of experience, she has a strong focus on building people and culture strategies that align with the desired business objectives. She is passionate about helping people and organizations be their best while having fun along the way.