In Person CFO Fireside Chat and Networking Reception Featuring a Live JKJ Speaker Series Podcast Recording

Ashwath Bhat is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Capitolis, the financial technology company. Ashwath oversees Capitolis' financial activities, including financial planning and analysis, accounting, treasury, corporate governance, reporting, and M&A. Previously, Ashwath served as Chief Financial Officer at Fractal, a high-growth AI and analytics leader. During his tenure, he successfully led the company through its IPO in February 2026. Prior to his time at Fractal, Ashwath spent more than a decade in executive finance leadership roles at Nielsen. As Senior Vice President of Finance Operations, he designed and implemented a rapid response to unlock substantial cost savings during the COVID pandemic. His tenure at Nielsen also included roles as CFO for Global Media Product/Technology and CFO of Gracenote & the Nielsen Portfolio. He also spent five years as regional CFO for Africa & the Middle East, standardizing controllership and FP&A across 25 complex countries. Earlier in his career, Ashwath managed pricing and FP&A at IBM South Asia. He started his career in GE's Financial Management Program and held senior FP&A, Treasury, and supply chain leadership positions at GE Healthcare South Asia. Ashwath is a certified Chartered Accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He holds a bachelor's in commerce from Bangalore University and is a proud alumnus of the elite GE Financial Management Program (FMP).

Griffin Caulfield is a commercial insurance and risk management professional at Johnson, Kendall & Johnson (JKJ), working with executives, founders, CFOs, private equity firms, and growing companies across healthcare, life sciences, technology, cybersecurity, nuclear/DOE, professional services, and nonprofits. His approach starts with understanding the business—not the insurance policy. As host of the JKJ Speaker Series, Griffin has interviewed NFL coaches, U.S. Congressmen, Fortune 500 executives, CEOs, CFOs, investors, and industry leaders to understand how they built their businesses, how they make money, where they’re going, and what risks could get in the way. The series reaches thousands of listeners per episode across 14 countries, and Griffin brings that same curiosity and depth of conversation into every client relationship.

Griffin’s goal is to become part of the team, not simply the company’s insurance broker. He looks at risk through the lens of the business itself—protecting EBITDA and enterprise value, identifying coverage gaps, improving contractual risk transfer, strengthening cyber and executive liability programs, and building insurance strategies around growth, acquisitions, financing, and other major business decisions. By combining independent brokerage, technology, data, and genuine understanding of the client’s business, Griffin works to make risk management a strategic advantage rather than simply another expense.