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Vinay Muttineni

Vinay Muttineni

Lead Product Manager — AI‑first fintech & cybersecurity product leader

Vinay
London, United Kingdom
Joined August 2025
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Summary

AI/ML practitioner turned product leader: Vinay began his career building ML and risk-detection systems (e.g., eBay and Microsoft), then transitioned into product roles where he applies that technical background to design pragmatic ML product development and deployment strategies. He writes and speaks about pragmatic ML adoption and the stages of model building. london+2
FinTech and fraud/cybersecurity product focus: After moving into product, Vinay worked in Open Banking and payments at TrueLayer and now leads product at Cleafy — a company specialising in fraud and cybersecurity — indicating a focus on payments, fraud-detection, and AI-driven security products. technation+2
Community-minded mentor and educator: Across his career and MBA, Vinay has repeatedly volunteered to teach and to mobilise student volunteers (e.g., co‑founding the LBS COVID Relief Group and multiple high‑school teaching stints), and he continues to mentor students and write accessible essays for practitioners. ft+2
International technical + business training: Vinay combines a technical MS in Computer Science (UIUC) and engineering background from India (BIT Mesra) with an MBA from London Business School — a profile that supports product leadership roles at the intersection of ML, payments, and security across the US and UK. uiuc+2

Work

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Writing

Machine Learning Model: The Seven (St)ages

May 1, 2021

LBS StartHub blog post (part 2) describing the seven stages of building and deploying ML models, with practical guidance and tooling suggestions.

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Machine Learning: do you really need it?

April 1, 2021

LBS StartHub blog post (part 1) discussing when startups should adopt machine learning, resources required, problem scoping, and practical guidance from the author's ML and product experience.

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Global Entry Program: Process overview for Indian Citizens

June 1, 2017

Medium post providing a practical walkthrough of applying to the U.S. Global Entry program from India, with updates and community notes — authored on the author's Medium account.

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Hobbies

High‑school CS teaching and mentoring — volunteer teaching and mentoring of students in Bay Area high schools; ongoing mentoring of non‑target CS students. theorg+1