EP. 001: Speed and Discipline: How Sonali Niswander Thinks About the Value of AI at MetLife

Sonali will be keynoting FinOps X in San Diego, June 8-11 2026. Attend to see her talk live.Key Insight: Sonali Niswander, SVP AI, Cloud and Data Platforms of the Global Technology Office at MetLife, offers a window into how the FinOps mandate is shifting at the world’s largest regulated enterprises. Her story spans infrastructure roots in early e-commerce, through leadership at some of the country’s most recognizable companies, to overseeing cloud, AI, and business applications at a $71 billion global insurer. It is a case study in what it means to be a “biz tech” leader in an era when the rules about spending, forecasting, and even job titles are being rewritten in real time.