Placida Fernando is a director of architecture at Cornerstone Advisors, bringing deep expertise in enterprise software architecture, technology modernization, and data advisory services. With an accomplished career in banking technology, Placida has served in senior enterprise architect roles in financial institutions such as PNC Bank, Morgan Stanley, ABN AMRO (NA), Westpac Banking Corporation (Australia) and Citibank (Australia), leading initiatives focused on core modernization, retail and commercial lending, credit cards, and retail and commercial banking.
Placida specializes in cross-platform enterprise integration and microservice design, development, and implementation. She has a proven ability to deliver customer-centric software solutions while balancing technical risks, regulatory compliance, and technology trade-offs.
Placida is committed to staying at the forefront of technological advancements, from mainframe banking systems to cloud platforms and machine learning. She holds certifications in TOGAF, BIAN, ITIL, and Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt, and has completed the Executive Data Science Certificate at the Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.
Placida earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Statistics from University of Colombo and earned Master of Science degree in eCommerce Technology Management and Software Engineering from DePaul University, Chicago, IL.
