Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, January 2026 – Sandeep Dhar has taken on a new leadership role as Country Head – India at Better, the AI-native mortgage and home equity finance platform listed on NASDAQ. In this role, he will drive Better’s India strategy, strengthen operational capabilities, and expand the company’s technology and delivery footprint to support its mission of making homeownership cheaper, faster, and easier through AI-led innovation.
Sandeep Dhar brings more than three decades of global leadership experience across banking, technology, and digital transformation. Prior to joining Better, he served as Global Head – GCC Practice at Wipro for close to a year, where he spearheaded the establishment and scaling of transformation and innovation hubs for global enterprises. During this tenure, he played a pivotal role in helping organizations design next-generation Global Capability Centers focused on digital engineering, customer experience, and intelligent operations.
Earlier, Sandeep was Chief Delivery Officer at Apexon for over a year, leading large-scale delivery transformation initiatives for global clients. His leadership centered on modern engineering practices, product innovation, and enterprise digital modernization. Before Apexon, he held a marquee position at Goldman Sachs as Managing Director & India Head – Consumer Banking, where he contributed to building the India consumer banking franchise, strengthening technology capabilities, and scaling customer experience platforms.
From 2018 to 2021, he was President – Customer Experience Transformation at Hexaware Technologies, shaping CX-led business transformation for clients across industries. His mandate focused on enabling organizations to use customer experience as a competitive differentiator through automation, analytics, and design thinking. Prior to this, he served as Chief Operating Officer – Business Services at Capgemini, where he helped enterprises achieve operational excellence using integrated technology and BPO solutions.
A defining chapter of his career was his tenure as CEO of TESCO HSC, the global shared services arm of Tesco PLC, where he led a 7,000-member organization supporting IT, finance, supply chain, and e-commerce operations. Earlier leadership roles include Managing Director – India & Global Head of Delivery at Sapient, President – BPO at Mphasis, and senior positions at ABN AMRO Bank and Citibank, where he pioneered initiatives in call centers, electronic banking, payments, and CRM. He began his professional journey with Blue Star and NIIT in sales roles, building a strong foundation in business development and technology adoption.
Sandeep Dhar is an alumnus of The Wharton School, where he completed the Advanced Management Program (AMP) in 2006. He holds a PGDBM in Management from the Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad (1986–1988).
Better Home & Finance Holding Company (NASDAQ: BETR; BETRW) is the first AI-native mortgage and home equity finance platform and the first fintech to fund more than $100 billion in loan volume. Since 2016, Better has leveraged its industry-leading AI platform Tinman® to make homeownership cheaper, faster, and easier for all Americans. In October 2024, the company launched Betsy™, the first voice-based AI loan assistant built exclusively for the mortgage industry. Better has received multiple recognitions including the 2025 Fintech Breakthrough Award for Digital Mortgage Innovation, 2025 Banking Tech Award for Digital Mortgage Innovation, and was named Best Online Mortgage Lender by Forbes and Best Mortgage Lender for Affordability by WSJ. The company was also ranked #1 on Fortune’s Best Small and Medium Workplaces in New York.
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