Shruti is the head of Fuse, A&O Shearman’s tech innovation space. It opened in 2017 to identify and collaborate with LegalTech and FinTech companies relevant to its lawyers and their clients. Prior to launching Fuse, Shruti specialised in credit derivatives (involving drafting almost all of the standard documentation in this area over that decade). Shruti was the first person at A&O Shearman to have directly been promoted to partner into its advanced delivery and solutions group.
Shruti was awarded the Asian Tech Pioneer Award in 2024 and has been included in the Top 100 Asian Stars in UK Tech three times. She’s also been named on other lists, including the Innovate Finance’s Women in Fintech Powerlist (2023), HERoes Role Model List (2019) and the Financial Times’ 2019 top 10 legal intrapreneurs. 2019 also saw Shruti win the Asian Women of Achievement Award in the professionals category.