Cost-Aware Culture, Year-Over-Year Results

Balaji Narayanan shares how Clari’s FinOps practice became a cross-functional team effort where visibility, finance–engineering alignment, and a culture of shared accountability create the energy to drive sustained optimization, innovation, and long-term business value.


Balaji Narayanan is VP of Infrastructure and Engineering at Clari. With over 25 years of experience managing large-scale systems, Balaji is known for turning complex challenges into actionable solutions. He champions innovation, visibility, and accountability across engineering, infrastructure, and financial operations—building cultures where FinOps thrives from the ground up.

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What is FinOps In Full Bloom?

Wrangling cloud costs can be tricky — even for the most seasoned pros. In FinOps In Full Bloom, Thalia Elie interviews the brightest minds in FinOps about how they help their companies save money, innovate efficiently, and grow profitably.