# Bala Chandran

> Bala Chandran is chief Product and Technology Officer. Vertex O Series on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Chief Product and Technology Officer.

Bala Chandran is chief product and technology officer at Vertex, responsible for product strategy, software engineering, information security and emerging technologies. Before Vertex he was a senior vice president at Oracle Health, leading the cloud modernisation of its core platform, and he has also worked at Amazon.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bchandran/

## What Bala builds

- [Vertex O Series](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/vertex-tax.md), graded C, 54.8/100, in Tax calculation & compliance. Vertex O Series is indirect tax software from Vertex, Inc. that calculates sales tax, use tax and VAT for a transaction and records it for reporting. Agents reach it through REST v2 APIs with OAuth client credentials. Chief Product and Technology Officer, researched 2026-10-28.

## Works with

- [Chris Young](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/chris-young/), President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

## Questions

### Who is Bala Chandran?

Bala Chandran is chief product and technology officer at Vertex, responsible for product strategy, software engineering, information security and emerging technologies. Before Vertex he was a senior vice president at Oracle Health, leading the cloud modernisation of its core platform, and he has also worked at Amazon.

### What does Vertex, Inc. make?

Anchor Terminal lists Vertex O Series from Vertex, Inc.. Vertex O Series is indirect tax software from Vertex, Inc. that calculates sales tax, use tax and VAT for a transaction and records it for reporting. Agents reach it through REST v2 APIs with OAuth client credentials.

### How are Bala's tools graded?

Vertex O Series is graded C, 54.8 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.vertexinc.com/
- https://www.vertexinc.com/contact-us
- https://www.vertexinc.com/support-services/customer-support
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertex,_Inc.

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