Over 23 years of Information Security leadership experience specialized in Information Assurance with large corporates in Banking, Telecom, ITES and Manufacturing in Middle East, US & India
Academics and Certifications:
- Masters in Business Administration (MBA)
- Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics (BE)
- Business Leadership Program by Dukes & IIM (A)
- Global CIO Program – ISB, Hyderabad
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional: CISSP (2002)
- Certified Information Systems Auditor: CISA (2003)
- Associated Business Continuity Professional: ABCP (2003)
- ITIL V2 –Service Manager (Red Badge) 2008
- Certified Information Privacy Professional: CIPP/US (2009)
- Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT: CGEIT (2009)
- Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control: CRISC (2010)
- GIAC Systems and Network Auditor: GSNA (2011)
- SABSA Foundation SCF (2017)
- Six Sigma –Green Belt Certified
Honorary DCPP (Privacy) Certification from Data Security Council of India and a brand ambassador of this program
Patents
- Methods and Systems for Integrated Risk Management in Enterprise Environments o 15/336978 – pending with US, EU & India patent office
- System and method for generating cognitive Security Grid for enterprise security o pending with US & India patent office
- Method and Device for Classifying Uniform Resource locators based on content in corresponding websites o Pending with India patent office. Submission to other patent office WIP.
| Work History: Wipro Ltd | VP & Chief Information Security Officer | Feb’13 | Till date |
| Idea Cellular | Head – Information Security & Privacy | May’11 | Feb’13 |
| Barclays | VP – Security Engineering | Dec’09 | May’11 |
| GE / Genpact | AVP & Practice Leader – Information Security | Apr’04 | Sep’09 |
| Paramount Computer Systems | Head of Operations | Aug | Apr’04 |
| The Saudi British Bank (HSBC) | System Administrator | Oct’95 | Aug |
Wipro Ltd
- VP & Chief Information Security Officer – Feb 13 – Till Date
- Fellow, Distinguished Member of Technical Staff – Aug 17 – Till Date
- 180,000+ users and related IT systems in 82 countries
- 11 acquired business entities in US, Germany, Brazil, India
Responsible for Enterprise Information Security Organization globally
- Information Strategy, ISMS and its program enforcement globally
- Information and Cyber Assurance and advisory to higher management and board.
- Cyber Defense and incident handling
- Information Protection
- Governance, Risk & Compliances
- Digital investigation
- Threat Intelligence
- Security Awareness, Security culture influence
- IT security Audits
- Vulnerability Management
- Security Engineering
- Secured Cloud & Digital Adoption.
Advisories Participation
- RSA Conference Asia Pacific & Japan Program Committee member – 2015 – Present
- Strategic Security Forum – Cisco – Apr 2013 – Present – US
- McAfee Security Executive Council – Jan 2016 – Present – US
- Advisory – Cybersecurity Education and Research Centre – IIIT Delhi – Jan 2014 – Present
- Advisory board member – India CSO Forum – January 2011 – Present
- Executive Advisory Board – Blue Coat – Feb 2014 – Apr 2017 – US
- Educational Advisory Board Member – International Association of Privacy Professionals – IAPP : (2010 – 2012)
- Commander: Kerala Policy Cyberdome
Key Recognitions
- 2017 Fellow, Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
- Security Leader of the Year – 2016 by Nasscom – Data Security Council of India
- Best People Manager – 2016 – Wipro Ltd
Presentations & Articles
- Presented 50+ sessions in over 8 countries including RSAs, CloudSec and other key events on various Information Assurance domain
- Published over 15 articles in various print and online mediums
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