About

Security was never meant to be the wall

I'm VP – Enterprise Architect at Coforge (formerly Encora), based in Bangalore. Before that I ran the company's global systems and cyber security for six years: Zero Trust, identity and resilience for 10,000+ people.

The strongest security teams aren't the ones that say "no" the most. They're the ones people walk towards, because they expect "yes, and here's how".

Career

  • Vice President – Enterprise ArchitectMay 2020 – presentCoforge (formerly Encora; acquired Dec 2025)
    Head – IT Infrastructure, Security & System Architecture (2020–24) → Senior Director (2024–25) → VP, Global Systems & Cyber Security (2025–26) → VP – Enterprise Architect (2026–)
  • Project Director, BSNL national network portfolioOct 2016 – May 2020Presto Infosolutions
  • Senior Consultant – Technology ManagementDec 2012 – Oct 2016National Institute for Smart Governance
  • Senior Manager – NetworksSep 2006 – Dec 2012Back Office IT Solutions (NAV Backoffice)
  • Earlier roles2001 – 2006Jabil Circuit · New Horizons · Jaipur Engineering College

Book

Securing Startups: From Idea to IPO – Security Practices for Every Stage

Co-authored with Sanil Nadkarni. A stage-by-stage playbook for founders and technology leaders on building security, compliance and risk controls in step with growth. ISBN 978-93-6554-898-3.

View on Amazon →

Awards & certifications

  • Trend Setter Award – FUELD Conference, Dubai (Zero Trust leadership)
  • Top 100 CISO – 12th InfoSec Maestros Awards (2023)

Certified Chief Risk Officer (2024) · Certified Enterprise Risk Professional (2022) · PGP, AI for Leaders (Great Lakes) · PGP, Cloud Computing · ISO 27001 Internal Auditor · CDPO · PMP (2019–2022) · ITIL · Six Sigma Green Belt

Education

  • M.Tech, Computing Systems & Infrastructure
    BITS Pilani, 2020
  • Diploma, Business Administration
    ICFAI, 2006
  • B.Tech, Computer Science
    MBM Engineering College, Jodhpur, 2001