I’m an accomplished Information Security Leader having led various security transformation initiatives across business spectrums (Insurance, Aerospace, Healthcare, Accounting, Banking, Hospitality, Education, Government) in my capacity from Information Security Engineer to Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for organizations across 16 countries in the last 24yrs. I completed an application-oriented Ph.D. in Cybersecurity to deepen my expertise and contribute to academia. As part of my commitment to give back, I am dedicated to helping educational institutions bridge the gap between industry needs and academic goals.I have led award-winning innovations to ensure business objectives are achieved securely & faster for their strategies including technology, process, and service offerings. I have secured Business assets worth more than USD 1.8bn from known threats and prepared for unknown through an individualized and detailed methodological approach in Cybersecurity (NIST), Business Continuity, Information Security (ISO 27001), PCI DSS, Governance Risk & Compliance, Data Security & Privacy (GDPR and others). As a passionate team leader and a firm believer in ‘People as crown jewels,’ I have built, mentored, & operated with more than 2000 team members with diverse cultures and backgrounds. Industry Exposure Government, Defense, Banking, Aerospace, Insurance, Healthcare, Telecom, Legal, IT & ITES, Real Estate, Hotels, Government, Hospitality & Education.Let's talk about some numbers!9 X CMMC end to end Assessments based on NIST 800-171A standard3 X Security Posture Assessment & NIST 800-53 Cybersecurity Maturity Assessments in partnership with Big 4 consulting firms 23 X ISO 27001 Information security management & certifications and 4 ISO 22301 (Business Continuity) assessment & certifications100+ Information Security Policies, Quality, & ITIL policies formation12 X Balance Scorecard and Metrics reporting strategy rollout on various security and governance frameworks2 X Enterprise Risk Management framework & tool rollout10 X ISO 9001 (Quality Management) assessment & certifications & 2 ISO 20000-1 (IT Service Management) assessment & certifications 2000+ hours of audit experience in ISMS (ISO 27001), QMS (ISO 9001), ITSM (ISO 20000-1), GRC, Data Loss Protection (DLP)Trained more than 4000+ people in various areas like Information Security, Business Continuity, Quality Management, Lean Six Sigma, Governance Risk & Compliance, Communication skills & Presentation skills