Experience Summary
Multi-disciplinary Information Security Leader in BFSI, NBFC, Stock Exchange & Telco with Big 4 experience, recognized for delivering business-focused security strategies, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, and synergizing people, processes, technology, and data security to establish proactive defense in depth approach to cyber resilience. Strategic Cybersecurity leader leveraging 2 decades of experience by purposefully driving operational excellence and enhancing cyber resilience. A multi-award-winning global expert, I have been recognized for building cyber resilience, fostering cyber-resilient communities and advancing women in cybersecurity with awards such as - Awarded Professional Doctorate (PD) in Cybersecurity, Governance and Risk Strategy by European International University, Paris, France, 2025 - Awarded Cybersecurity Leader of the Year, 2025 at Fluxx Awards Leadership Experience Tour, U.S.A - Awarded Global Cybersecurity Governance and Risk Leadership Excellence Award, 2025 at The International Prime Awards, Dubai - Recognized as one of the Global 200 Women Power leaders for 2025 (in Information Security and Cybersecurity) - Shrushti Women of Cybersecurity Excellence at CISO 6 Summit 2025 - Top CISO 2023 – BFSI by The Cyber Express, Cyble (leading Dark Web Monitoring firm) - Top 20 Women Influencer in Security India 2020 by Security Today, WISECRA and InfosecGirls jointly - Two Global Bronze awards for significant contributions in bringing logical closures to IT Operational Risks by Bank of America Continuum India - Enhanced Information Security for 8 Fortune 500 Companies: Strengthened security frameworks across Asia Pacific, UK, USA & Europe for top-tier firms - Conducted 80+ Information Security Compliance, IT and Regulatory Compliance audits and facilitated 20+ regulatory and statutory gap assessments and audits as GRC Leader. - Trained 5100+ staff, including senior management on Information Security Awareness and Regulations. - Delivering Regulatory compliance, Digital Trust & enhanced Information Security posture across financial services & telecom industry with Big 4 IT Advisory expertise specializing in designing and fine-tuning various IT controls frameworks to align with regulatory standards and industry best practices
