Alisha Mahesh Kakkad — Associate Partner
I am driven by the quote "Know Thyself" by Socrates, and I am highly optimistic and ambitious, with a great affinity towards spirituality. I aim to make a strong impact in the industry by delivering exceptional expertise and value to my clients and stakeholders. As an Infosec and GRC professional, I apply my 12+ years of experience and multiple certifications in data privacy, information security, and compliance to help the organisation achieve its mission of building a highly secure and compliant platform/ solution for its consumers. I develop and implement enterprise-wide data protection and security strategies, ensure global compliance with complex standards and regulations, and plan and execute nimble strategic change management roadmaps. My specialisation includes information and cyber security, strategy, risk consulting and transformation, application security, IT security transformation and privacy implementation, cloud security governance, and more. I have also contributed to various aspects of business development, such as developing IS RFIs, RFPs, and pre-sales.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned professional in cybersecurity and compliance within the SaaS industry.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 13 yrs 6 mos
Career Highlights
- 12+ years of experience in Infosec and GRC.
- Expertise in global compliance and data protection strategies.
- Proven track record in risk consulting and IT security transformation.
Work Experience
Harness
Senior Manager (1 yr)
Traceable
Principal Security & Compliance Engineer (1 yr 4 mos)
BrowserStack
Compliance Manager (2 yrs)
Compliance Team Lead - Engineering (1 yr 5 mos)
Accenture
Senior Security Consultant (2 yrs 5 mos)
Juniper Networks
Systems Engineer (1 yr 1 mo)
Systems Engineer Intern (2 mos)
New York University
Graduate Assistant (1 yr 3 mos)
Paladion Networks
Senior Security Engineer (8 mos)
Infosys
Systems Engineer (2 yrs 3 mos)
Education
Cybersecurity for Leaders at Indian School of Business
Master of Business Administration - MBA at Stoa
Master of Science - MS at New York University
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) at University of Mumbai