Vishal Chawla

CEO

Great Falls, Virginia, United States35 yrs 11 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 30 years of experience in cybersecurity and risk management.
Founder of BluOcean Digital, redefining cybersecurity as a business asset.
Sought-after speaker and industry expert featured in major publications.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a cybersecurity expert with extensive experience in risk management across various industries.

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Business MeetingsBusiness Process ImprovementComputer SecurityConsultingCross-functional Team LeadershipCyber SecurityCybersecurityData AnalyticsData PrivacyEnterprise ArchitectureEnterprise Risk ManagementGRCGRC solutionsGlobal Business DevelopmentGlobal Delivery

About

Vishal is a seasoned business executive and cybersecurity expert with over 30+ years of experience serving clients in the financial services, insurance, technology, healthcare, and media industries. Prior to founding BluOcean Digital, Vishal held senior partner positions at some of the world's leading consulting firms, including Deloitte, PwC, and Grant Thornton. In these roles, he specialized in operationalizing risk-led global cyber & privacy risk management strategies to help clients achieve customer trust, innovation, and regulatory compliance in their digital transformation journey. With a track record of success and a wealth of knowledge, Vishal is well-respected in the industry and frequently quoted in publications such as the WSJ, MIT Magazine, Risk & Compliance Magazine, and Compliance Week. He is a sought-after speaker at conferences, sharing his insights on strategic, operational, and cyber risks. Certified as a Cyber Information Systems & Security Professional (CISSP), Vishal is dedicated to helping clients build maximum trust with their customers and inclusiveness while measuring success by client impact, not utilization. If you're interested in seeing how BluOcean Digital can help you, please schedule a cyber consultation here: calendly.com/bluocean

Experience

Blu ventures

Strategic Advisor

May 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

Blu Venture Investors is a venture capital investment company that supports early stage entrepreneurs in the Mid-Atlantic Region – Maryland, Virginia, Washington, DC and North Carolina. We typically invest $500K to $1.0M in a single round. When larger financing rounds are needed, we actively look to syndicate deals with other investment groups in our network. Our goal is an accelerated, successful exit, for both company founders and investors alike.
For more information about Blu Ventures or to submit a business plan, please visit us at http://www.bluventureinvestors.com

Bluocean cyber

Founder & CEO

Nov 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 4 mos · United States

BluOcean’s mission is to redefine cybersecurity as a critical strategic business asset. We connect threats to business processes to protect, sustain, and amplify critical business outcomes with verifiable ROI.

Pwc

Partner, Cybersecurity & Privacy Leader

Nov 2019 – Nov 2022 · 3 yrs · Mclean, VA, United States

Grant thornton llp

Managing Partner, Risk Advisory Services & Global Cybersecurity Leader

Dec 2015 – Nov 2019 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Alexandria, Virginia

Deloitte

Partner, Cybersecurity Advisory Services

Dec 2002 – Oct 2015 · 12 yrs 10 mos · McLean, VA

Over 24 years of professional services and leadership experience, leading Deloitte business units (global) and delivering Cyber Risk Services with specialization in IT Risk and Information Security strategy, Governance and organization models, Cyber Security culture, Identity & Access Management, Malware strategies, Privacy and Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) for Fortune 500 clients.
Extensive global and domestic leadership experience, including four years of launching and building Deloitte Risk advisory practice in India, three years building Cyber Risk Services practice in Greater Washington DC, led development and launch of Managed Regulatory Compliance Services offering..

Oblix (now part of oracle)

Sr. Manager, Consulting Services

Jan 2001 – Jan 2002 · 1 yr · Cupertino. CA

Responsible for Oblix identity management solution and consulting services sales and delivery

Ibm

IT Solution Specialist

Jan 1999 – Jan 2000 · 1 yr

Responsible for sales and delivery of professional services for IBM/Tivoli security products suite including LDAP directory, DCE, Single Sign-on solution, virtual directories etc..

Kellogg company

Enterprise Architect

Jan 1994 – Dec 2000 · 6 yrs 11 mos · Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

As a president and founder of Vindras corporation - A management consulting services company providing professional services in the areas of IT strategy, Infrastructure security, messaging, knowledge management, data governance and enterprise architecture, I led various global initiative for Kellogg Company, including unified messaging strategy, global knowledge management system (Lotus Notes) roll out, web architecture etc.