Santosh Kumar โ CEO
๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ (CISO) | ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐๐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ (CAIO) | ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ (๐๐๐ฃ) Santosh is a cybersecurity and AI governance leader with 26+ years of global experience across cybersecurity, data protection, privacy, digital risk, and responsible AI. His expertise spans enterprise cyber governance, technology risk, security engineering, SOC operations, incident response, and large-scale security transformation. A Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), Santosh holds globally recognized certifications including CISSP, PMP, CISA, CHFI, CEH, CIPP/E, and CIPM. Having served as CISO across both product and services organizations, he has built and led globally distributed security teams across highly regulated industries. He works closely with leadership, translating cyber and technology risks into strategic insights that drive informed decisions and regulatory confidence. Santosh also serves as a Data Protection & Privacy Grievance Officer, overseeing global privacy law compliance. Santosh leads enterprise Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) programs with expertise across SOC 1/2, PCI DSS, HITRUST, TISAX, CyberGRX, and Cyber Essentials Plus, along with global standards including ISO 27001, ISO 22301, ISO 20000, ISO 42001, and ISO 21434. As Chief AI Governance Officer (CAIGO), he leads AI and Agentic AI governance, driving compliance with regulations such as the EU AI Act. His work includes AI risk classification, human-in-the-loop oversight, responsible AI frameworks, and ISO/IEC 42001 implementation to enable trustworthy AI adoption. He also leads ISMS and BCMS programs, strengthening business continuity, disaster recovery, resilience testing, and enterprise crisis preparedness. Santosh oversees 24ร7 Security Operations, integrating threat intelligence, vulnerability management, UEBA, and AI-driven detection to improve SOC maturity and reduce MTTD and MTTR through advanced SIEM and SOAR. Technically, Santosh brings leadership across AWS, Azure, and GCP, driving Zero Trust architectures, secure cloud transformation, and AI-driven SecOps, while aligning security with modern SDLC and agile delivery. Beyond enterprise leadership, Santosh is a trusted advisor and speaker on cybersecurity, AI security, privacy, and digital risk governance, helping organizations build secure, intelligent, and future-ready digital enterprises. ๐ฉ santoshkumar.infosec@gmail.com ๐ฉ santosh.kumar24@mphasis.com
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity and AI Governance expert with extensive leadership experience.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 32 yrs 1 mo
Skills
- Governance
- Cyber Security Risk
- Compliance
- Data Privacy
- Artificial Intelligence (ai)
- Cyber Security Design & Consulting
- Leadership
- Information Security
Career Highlights
- 26+ years of global experience in cybersecurity and AI governance.
- Led enterprise-wide AI governance strategy for compliant AI adoption.
- Expert in building and leading globally distributed security teams.
Work Experience
Mphasis
Senior Vice President(SVP) & Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) (6 mos)
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Education
Master of Technology (MTech) at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
Post Graduation Diploma in Data Science at International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore
Business Management at Indian Institute of Management, Indore
Postgraduate Diploma in Cyber Law & Cyber Forensics (PGDCLCF) at National Law School of India University
Post Graduation Diploma in HRM at Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies
Electrical Specialization at Electrical Specialization School, Indian Navy, Jamnagar
Bachelor of Technology (Electrical & Electronics) at Jawahar Lal Nehru University / Naval Collage of Engineering
Bachelor of Sciences at Goa University, Goa /Naval Academy
Certified Energy Manager(CEM)ยฎ at Bureau of Energy Efficiency
AISSCE at Army Public School
AISSE(10th) at Kendriya Vidyalaya (AMC Centre & School), Lucknow)