Rishabh Bali

Rishabh Bali has a diverse work experience in the field of cybersecurity and IT governance. Rishabh is currently serving as the Director of Cyber Security & IT Governance at the City of Burnaby since October 2022. Prior to this, Rishabh worked as a Manager, Security and Risk at BCI from April 2021 to September 2022. Rishabh also served as an ISACA Board Member at the ISACA Vancouver Chapter from April 2019 to June 2022, where they focused on advancing talent, expertise, and learning in technology. Rishabh has held positions such as Information Security Manager at Vancity from August 2019 to March 2021, Information Security and Privacy Advisor at Safe Software from August 2018 to July 2019, and Sr. Manager - IT Security at Aritzia from October 2017 to June 2018. Prior to that, they worked at Best Buy Canada as an Information Security Manager from April 2016 to October 2017, Lead - Identity and Access Management from August 2014 to March 2016, and Senior Security Specialist from February 2013 to July 2014. Rishabh's early career includes positions at Accenture as a Security Management & Identity/Access Management professional from July 2007 to January 2013, TCIL as a Systems Engineer (IT-Operations and Data Center) from March 2006 to June 2007, and Ooredoo Qatar as an IT & Telecom Supervisor.

Rishabh Bali's education history can be summarized as follows:

Rishabh completed their Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Simon Fraser University from 2018 to 2020. However, no specific field of study was provided.

Prior to their MBA, Rishabh pursued a Bachelor's degree in Computer Technology (B.E) and obtained various certifications related to cybersecurity and information management. These certifications include being a Certified CyberArk Engineer, Certified Identity and Access Manager, Certified Identity Management Professional, and a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM). Rishabh also obtained certifications in ITIL Foundation and Sarbanes-Oxley Training.

In addition to their formal education, Rishabh has obtained multiple additional certifications throughout their career, including being a Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE) from ISACA in April 2021 and completing a course on Cybersecurity: Managing Risk in the Information Age from Harvard University in March 2018.

Furthermore, Rishabh obtained several Microsoft certifications, including Microsoft Certified System Administrator, Microsoft Certified System Administrator - Security, Microsoft Certified System Engineer, and Microsoft Certified System Engineer - Security, all obtained in 2005.

Overall, Rishabh Bali has a diverse educational background in business administration, computer technology, and various cybersecurity and information management certifications.