Anantharam VK CISO

Anantharam VK has extensive work experience in the field of information security. Anantharam is currently serving as the Vice President of Security Consulting at Crossbow Labs, a position they have held since September 2020. Prior to this, they served as the Vice President of Consulting Services and Operations at the same company, starting in February 2021 and continuing until October 2021.

Before joining Crossbow Labs, Anantharam VK held various roles at Brillio, beginning in the year 2000. Anantharam served as the Director of Information Security, and held this position for multiple periods of time, including from 2000 to present. Anantharam also worked at Brillio Technologies Pvt. Ltd, where they served as the Director of Information Security.

Anantharam VK has experience working at Collabera as well, where they held the positions of Deputy General Manager of Information Security and DGM of IT Operations. Anantharam worked in these roles from 2000 to 2009 and from 2004 to 2009, respectively.

Earlier in their career, Anantharam VK held the role of Head of IT at Planetasia, where they worked from 2000 to 2004. Anantharam also worked as the Manager of IT Operations at Tata Elxsi from 1998 to 2000.

Overall, Anantharam VK's work experience spans over two decades, during which they have held various leadership positions in the field of information security.

Anantharam VK CISO has a Master's Degree in Systems and Information from M.S BITS Pilani, obtained from 2013 to 2014. Anantharam also has a B.E in Electronics from Bangalore University, earned between 1978 and 1983. Anantharam VK CISO has an additional Master of Science (M.S.) in Systems and Information from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, although the specific dates are unknown. Anantharam is also PMP trained from PMI. Anantharam VK CISO completed various certifications, including AWS Administration: Security Fundamentals, AWS: Enterprise Security, CCSP Cert Prep: 5 Cloud Security Operations, CCSP Cert Prep: 6 Legal, Risk, and Compliance, Microsoft Azure: Security Concepts (2018), CCSP Cert Prep: 1 Cloud Concepts, Architecture, and Design, CCSP Cert Prep: 2 Cloud Data Security, CCSP Cert Prep: 3 Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Security, Lead Auditor ISO 27001:2013, Lead Auditor BS 25999, Lead Auditor ISO 20000, and Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).