Benazeer Daruwalla

Benazir Daruwalla is the Founder and CEO of CyberMinds Consulting, a minority women-owned management consulting boutique in New York focused on cyber advisory services for mid-sized enterprises. With an extensive background in cybersecurity and enterprise architecture, Benazir has held various leadership roles, including Managing Director at Visionary IT Architects and Consultants Ltd. and Product Director at IBM, where responsibilities included managing industry-leading cybersecurity offerings. Benazir has also contributed as Lead Enterprise Architect at Shaw Communications and Sr. Planner at SaskTel, among others. Academic credentials include an MBA from McGill University and ongoing education at MIT Sloan School of Management, complemented by a B.E. in Electronics Engineering from the University of Mumbai.