Sai Pulugurtha

Sai Pulugurtha is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with extensive experience spanning over two decades. Currently serving as Senior Director of Cyber Defense and Engineering and Chief Cyber Security Specialist at Visa since August 2012, Sai has previously held significant roles including Principal Security Engineer at ManTech and Senior Security Engineer at CygaCom Solutions. Additional experience includes a Security Engineer position at an Information Security Startup and a Software Developer Internship at Award Solutions. Early professional development included a role as a Software Engineer at Mahindra British Telecom. Academic credentials consist of a Professional Graduate Certificate in Strategic Management from Harvard Extension School, a Master of Science in Computer Science from The University of Texas at Dallas, and a Bachelor of Technology from Andhra University.