Sameer Ahirrao

Sameer Ahirrao is the CEO of Ardent Privacy. Sameer has over fifteen years of experience in the field of information security. Sameer started their career as a security consultant with Ecomenable, where they worked for a year. Sameer then joined Symantec as a security value analyst and later became a principal consultant for information risk management. In 2010, they joined Leidos as a security engineering lead/architect. Sameer worked on various projects related to data center security, virtualization/cloud security, and operational security. Sameer also led innovation initiatives within the company to improve the security posture of the data center infrastructure. In 2018, they joined Ardent Privacy as CEO.

Sameer Ahirrao completed a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Telecommunications from the Pune Institute of Computer Technology. Sameer then completed a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from Savitribai Phule Pune University. Sameer also has a PGDBA in Marketing from SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY. Sameer is certified from (ISC)² as a Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) and from Lockheed Martin ISA as a Lockheed Martin Qualified Systems Architect (Distinguished Engineer program). Sameer is also certified from ISC2 as a CISSP and from ISACA as a CISA.

Sameer Vitkar - Chief Sales Officer, Rahul Kshirsagar - Chief Customer Officer report to Sameer Ahirrao.