Rishen Lalla

Rishen Lalla's work experience includes positions at Aspen Pharma Group, Standard Bank Group, and the University of KwaZulu-Natal. At Aspen Pharma Group, they work as a Domain Lead for Cyber Security and Continuity within the Group Digital Technology department since July 2020. Prior to that, they held various roles at Standard Bank Group, including Information Technology Security Manager and Head of Data Security Operations. Rishen started at Standard Bank Group in 2007 and worked there until 2020. Before joining Standard Bank Group, Rishen worked as an Information Technology Security Specialist and Analyst at the same company. Rishen'searliest work experience was as a Junior Lecturer in the School of Commerce at the University of KwaZulu-Natal from 2004 to 2006.

Rishen Lalla has a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Computer and Information Sciences, General from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, which they obtained from 1999 to 2003. Rishen also has an Honours Cum Laude degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance from the same university, earned in 2003-2004. Additionally, they have acquired various certifications related to leadership, strategic thinking, IT security, and data ethics from LinkedIn.