Balreddy R.

Balreddy R. has a strong background in IT governance, risk, and compliance (GRC). Balreddy currently holds the position of FVP & Director of IT GRC at Bank of Hope since April 2023. Prior to this, they worked as the FVP & IT Governance Manager at the same bank from July 2019 to April 2023. Before joining Bank of Hope, Balreddy R. served as the Manager - IT Security GRC at Cognizant from May 2010 to June 2019. Balreddy also worked as a Sr. Systems Analyst at System Soft Technologies from July 2008 to May 2010. Additionally, Balreddy R. has experience as the Manager of Information Technology at Metropolis Healthcare from April 2007 to June 2008. Balreddy'scareer in IT began as the Head of Information Technology Department at ITM Group of Institutions, Mumbai, where they worked from May 1999 to April 2007.

Balreddy R. completed a Master of Science in Computer Science (MS CS) from ITM Group of Institutions in 2003, and later obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a specialization in Systems from the same institution in 2005. Balreddy R. also holds several certifications, including Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) from (ISC)² in 2022, Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer™ (CDPSE™) from ISACA in 2021, and Certified Information Systems Auditor® (CISA) from ISACA in 2018. Balreddy R. also has multiple certifications from Microsoft, such as Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) and Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist. Additionally, Balreddy R. has a certification in ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management (ITIL V3) from EXIN, and a VMware Certified Professional 5 - Data Center Virtualization (VCP5-DCV) certification from VMware.