Rakesh Unnikrishnan

Rakesh Unnikrishnan has over 18 years of experience in the field of cybersecurity and technology controls. Rakesh'smost recent position was with Bugcrowd, where they served as the Global Head of GRC starting from March 2022. Prior to that, they worked at NAB as the Director and Head of Divisional Controls - Enterprise Security from February 2021 to February 2022.

Rakesh spent a significant portion of their career at JPMorgan Chase & Co., where they held multiple roles. From December 2013 to February 2021, they served as the Vice President of Cyber Security & Technology Controls for APAC. From February 2007 to December 2013, they were the Assistant Vice President in charge of Identity & Access Management.

Before their time at JPMorgan Chase & Co., Rakesh worked at Xerox Services as an IBM Mainframe Security professional from January 2006 to February 2007. Rakesh also had a role in IBM as a Mainframe Technical Support specialist from August 2005 to January 2006.

Rakesh's career began at Accenture Services, where they worked in technical support from March 2004 to August 2005. With their extensive experience and leadership in the field of cybersecurity and technology controls, Rakesh has established himself as a highly skilled professional in the industry.

Rakesh Unnikrishnan completed their Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Computer Science & Engineering from the University of Madras from 1999 to 2003. In terms of additional certifications, they obtained the GIAC Strategic Planning, Policy, and Leadership (GSTRT) certification from GIAC Certifications in October 2019. Rakesh also holds certifications in Amazon Web Services Cloud Practitioner, Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), and ISO 27001 Lead Auditor - Information Security Certification. The specific institutions and dates for these certifications are not provided.