Akhil Wadhavkar

Akhil Wadhavkar currently serves as the Chief Information Security Officer at Central Depository Services India Ltd, a position held since May 2023. Prior to this, Akhil held similar roles at Sharekhan and Suryoday Small Finance Bank Ltd, where responsibilities included building and maintaining 24x7 cyber security operations, incident management, and ensuring compliance with service level agreements. Akhil also served as Deputy General Manager at BSEIndia, focusing on security operations frameworks and stakeholder coordination. Earlier roles include Senior Manager at Reliance Jio and IT Manager at Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company Limited, among others, with a strong foundation in IT security, network management, and infrastructure design. Akhil holds a BSc and MSc in Computer Science from Savitribai Phule Pune University and Modern College, respectively.