Varun A.

Varun A. is a Technical Program Manager at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative since 2020, focusing on securing and preserving privacy in educational and scientific products, while also supporting grantees and non-profit partners in developing their security programs. Additionally, Varun A. serves as an advisor for Cyber Defenders, working to close the cybersecurity workforce gap. Previous experience includes serving as a Product Manager at Health Technology Forum, where the focus was on addressing underserved social health problems, and as a Software Engineer at Cisco, contributing to enterprise web security solutions. Varun A. holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Science and a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering from UC San Diego, along with education from Product School.