Venkata Vinod Kumar Gadde

Venkata Vinod Kumar Gadde has a diverse background in information security and management. Venkata Vinod Kumar is currently employed as an Information Security Manager at Charter Hall, where they support security governance, strategy, and architecture. In this role, they have achieved significant accomplishments, including authoring secure-by-design principles and practices into the security architecture library and co-authoring a Cyber Incident Response Plan (CIRP) aligned with the NIST Cybersecurity framework.

Prior to their current role, Venkata worked at Downer as a Manager - Cybersecurity Strategy, reporting to the Head of Cybersecurity & IT Risk. In this role, they were responsible for overseeing managed ICT service providers and successfully delivered the Endpoint protection strategy, reducing security debt.

Before Downer, Venkata served as a Cybersecurity Manager at Spotless Group, where they led and developed a cybersecurity center of excellence in a healthcare setting. Venkata Vinod Kumar supported the strategic leadership team and effectively implemented information security practices and standards.

Venkata also has experience working at Intel Corporation as a Vendor Risk Manager, conducting supplier security risk reviews and determining appropriate security controls.

Additionally, they worked at DXC Technology as a Service Delivery Consultant 3, serving as an Information Security Officer (ISO) and Account Security Officer (ASO). In this role, they successfully designed, developed, and deployed new versions of security compliance applications with improved functionality.

Venkata began their career at Infosys Limited as a Manager - Information Security, ensuring the adequacy and compliance of information security controls through policy reviews and system inspections.

Venkata Vinod Kumar started their career at Sutherland Global Services as a Senior Executive - Information Security, troubleshooting hardware and software issues as a Technical Support Executive in the DELL program.

Overall, Venkata Vinod Kumar Gadde has demonstrated their expertise in information security, governance, and management throughout their career in various organizations.

Venkata Vinod Kumar Gadde earned an Engineer's Degree in Electronics & Communications from Vel's Srinivasa College of Engineering and Technology (Agni College of Technology), completing their education from 2002 to 2006.

Additionally, they obtained various certifications throughout their career. In 2008, they earned a certification in CompTIA Network+ from CompTIA. In 2010, they obtained a certification in CompTIA Security+ from CompTIA, as well as completed training in ISO 27001:2005 Lead Auditor from BSI. In 2013, they became certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) by ISACA. In 2014, they completed training to become an ISO 27001:2013 Lead Auditor from BSI. Furthermore, they obtained the Strategic Thinking certification from LinkedIn in 2019. Most recently, in 2020, they became a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) through (ISC)².