Bala Shankar

Bala Shankar is currently the VP - Global Markets ISO at Citi, where they leverage their extensive expertise in information security to protect client data and systems. Holding multiple certifications, including CISSP and CRISC, Bala has previously worked as an Information Technology Security Specialist at IBM and as a Senior Manager at SISA, leading initiatives in payment security and compliance. Their career began as a Desktop Support Engineer at Silicon Harvest and later included a role as a Systems Engineer at Vmoksha Technologies. Bala earned a Bachelor's Degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from Anna University Chennai.