Parvesh Chahal

Parvesh Chahal has a strong background in IT infrastructure and security, with experience in both leadership and managerial roles. Parvesh began their career as an IT Manager at Starex Group in 2006 and then moved on to become the Senior Manager of IT at Kohinoor Group in 2007. In this role, they were responsible for overseeing IT operations and project planning and execution across the company's various business verticals. Since 2013, Parvesh Chahal has worked at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, where they started as a Senior Manager of IT Infrastructure and Security before being promoted to Head of Information and Data Security in April 2021. In this role, they have been in charge of managing 24/7 IT infrastructure, cybersecurity compliance, SIEM and SOC operations, as well as leading cyber security awareness and culture adoption initiatives. Parvesh has also been responsible for responding to cyber security audit questionnaires from global clients, primarily large banks and financial institutions.

Parvesh Chahal completed a PGP in Cyber Law from the Asian School of Cyber Law in 2009-2010. In 2018, they took a Certificate Course on Network Security, Penetration Testing & Cyber Forensics at the Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Parvesh also completed a Foundation Course ISO 27001:2013 in Information Security at Advisera (Exemplar Global) in the same year. In 2017, they obtained an IELTS General certification from the British Council. In 2016, they completed the PTE Academic for English Language from Pearson. Parvesh also has a certification in ITIL V3 Foundation from ITIL® V3 in 2010. As for their formal education, they hold a B.Tech degree in Computer Science from RVD, though the specific years are not provided. Parvesh Chahal has additional certifications such as Privacy Ops Academy Certified from Securiti in 2022, Certified Information Security Manager® (CISM) from ISACA in 2022, Complete GDPR Course - GDPR Certification - Platinum Edition from Udemy in 2019, and Project Management Professional (PMP)® from Project Management Institute in 2011.