Santhosh Purathepparambil

Santhosh Purathepparambil is an accomplished technology executive with extensive experience in product strategy, engineering, and entrepreneurship. As Co-Founder of Discern Security and Advisor at Beagle Security since January 2023, Santhosh also served as Vice President of Product Strategy at KnowBe4 from November 2021 to December 2022. Santhosh co-founded SecurityAdvisor, which was acquired by KnowBe4 in November 2021, and previously held leadership positions at McAfee, where responsibilities included overseeing the McAfee Management Platform Engineering and leading large engineering teams across multiple countries. Santhosh's earlier career includes significant roles in SaaS security startups and engineering roles, with a proven track record in revenue growth and team development. Santhosh holds degrees in Stanford Innovation & Entrepreneurship and Advanced Leadership from Stanford University, along with a BTech in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering from Coching University of Science and Technology.