Rajeev Karamchedu

Rajeev Karamchedu, CCSK, currently serves as the Director of DOD/IC Programs at Okta, focusing on secure technology connections in a complex security environment since July 2022. Additionally, Rajeev is a member of the Leadership Team for the Straight Talk for Government Chapter at the DevOps Institute, promoting cross-pollination of experiences across diverse sectors. Previous roles include Prisma Cloud Security Specialist at Palo Alto Networks, Director of Global Accounts at Coalfire, and Vice President at IronBrick, where strategic messaging and capability presentations were emphasized. Early career experience includes IT operations management at the J. Craig Venter Institute and The Institute for Genomic Research, as well as software engineering at Thomson Financial. Rajeev holds a Master of Engineering in Operations Research/Systems Engineering from the University of Maryland and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from MVSR Engineering College.