Partho Ghatak

As CISO, Ghatak steers Grant Thornton’s information security needs and advises the senior leadership on all matters related to the integrity and confidentiality of critical business information and systems. He is responsible for the practices and tools that reduce risks to information security and technology, while also preventing and responding to security incidents. In addition, he establishes security policies, standards and controls, manages security technologies, and implements business and risk-aligned information security and risk management programs — defending the firm against cyber-attacks and the emerging threat landscape.

Ghatak has 20 years of experience in information security roles across a variety of industries, including health care, manufacturing, transportation and consulting services. Before joining Grant Thornton, he held senior roles helping Fortune 500 companies to securely drive innovative business solutions.

He holds multiple industry certifications, such as certified chief information security officer (CCISO), certified information security manager (CISM), certified information systems auditor (CISA), certified risk and information systems control (CRISC), certified data privacy and security engineer (CDPSE) and certified Microsoft Azure practitioner. He is also certified in IT infrastructure library (ITIL).

Ghatak holds a bachelor of science in applied computer science and a master of science in physics from University of Jabalpur, India.