Nishant Pillai

Nishant Pillai has a comprehensive work experience spanning several companies. Nishant is currently serving as the Senior Director of Cybersecurity - Identity & Access Management at KeyData Associates since November 2022. Prior to this, they held the role of Director of Cybersecurity - Identity & Access Management at Capgemini from July 2020 to November 2022. Within Capgemini, they also worked as a Senior Security Manager & IAM Architect from July 2016 to July 2020. Before joining Capgemini, Nishant worked at IGATE as a Program Manager & IAM Architect from April 2015 to June 2016 and as a Senior Manager & IAM Architect from April 2012 to March 2015. Nishant'searlier experience includes various roles at Patni Americas Inc., where they worked as a Project Manager & Technical Architect from April 2008 to March 2012, a Technical Architect from August 2006 to March 2008, and an Onshore Project Leader from October 2004 to July 2006. Nishant began their career at Patni Computer Systems as an Offshore Project Leader from September 2003 to October 2004 and as a Software Engineer from July 2001 to August 2003.

Nishant Pillai's education history includes a Short Program in Applied Cybersecurity from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2018 and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics from the University of Mumbai, which they completed from 1997 to 2001.

In addition to their formal education, Nishant has obtained various certifications. These include a Harvard ManageMentor - Connected Manager certification from Harvard Business Publishing Education in October 2020, a Stanford Advanced Computer Security certification from Stanford University in February 2018, a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification from (ISC)² in May 2014, a Six Sigma Black Belt certification from IGATE in October 2009, and a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute in September 2008.