Khalid Lakdawala

Khalid Lakdawala is an accomplished Cyber Security Expert currently serving at the Ministry of Finance Qatar since March 2018. With a robust background in IT security, Khalid has held key positions such as Head of IT Security and Datacentre at Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait and IT Governance & Compliance at Barwa Bank. Previous roles include Infosec Risk Manager at AlKhaliji Bank and Head of Information Technology and CISO at Arbah Capital. Khalid's extensive experience also encompasses IT Audit leadership at YES BANK, senior management in Information Security at IBM, and various IT and security management roles at KPIT Cummins, Development Credit Bank, and ICICI Bank. Academic qualifications include a cybersecurity course from Harvard University and a degree from the University of Mumbai.