Krishnan Chellakarai

Krishnan Chellakarai serves as the Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Gilead Sciences since May 2013. Additionally, Chellakarai holds several prominent roles, including Board Member at SAFE Identity, Advisory Board Member at NightDragon, and Member of the Board of Directors for the Northern California Cricket Association since January 2004. Chellakarai is also the Founder and Chairman of NextGen Cyber Talent, a non-profit organization focused on enhancing diversity and inclusion in the cybersecurity industry. Previous experience includes significant positions at Roche/Genentech, Genentech Inc., Stanford Hospital, Union Bank of California, and Reuters, with specific roles in security architecture and engineering. Chellakarai earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the University of Madras, India.