Lokesh Gowda

Lokesh Gowda currently serves as Vice President and General Manager at Optiv Inc, a position held since August 2019. Prior experience includes roles at KPMG from May 2012 to August 2019, where Lokesh was a Director and Associate Director overseeing the development and delivery of cyber security services, achieving significant revenue targets. Earlier positions include Senior Technical Lead/Program Manager at Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India, Manager of Application Security at MindTree, Application Security Engineer at EMC, and Security Engineer at Prutende Solutions. Lokesh began a career in information security as Managing Director at HDAO Info Systems. Educational qualifications include an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Bangalore University.