Naresh Guntupalli

Naresh Guntupalli currently serves as the Chief Technology Officer of Data Security at Palo Alto Networks, where responsibilities include leading a team to innovate cybersecurity solutions and implement data security strategies. Prior to this role, Naresh was the Senior Director of Engineering for Next-Gen CASB and DLP at Fastra Investments and served on the board of Gamma, where Naresh co-founded and held the position of CTO until its acquisition by Palo Alto Networks. Naresh also co-founded 3TEN8, recognized as the #1 AI startup, and held significant engineering roles at Target, ShareThis, PayPal, and Oracle, focusing on data engineering, machine learning platforms, and building real-time analytics solutions. Naresh’s entrepreneurial spirit was evident in the founding of SocialCityDeals.com, which aggregated local daily deals.