Nikhil Raj

Nikhil Raj has a diverse work experience that spans over two decades. Nikhil began their career as a Technical Lead at HERO in 1999 and later joined Silverskill as an IT Lead infra & Internal/External Audit. In 2007, Nikhil worked as a Service Delivery Manager at IBM Services before transitioning to roles at Pearson VUE, where they served as a Technical Compliance Manager and then as part of the Global IT Leadership and Compliance team. From 2010 to 2015, they held the position of Functional Head - Asia Pacific and CEMEA- Technical & Risk Compliance at Pearson. In 2015, Nikhil joined Goals101 as the Co-Founder & Global CISO, where they spearheaded risk, compliance, and global accreditations. Currently, they serve as the Chief Information Security Officer at Aithent Inc., Quinte Financial Technologies, and Rhoads Online Institute, starting in 2023.

Nikhil Raj obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from an undisclosed institution between the years 1995 and 1999. In 2014 to 2015, they pursued Executive Management in Information Technology at IIT- Roorkee, specializing in Project Management. Nikhil has also received various certifications in fields such as Data Protection, Ethical Hacking, and Information Security Management.