Vaidyanathan R Iyer

Vaidyanathan R (Vaidy) Iyer is an experienced professional currently serving as Academia-Industry Liaison Officer at Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning since September 2023 and as Strategic Business Advisor at Raksha Technologies since July 2023. Previously, Vaidy held key roles at IBM Corporation, including Chief of Operations for the IBM Security X-Force Cyber Range-AP and Business Unit Executive in various divisions. Vaidy's career spans over two decades, with significant positions at companies such as Free Lancer, Intransa Systems, Apara Enterprise Solution Pvt. Ltd., Computer Associates, and Apple Computer. Vaidy possesses extensive educational qualifications, including certification from IBM in management, project management, and sales, along with a Master of Science degree from the New York Institute of Technology and ongoing research as a Cyber Governance scholar at KL University.