Prerna Sharma

Prerna Sharma has extensive experience in the field of Information Security and Risk Management. Prerna is currently working as a Senior Information Security Analyst II at Workato, where they lead the vendor and client security program and ensures secure onboarding of new clients and vendors. Prerna has formulated a data disposition framework in line with GDPR and key PDPA regulations and designed a business impact analysis process for risk-driven data management. Prerna also facilitates the annual review of SOC2 audit for the organization.

Prior to their current role, Prerna worked as a Senior Consultant at EY, where they conducted IT risk assessments and performed tests of design and effectiveness for clients. Prerna prepared vendor assessment reports and analyzed business profiling questionnaires.

Before EY, Prerna served as a Risk and Compliance Manager at Genpact, where they gained experience in SOX IT General Controls compliance, particularly in the areas of change management, user access management, and technology operations. Prerna provided quality assurance for all IT General Controls through assessments, walkthroughs, and audits.

Earlier in their career, Prerna worked at UnitedHealth Group as a Specialist Risk Services, where they conducted information security assessments, ensured regulatory governance through PCI DSS and HIPAA assessment, and reviewed ITGC controls for the SOX 404 program.

Prerna began their career as a Software Engineer - ISMS at the Ministry of Defence of India, where they gained experience in software engineering and information security management systems.

Overall, Prerna Sharma has a strong background in information security, risk management, compliance, and IT general controls. Their expertise lies in leading security programs, formulating data management frameworks, conducting assessments, and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Prerna Sharma's education history is as follows:

Prerna Sharma pursued an Executive MBA in Finance from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade between 2016 and 2018. Prior to that, they completed their Master of Computer Applications (M.C.A.) in Computer Science from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University from 2010 to 2013. Before their postgraduate studies, they obtained a Bachelor of Computer Application degree in Information Technology from the same university, graduating in 2010.

In addition to their formal education, Prerna Sharma has obtained various certifications throughout their career. These include LogicGate Power User Certification from LogicGate obtained in March 2022, Certified Information Security Manager® (CISM) from ISACA obtained in April 2021, Certified HITRUST CSF Practitioner from HITRUST Alliance obtained in March 2018, COBIT Foundation from ISACA New Delhi Chapter obtained in July 2016, Lead Auditor Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) (BS ISO/IEC 27001:2013) from the British Standards Institution (BSI) obtained in September 2015, and Certified Ethical Hacker from EC-Council obtained in February 2015. Additionally, they hold a PCI DSS certification from BSI, but the month and year of obtaining this certification are not provided.