Deepa Alva

Deepa Alva is the Head of Information Security and Governance at Xellia Pharmaceuticals, a position they have held since 2025. They previously served as a Cyber Security Senior Consultant at WSP in India from 2021 to 2025 and as a Security and Compliance Specialist at NTT DATA Services from 2018 to 2021. Deepa's career includes roles at IBM as both an IT-Security Analyst and a Security Compliance Lead, as well as experience as a Technical Specialist at Mindtree and a Senior Executive in Quality Assurance at TAAL Tech India Pvt Ltd. Deepa earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Telecommunications Engineering from P A College of Engineering, Mangalore, and completed their Pre-University studies at Vittal Junior College.