Akella V S Prabhakar
Chief Risk and Compliance Officer | BCM, Cloud & Cybersecurity Strategist | GRC | Data Privacy | Building AI driven Secure, Compliant, Scalable Enterprises | Trusted Advisor to Boards & Founders
- Role
- Chief Risk and Compliance Officer at Zeta
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Akella V S Prabhakar
Top executive Management IT professional with 30 years of leadership and functional experience in Governance, Risk, Audit & Compliance, Quality & Information Security Management Systems, IT Security & Audit, IT-GRC, Project & Program Management, Product/Service Delivery, Training, ERP (SAP), and various other tools (Project Management) implementation across diverse industry verticals including IT/ITES (Banking and Payments) and Manufacturing domains. A passionate leader committed to organizational excellence, value addition, and growth.Rich experience and proven track record in designing, developing, implementing, achieving, improving, and monitoring product and system compliance requirements to various international standards and frameworks such as ISO 9001 (QMS), CMMI Level 5 and High Maturity, ISMS (ISO 27001), PCI DSS, PCI S3, PCI PIN, PCI 3DS, BCM (ISO 22301), ITSM (ITIL 2011 / ISO ISO PIMS (ISO 27701), CSA STAR, DPDP Act India, GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, SOC1/SOC2 Type 2, ITGRC (COBIT), ITIL, ATM Security (as per PCI), Managed Services, Data Centre Requirements/Management/Evaluation, VISA, MasterCard, Diners Club, Amex mandates for payments, MPI certifications, and implementation of RBI Guidelines, Fed Reg US for Banking and Payments on IT/IS Governance, SOC, and Indian IT Act.Expert skills in Information Security, Risk Management, designing and auditing controls, Network Security, Application Security, Quality/Security Product Testing, DevSecOps, CI/CD Security, Cloud and Product Security, Auditing, Systems Analysis, and Product/Service Delivery. Skilled in building teams from scratch to deliver robust technology solutions with a security-first approach.An effective communicator with strong General Management, Leadership, People Management, Presentation, Decision Making, Team Building, Strategy & Tactical Management, Business Management, Financial Management, and Reporting skills. Proven ability to adapt quickly to any business vertical requirements and lead cross-functional teams towards organizational goals.Proficient in Project/Programme Management, Customer Management, Vendor Management/Audits, Incident Management, Metrics/Objectives Development, Business Relationship Management, Account Management, FOSS Governance & Software License Management & Audits, and Goal Setting. Focused on driving operational excellence, governance, and sustained business growth.
Experience
Chief Risk and Compliance Officer
Jul 2021 — Present · Bengaluru, IN
As Chief Risk and Compliance Officer at Zeta, provides strategic leadership and direction for IT / Information / Cyber security, Privacy, Business Continuity, Fed Reg compliance and advisories implementation, Governance, audit, compliance and certifications globally. General Management, Borad reporting, Organisation strategy reviews and direction. Mitigate technology risks and implement AI across Risk and compliance controls, verification and validation. Leads CISO, DPO, BCM, Control Functions delivery and program management teams.
Education
University of Madras
MBA, IT Systems
2006 — 2008
Andhra University
B.E.,
1989 — 1993
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