Satish Laxminarayanan

About Satish Laxminarayanan

With nearly three decades of experience in technology, risk and cybersecurity, I have built and led organizations at scale for global companies across various sectors, including banking, fintech, e-commerce, retail and healthcare. In my most recent tenure, I oversaw the risk management of the CSO, CISO, CIO, and CTO functions, ensuring operational resilience, regulatory compliance and providing transparent reporting to the Board and Regulators.I am also a strategic advisor to founders, VCs, and PE firms, providing guidance on product-market fit, go-to-market strategy, product development, and fundraising. Additionally, I am an investor and LP in angel syndicates, supporting early-stage startups in the cybersecurity, AI and technology domains. I am passionate about sharing my knowledge and insights as a published author, speaker, and panelist, and I have been nominated to the International Scholars Honorary Society.

Experience

1. Field CTO

   Cloudflare

   Jan 2026 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

Education

• Syracuse University

  MS, School of Information Studies

  2001 — 2003

Skills

• Application Security
• IT Audit
• IT Strategy
• Privacy Law
• IT Governance
• Penetration Testing
• Risk
• Pci Dss
• Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (Pci Dss)
• Nist
• Vulnerability Assessment
• Management
• Governance
• Vulnerability Management
• Data Privacy
• Information Technology
• Thought Leadership
• Risk Mitigation
• IT Management
• Sox Compliancy
• Network Security
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Operational Risk Management
• Vendor Management
• Risk Assessment
• Risk Management
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Security
• Enterprise Architecture
• Iso 27001
• Financial Risk
• Cisa
• Identity & Access Management (Iam)
• Compliance Management
• Information Security
• Information Security Management
• Business Continuity
• Security Audits
• Identity Management
• Infrastructure Management