Nishan Desilva
Partner GPM, Security Engineering
- Role
- Partner Group Product Manager at Microsoft
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Nishan Desilva
Award-winning executive engineering leader with over 22 years of experience driving innovation and transformation at Fortune 500 companies. Recognized for pioneering secure AI solutions leveraging Microsoft Sentinel Data Lake, Security Copilot, and Microsoft Purview for AI across product management and software engineering organizations. Proven track record collaborating with CISOs, CIOs, and cross-functional teams in IT, Legal, Healthcare, Financial, Pharmaceutical, and Human Resources sectors.Expert in leading teams to deliver security, privacy, and compliance-focused software applications that accelerate customer adoption, deepen engagement, and boost satisfaction—consistently achieving ambitious OKRs. Renowned domain specialist in Data Security, Governance, and Compliance, ensuring data is governed, secure, compliant, and private.As a thought leader in comprehensive data security, data governance and compliance solutions for AI, I help organizations meet regulatory requirements and safeguard sensitive information in the evolving era of artificial intelligence.
Experience
Partner Group Product Manager
Sep 2023 — Present · Redmond, WA, US
Education
University of Maryland
Master's, Computer Science (candidate)
1990 — 1993
University of Maryland
Bachelors, Information Technology
1990 — 1993
Harvard Extension School
Cybersecurity: Managing Risk in the Information Age, Cyber Security
Xavier University
Bachelors, Computer Science
1989 — 1991
Skills
- Cloud Computing
- Business Analysis
- Policy and Compliance
- Policy
- Knowledge Management
- Sharepoint
- Document Management
- Compliance
- Legal Technology
- Records Management
- Office 365
- Business Process
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