Sajan Gautam

Sajan Gautam is a cybersecurity executive turned advisor/investor who has spent 20+ years in various information security roles with progressive responsibilities. He led and managed global teams and worked very closely with startups, investors, and educational communities. Most recently, Sajan was the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Arvest Bank where he was responsible for developing and executing Information Security, Physical Security, and Business Continuity Programs. He also spent his prior years in institutions such as Citi and EY. He has an MBA and ‘CISO – Executive Education’ and numerous professional certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CISM, and CIPP/IT. An educationalist at heart, he has instructed, and guest lectured at universities on Cybersecurity topics and has also served as an advisory board member on a few. Lately, he is focusing his time and energy in establishing and developing cybersecurity startup ecosystems in high potential geographies.