Senthilkumar Chandrasekaran

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Company / OrganizationSalesforce
Company size10,000 or more employees
CountryUnited States
World RegionNorth America
Websitehttps://www.salesforce.com/

NOMINATION HIGHLIGHTS

Senthilkumar Chandrasekaran is a proven security professional focused on building products that focus on identity, security, and privacy. He has over 15+ years of experience in various cybersecurity domains and has advised F500 companies, technology firms, and startups on their cybersecurity initiatives from an expert point of view. He is currently leading the security and authentication services for Salesforce. In his current role, he is responsible for building a strategic long-term vision and roadmap for security services and building products that align with the mission. He is also championing building products and leading the effort for Salesforce’s security product team, focusing on Identity, Security, and Governance. Before joining Salesforce, he had held roles at Okta, EY where he was responsible for advising clients including Microsoft, Bytedance, and Thomson Reuters on cybersecurity, identity, and privacy, and helped close M&A from a security perspective.

Accomplishments

1. Senthil has built his career on cybersecurity and has led projects that require in-depth security expertise. He has advised F500 company executives on identity, security, and privacy matters to build a holistic program that proactively secures their infrastructure and customer trust.


2. Senthil is passionate about security education and currently serving as an advisory board member for Ithaca College, helping develop a curriculum to equip the next generation of cybersecurity practitioners.


3. Senthil has advised and implemented security solutions that prevented his client's reputational and monetary loss over the years and has received multiple security and client excellence awards.