Managing 24x7 Global Incident Command Center handling cross-functional issues including physical security events, natural disasters, technology, cyber, banking operations and regulatory risks covering 30+ countries.
Ensuring active monitoring, assessment, escalation and communication during incidents requiring an enterprise level response.
Coordinating leadership level incident/crisis response activities across site, regional and global teams including physical security, administration, technology, cyber and business groups.
Proactively engaging with global business and functional stakeholders to align crisis management expectations, training and risk mitigation.
Support continuous improvement of risk thresholds, response procedures and strategies.
Conducting BCP drills and exercises to ensure 24x7 continuity of Command Centre operations.
Conducting team appraisals and hiring activities.
Supporting audits, internal assessments and maintaining related evidences as per control and regulatory requirements.
Senior Manager - Security Risk and Intelligence
Wipro Technologies
05.2016 - 01.2022
Heading the Global Security Risk and Intelligence team.
Ensuring delivery of intelligence driven advisories and assessments to decision makers and employees.
Managing and coordinating on-ground security operations in high-risk regions using network of security service providers.
Implementing and supervising global travel security programme.
Preparing and maintaining risk registers and business continuity plans.
Handling situation escalations and advising management during crisis situations.
Managing Global Security Command Centre operations.
Conducting country level security risk assessments.
Creating and managing emergency response plans for high-risk regions.
Manage relationships and collaborate with key threat intelligence and security risk consulting partners.
Program Lead
Koan Advisory Group
10.2015 - 04.2016
Business lead on security, defence and political risk consulting.
Preparing strategic products for clients including risk reports and policy approach papers.
Managing the in-house research team and projects.
Maintaining strategic communication with clients.
Researcher
Office of Anurag Thakur, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
07.2014 - 01.2015
Managing policy affairs concerning the Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT.
Preparing briefing notes and background papers for routine Parliament activities.
Leading development projects in the parliamentary constituency.
Junior Fellow
Observer Research Foundation, Institute of Security Studies
12.2010 - 04.2014
Conducting research on India’s security with focus on nuclear, cyber, and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) security.
Writing analytical pieces, issue briefs and papers.
Organising national and international conferences, workshops and interactions including Track 1.5 and 2 dialogues.
Intern
Public Health Foundation of India
11.2008 - 02.2009
Coordinating training programs on epidemiology for government medical officers on behalf of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
Handling logistics, conducting field visits with training team in rural health care centres.
Providing basic computer knowledge training to participants attending the training programme.
Education
Master of Arts - International Relations
Annamalai University
06.2008 - 06.2010
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Delhi College Of Arts And Commerce, University Of Delhi
06.2005 - 07.2008
Skills
Geopolitical and Security Intelligence Analysis
International Relations
Business Continuity
Risk Assessment
Crisis Management
Research
Emergency Response Planning
Command Centre Management
Certification
Certificate of the Business Continuity Institute (CBCI) | BCI
Timeline
Senior Manager - Security Risk and Intelligence
Wipro Technologies
05.2016 - 01.2022
Program Lead
Koan Advisory Group
10.2015 - 04.2016
Researcher
Office of Anurag Thakur, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
07.2014 - 01.2015
Junior Fellow
Observer Research Foundation, Institute of Security Studies
12.2010 - 04.2014
Intern
Public Health Foundation of India
11.2008 - 02.2009
Master of Arts - International Relations
Annamalai University
06.2008 - 06.2010
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Delhi College Of Arts And Commerce, University Of Delhi
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