Yogesh Badwe

Yogesh Badwe is a seasoned technical leader with extensive hands-on experience in offensive and defensive information security in various environments including multi-tenant applications, legacy infrastructure, and agile cloud setups.

He has a proven track record of managing cross-functional security transformations, collaborating with C-level executives to drive information security strategies, and is well-versed in Security Event Management tools like ArcSight ESM, Splunk, and ELK Stack.

Yogesh is proficient in security event correlation, log analysis, incident response, web application vulnerability assessment, threat modeling, static source code analysis, manual code reviews, and software architecture design reviews.

His expertise includes implementing Secure Development Lifecycle (SDLC), aligning organizations with ITIL V2 Framework, ISO27001 implementation and internal audit, forensics tool-kits, and ensuring security in Enterprise AppStore ecosystems like salesforce.com AppExchange.

He also has experience in BugBounty programs and holds various certifications including BSI ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, CCNA, CCNP, ITILv2 Foundation, and Certified Vulnerability Assessor.

Yogesh's educational background includes an MS in Information Security Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University, a Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology from Savitribai Phule Pune University, and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Marketing from the University of California, Berkeley.

In terms of professional experience, he has held significant positions such as Chief Security Officer at Druva, Senior Director of Information Security at Okta, Inc., and roles in security management at Salesforce, Orange Business Services, and GTL Limited.

Additionally, he has been a Member of the Board of Directors at Golden Gate Opera, showcasing his commitment to community involvement and leadership beyond the realm of information security.