Avinash Kotikalapudi

As a Senior Director,  Avinash leads the IT Security and GRC services at Anglepoint helping clients in the area of information security, risk management, and privacy. He is also the Data Protection Officer (DPO) and leads the privacy program at Anglepoint

With over 15 years of experience in IT security, Avinash loves working with clients in building security programs focusing on governance, risk and compliance, third party vendors, privacy and overall security risk across the organization.

Prior to joining Anglepoint, Avinash worked at KPMG where he managed the delivery of security programs covering regulatory and compliance requirements of his clients and has performed technical assessments of the effectiveness and design of cybersecurity controls.

In addition to his audit and advisory experience, Avinash has hands-on experience in implementing network identity access management products, load balancer, firewalls, routers, and switches.

Avinash is based in  Santa Clara, CA  and holds a Master’s degree in Engineering with a focus on Security from San Jose State University. His professional certifications include Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA).