Data Security Council of India appoints Nandkumar Saravade as CEO

Data Security Council of India (DSCI) Board has named Nandkumar Saravade as chief executive officer of the organisation, effective July 1.  He will take over from the current officiating CEO, Rama Vedashree, VP NASSCOM. R. Chandrashekhar, President, NASSCOM, said, “Since the inception in 2008, DSCI has been leading cyber security and privacy protection initiatives in the country through policy advocacy, thought leadership, awareness and building capacity of security professionals and also law enforcement agencies. We see Saravade’s experience contributing significantly to taking these to a next level, as the organisation grows.” [caption id=“attachment_2101217” align=“alignleft” width=“300”]  Representational image[/caption] Nandkumar Saravade was, until recently, working as an independent advisor on fraud and security to Ernst & Young (EY) and ICICI Bank. Till September 2013, he was the South Asia head of Security, Investigation and Vigilance function for Citibank. During 2008-2011, he worked as General Manager, Financial Crime Prevention Group, ICICI Bank, where he was responsible for fraud risk management, internal investigations, vendor due diligence and regulatory reporting for the Bank. Till 2008, Saravade served with the Indian Police Service (IPS). His last assignment in the IPS was Director, Cyber Security and Compliance, NASSCOM, which involved policy formulation on cyber security and privacy, capacity building for law enforcement, advising NASSCOM members on incident response management and organising mass awareness campaigns on cyber security. Saravade also served in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for seven years and West Bengal Police for six years. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad as well as a Masters’ degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.