AKHILESH MISHRA CISSP, AWS Security - Specialty

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Chief Infornation Security Officer (CISO) General Insurance at Digit Insurance

Greater Bengaluru Area, India

Overview

Akhilesh Mishra is the Chief Information Security Officer for General Insurance at Digit Insurance. He focuses on embedding security and privacy into business operations from the ground up, ensuring they act as enablers rather than obstacles. He holds an M. Tech from the Indian Institute of Information Technology and is an AWS Certified Security specialist.

Akhilesh will be a featured speaker at the upcoming FutureTech Summit And Awards 2026, where he will share insights with other top CIOs and CISOs on building secure, future-ready enterprises.

Personality Overview

ROI Driven

Thorough Evaluator

Fast But Analytical

They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.  More than the product, they care about the impact of the product. They like to move fast and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

Building Security Foundations
His professional headline and posts emphasize his expertise in building security and privacy frameworks from scratch to serve as a business enabler.
Cloud & Data Security
He holds an AWS Certified Security specialty certification and implements security for on-premise as well as cloud infrastructure, data, and applications.
Enterprise IT Security
He has implemented numerous security platforms, including SIEM, DLP, MDM, DDOS, Next-Generation Firewalls, and Identity & Access Management.

Media Appearances

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Work History

10-2025
Chief Infornation Security Officer (CISO) General Insurance at Digit Insurance
2024 - 11-2025
Principal Security Architect at Kshema General Insurance Limited
1-2022 - 1-2024
Principal Security Engineer at Baxter International Inc.
6-2020 - 10-2021
Product Security Lead at GE Healthcare
2-2019 - 6-2020
Senior Risk And Controls Advisor - Information Risk Management at Shell

Education

M.TECH from ABV- Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior, India
10th and 12th from HAL Management Academy

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Insights For Selling To AKHILESH

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical
  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders
  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship

DONT's

  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with AKHILESH is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from AKHILESH

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will AKHILESH move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can AKHILESH take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And AKHILESH

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