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Harshad Prabhakar Sawant

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Director & Head - Global Cybersecurity Engineering & Global BISO - IT Infrastructure & Cloud at PepsiCo
📍 Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Harshad is the Director and Global Head of Cybersecurity Engineering at PepsiCo, leading a global team with an $80 million budget. He is an IIM Ahmedabad alumnus with expertise in large-scale digital transformations, cloud migration, and infrastructure management. Colleagues describe him as decisive, action-oriented, and an effective leader.

He is a reflective leader who often shares his thoughts on career development, motivation, and professional responsibility. Harshad emphasizes moving away from fragmented execution towards cohesive, durable operating models that scale with the enterprise, indicating a deep interest in strategic and intentional team building.

Unique fact: He holds a strong belief that leaders do not have the luxury of getting tired, viewing it not as a matter of motivation but of fundamental responsibility.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Director & Head - Global Cybersecurity Engineering & Global BISO - IT Infrastructure & Cloud
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Cybersecurity Strategy
Leads a global cybersecurity portfolio at PepsiCo with an annual budget of $80 million, focusing on cloud, network, endpoint, and data security.
Cloud Transformation
Has extensive experience driving cloud engineering, security, compliance, and data protection strategies at both PepsiCo and Franklin Templeton Investments.
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Career

Work history

3-2023
Director & Head - Global Cybersecurity Engineering & Global BISO - IT Infrastructure & Cloud
PepsiCo
5-2021 - 2-2023
Associate Director | Head - Global Cloud Services & Security
PepsiCo
11-2018 - 5-2021
IT Manager(M3/Level 3)-Hybrid Cloud Engineering
Franklin Templeton Investments
12-2013 - 11-2018
Manager,IT Strategy & Technology Office
CA Technologies
12-2009 - 11-2013
Platform System Administrator
BMC Software
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Education
2020 - 2021
Executive MBA
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
1-2024 - 1-2024
Business Storytelling and Executive Presence Programme
Indian School of Business
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