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Kalpesh Doshi

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Member Interdisciplinary standing committee on Cyber Security at Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
📍 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Kalpesh is an award-winning, business-aligned cybersecurity leader with over 24 years of experience at firms like HDFC Life, Accenture, and HSBC. He holds CISA and CRISC certifications and leads on cyber resilience and data protection. Colleagues and peers often describe him as a compassionate, inclusive, and diligent leader.

Outside of his professional life, Kalpesh has undergone a significant personal health transformation, demonstrating immense discipline and commitment to his well-being. This journey highlights a resilience that he applies to both his personal and professional goals, inspiring those around him.

He embarked on a life-changing health journey, transforming his life from a starting weight of 128 kg.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
Member Interdisciplinary standing committee on Cyber Security
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Priorities

Topics Kalpesh cares about

AI Governance
He frequently discusses balancing AI innovation with security, advocating for privacy-first, zero-trust architectures to manage the risks of enterprise AI adoption.
The Strategic CISO
Believes CISOs must evolve from defenders to trusted business advisors, using storytelling and business context to build influence in the boardroom.
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Career

Work history

9-2023 - 9-2026
Member Interdisciplinary standing committee on Cyber Security
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
8-2022
Chief Information Security Officer & DPO
HDFC Life
8-2018 - 8-2022
CISO, South East Asia
FIS
11-2016 - 8-2018
CISO - APAC | Group IT
Capgemini
6-2013 - 11-2016
Lead - InfoSec Assessment and Compliance (IAC)
Accenture
In the press

Media appearances

CIO Talk Network Podcast: Enabling Curiosity at Scale (Guest: Kalpesh Doshi, Group Chief Information Security Officer, HDFC Life). Featured in CIO Talk Network
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Profiles in Leadership: Kalpesh Doshi – HDFC Life CISO Discusses DevSecOps and Cyber Threat Intelligence. Featured in BankInfoSecurity
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Education
2012 - 2012
CRISC
ISACA USA
2000 - 2000
CISA
ISACA, USA
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