Pradeep Surukanti

Commander
DISC Type : D

Deputy CISO at Truveta

Redmond, Washington, United States

Overview

Pradeep Surukanti is the VP & Deputy CISO at Truveta, leading its security and compliance programs. With over 20 years of tech experience, including a long tenure at Microsoft, he specializes in cloud security and leveraging data and AI to transform healthcare. He earned his Masters from Western Michigan University.

Outside of his professional life, Pradeep is an avid biker and cricket player. He also enjoys traveling and exploring new places with his family, balancing his demanding career with active personal pursuits and family time.

He built Truvetas entire world-class security and compliance program from the ground up, starting with just an email address on his first day.

Personality Overview

Decisive

Very Quick

Impact-Driven

They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others.  They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships. They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact.

Topics They Care About

Startup Security Programs
He built Truveta's security and compliance program from scratch and is documenting the journey of achieving ISO, SOC 2, and HITRUST certifications in a blog series.
Securing Health Data
His core mission at Truveta is safeguarding sensitive healthcare data, viewing it as a fundamental pillar of the company's vision to save lives with data.
Team Leadership
Colleagues describe him as an encouraging, approachable, and effective senior leader who is focused on the growth and development of his team members.

Media Appearances

Pradeep has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2025
Deputy CISO at Truveta
5-2022 - 5-2025
Vice President of Security And Compliance at Truveta
12-2020 - 5-2022
Director of Security And Compliance at Truveta
5-2018 - 12-2020
Pricipal Engineering Manager at Microsoft
3-2016 - 2-2018
Principal Site Reliability Engineering Manager [Commercial Stores] at Microsoft

Education

2000 - 2003
Masters from Western Michigan University
1994 - 1998
Bachelors from Siddaganga Institute of Technology

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Insights For Selling To Pradeep

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Be respectful but crisp

DONT's

  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Avoid being too verbose

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Pradeep is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Pradeep

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Pradeep move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Pradeep take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Pradeep

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