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Prasannakumar G K

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Chief Information Security Officer at Rakuten India
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Prasannakumar G K is the Chief Information Security Officer at Rakuten India, bringing over 14 years of expertise in GRC, cybersecurity, and risk management. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering and is a multiple-time LinkedIn Top Voice and CISO of the Year winner. Colleagues describe him as responsive, detail-oriented, and dependable.

Outside of his CISO role, he shows an entrepreneurial spirit as a co-founder and early investor in the startup StemUp. He is passionate about continuous learning, recently earning a DPDPA certification, and actively mentors others in the cybersecurity community at industry events like BSides Bangalore.

He recently won the prestigious National Digital Trust Leadership Award at the National Cyber Security Standards Conference.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Chief Information Security Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Cybersecurity Leadership
As an award-winning CISO and a 4x LinkedIn Top Voice, he frequently speaks and mentors on building strong security cultures and leading teams.
GRC & Compliance
His career is built on implementing robust GRC frameworks like ISO 27001, SOC 2, and PCI, and he has deep expertise in tools like ServiceNow and OneTrust.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Chief Information Security Officer
Rakuten India
10-2024 - 4-2025
Co-Founder
StemUp
12-2023 - 3-2025
Senior Information Security Specialist - Global GRC team
NTT DATA, Inc.
8-2020 - 12-2023
Chief Information Security Officer
BETSOL
1-2018 - 8-2020
Security Architect / Manager - Information Security
BETSOL
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Education
2008 - 2011
Bachelor of Engineering - BE
Smt. Kamala & Sri Venkappa M. Agadi College of Engineering & Technology
2005 - 2008
Diploma in Electronics and Communications
KLE Technological University - Hubballi (India)
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