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Ramana Kaps

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Chief Information Security Officer & Head of IT Ops at Agora
📍 San Jose, California, United States

As CISO & Head of IT Ops at Agor, Ramana Kaps brings over 20 years of experience in cybersecurity and risk management for global SaaS companies. A UC Berkeley alumnus, he specializes in building security programs aligned with business goals and is an expert in ISO 27001, FedRAMP, and GDPR compliance.

Ramana is a proud UC Berkeley supporter, as shown by his recent sponsorship of the universitys Cybersecurity Club. He is passionate about fostering the next generation of talent and seeing students advance innovation in security and AI, often exclaiming, "Go Bears!".

He is dedicated to mentoring future cybersecurity leaders through university partnerships and community engagement.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Chief Information Security Officer & Head of IT Ops
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Jose, California, United States
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AI Security
His professional focus includes the security implications of emerging AI, and he supports student innovation in this field.
Cyber Risk Strategy
A core theme of his 20+ year career, with deep experience in building enterprise-wide risk management frameworks.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Chief Information Security Officer & Head of IT Ops
Agora
4-2023 - 6-2025
Head of Cyber Risk Strategy & Operations
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
1-2019 - 4-2023
Head of Cybersecurity, Privacy, Technology Solutions (PMO)
Anaplan
3-2018 - 1-2021
Cyber Security & Privacy Officer, Cisco – Supply Chain Security
Cisco
1-2010 - 3-2018
Sr.Manger/Product Manager- IT Compliance/Security
Cisco
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Education
2011 - 2014
Master's degree
University of California, Berkeley
Master of Science
Wayne State University
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