Chief Information Security Officer at Protean eGov Technologies Ltd. (Formerly NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Ltd.)
📍 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Sunil Kulkarni is the CISO at Protean eGov Technologies, bringing over 19 years of experience in information security. A strategic leader with an MBA and key certifications like CISSP and CISM, he excels in developing enterprise security roadmaps, managing risk, and ensuring regulatory compliance across the BFSI and technology sectors.
Outside of his professional role, Sunil is passionate about cybersecurity literature and enjoys playing cricket. Colleagues and peers often describe him as a resourceful, knowledgeable, and excellent team player who is adept at mentoring and leading teams to achieve tangible business results through innovative security solutions.
He has publicly advocated for a centralized, all-industry regulator to drive a unified cybersecurity agenda across India.
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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Chief Information Security Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Personality Overview
How Sunil shows up
Critic
Negotiator
Objective Thinker
It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms. They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others. They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions.
Priorities
Topics Sunil cares about
Centralized Cyber Regulation
Strongly advocates for a single, central regulatory body to create consistent and mandatory cybersecurity policies across all industries in India to strengthen national security.
AI in Cybersecurity
Views Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning as a significant disruptor and focuses on how companies can adopt these evolving technologies to strengthen their security posture.
Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.
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