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Vijay Upadhyaya

Examiner · DISC type sc
📍 Fremont, California, United States

Vijay is a Senior Director of Technical Product Management with nearly 17 years of experience in information security. He specializes in cloud security, competitive strategy, and product positioning for companies like Palo Alto Networks and McAfee. He holds CISSP, CISA, and CRISC certifications and is a graduate of Stanford University.

He has a strong opinion on industry conferences, believing that panels in their current form are often boring, add little value, and should be banned.

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Location
Fremont, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Vijay shows up

Overcautious
Tough To Convince
Late Adopter

The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof. They tend to be clear about their needs and limitations and are unlikely to promise too much. They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.

Priorities

Topics Vijay cares about

AI in Security
He critically evaluates AI-powered security products, emphasizing the need for high precision and posing tough questions to vendors on their model's accuracy and testing.
Cloud Security
As a senior director in this field, he focuses on the strategy and technical management of cloud security solutions for a major industry player.
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Career

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Education
2020 - 2021
Stanford LEAD
Stanford University
1994 - 1999
Bachlor of electronics
University of Mumbai
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Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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