FOUNDER & CEO · ELYTRA SECURITY
34 years of asking one question:
does this actually hold up?
Not in a presentation. Not in an audit document. In practice — when regulators arrive, when incidents unfold, when boards need answers.
CISSP · ISO 27001 Lead Auditor (TÜV SÜD) · ISO 42001 Lead Auditor · PMP · CISO of the Year 2024
WHO YOU ARE SPEAKING WITH
Venkat Mangudi has spent 34 years building, governing, and advising on technology and security programmes across India, South Korea, Germany, Singapore, and the United States — across financial services, semiconductor, telecommunications, manufacturing, ITES, and enterprise software, at organisations including LG Soft, PeopleSoft, Oracle, Software AG, and Apex IT.
For eleven years he built and led Apex IT’s India operations from one person to hundreds — while simultaneously serving as its CISO. That combination of operator experience and security leadership at scale is uncommon. It is the foundation for everything Elytra is built on.
Elytra’s auditors hold Lead Auditor certifications across ISO 27001, ISO 27701, and ISO 42001.
CERTIFICATIONS
| Credential | Issuing Body | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CISSP | (ISC)² | Active · Valid to Mar 2027 |
| ISO 27001 Lead Auditor | TÜV SÜD | Active |
| ISO 42001:2023 Lead Auditor | KVQA | Active · Since Sep 2025 |
| PMP | Project Management Institute | Active · Valid to Sep 2027 |
CURRENT ENGAGEMENTS
Active. Not advisory.
Honorary Programme Lead
NCSRC — National Cyber Resilience Maturity Programme.
Since Jan 2026
vCISO & vDPO
NRI Legal Services — ISO 27001, UK-GDPR, DPDPA, global scope.
Since Sep 2025
Strategic Advisor — SEBI CSCRF
APMI — webinars, templates adopted across member firms.
Since Early 2025
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
“I’ve known Venkat for over 20 years, and when we got our AMC provisional license, Venkat helped us in a vCISO role in terms of setting up systems for Infosec and for meeting the requirements to get the full license. I’m biased as a friend, so keep that in mind when I tell you he’s the person you should speak to about cybersecurity implementations, consulting or ISO 27001.”
Deepak Shenoy, CEO — Capitalmind Mutual Fund
“Venkat played a key role in Information Security and our ISO 27001 certification. His expertise in cybersecurity, compliance, and risk management helped us achieve our ISO certification very quickly.”
Scott Newton, President — Apex IT
RECOGNITION & SPEAKING
CISO of the Year 2024 — UBS Forums Cybersecurity Conference, Bengaluru
National Cybersecurity Conference 2026, NCSRC, Bengaluru · National Cybersecurity Summit 2025, NCSRC, Chennai · Events 4 Sure Security & Privacy Conference — New York, Mumbai, Bengaluru (2025) · BCIC Cybersecurity Webinar · ELCIA DPDPA Workshop · APMI CSCRF Webinar Series
PERSPECTIVE
“Privacy is not sustained by policies. It is sustained by behaviour.”
“Cyber Freedom is NOT Cyber Security.”
“Security that only holds up on paper is not security.”
Working with Venkat directly starts with a conversation.
vCISO and vDPO engagements are selective — limited availability. Personally led. Not delegated.