Recent incidents involving internet-connected operational technology (OT), ransomware and unauthorized access to municipal water systems have demonstrated how fast a cyberattack can undermine public confidence, strain critical services and pressure organizations into making high-stakes decisions with incomplete information.
CEO and Founder at CYGNVS
Arvind Parthasarathi, CEO and founder, CYGNVS has been dedicated to the mission of helping organizations reduce their cyber risk. Most recently he was the Founder/Director and worked pro bono on Cyber Crossroads, a not-for-profit collaborative of researchers from nine universities globally defining a cybersecurity standard of care. Previously, Arvind was the Founder/CEO of Cyence (now merged with NYSE: GWRE), which created a cyber risk analytics platform to quantify the financial impact of cybersecurity risks. Before that, he was President/CEO of Yarcdata (now merged with NYSE: HPE), which created a platform for cyber data discovery. Prior to his entrepreneurial endeavors, Arvind was Senior Vice President and General Manager at Informatica (NYSE: INFA). He serves on the technical advisory council of the Allen Institute of Brain Sciences and on the board of trustees of the Center for Excellence in Education. Arvind holds a Master's in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Bachelor's in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.

