Priya Gnanasundar

Priya Gnanasundar

Managing Director, Cloud Security Strategy & Execution, Security Architecture, Application Security

Cigna Healthcare•Dublin, California, United States

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Experience28+ Years
LevelCXO

Executive Overview

A visionary security leader, driving transformative change across diverse domains, orchestrating secure digital transformations, fortifying cloud environments, and championing DevSecOps integration while empowering teams and achieving exceptional results in risk management. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • Strategic and accomplished security leader with a track record of driving transformative change and elevating cybersecurity maturity across diverse domains. • Known for orchestrating secure digital transformations, pioneering cloud security strategies, and seamlessly integrating DevSecOps practices. • Expertise in fortifying cloud environments, engineering innovative defense mechanisms, and optimizing security architecture. • Adept at bridging capability gaps, empowering teams through automation, and achieving outstanding results in risk detection, mitigation, and remediation. • Skilled in leading large cross-functional teams, enhancing efficiency, and charting roadmap for robust security across the organization.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • May 2024–Present· 2 yrs 5 mos
    • Managing Director, Cloud Security Strategy and Execution, Security Architecture and Application SecurityCurrent
      May 2024–Present
  • Aug 2004–May 2024· 19 yrs 9 mos
    • Deputy Chief Information Security Office (D-CISO)
      May 2022–Apr 2023
    • Sr. Director, Cloud Security Strategy & Execution, Security Architecture, Automation Engineering
      Apr 2019–May 2024
    • Sr. Manager, Application Security
      Jun 2013–Apr 2019
    • Application Security Consultant Lead
      Oct 2010–Jun 2013
    • Senior Software Engineer
      Aug 2004–Oct 2010
  • Jun 2003–Aug 2004· 1 yr 2 mos
    • Senior Software Engineer
      Jun 2003–Aug 2004
  • May 2002–Jun 2003· 1 yr 1 mo
    • Senior Software Engineer
      May 2002–Jun 2003
  • Mar 2001–May 2002· 1 yr 2 mos
    • Senior Software Engineer
      Mar 2001–May 2002
  • Oct 1998–Mar 2001· 2 yrs 5 mos
    • Software Engineer
      Oct 1998–Mar 2001

Education

Certificate

Applied Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

Cornell University

Bachelor of Engineering

Computer Science

University of Madras

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Priya Gnanasundar
Vice Chair & President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer

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Skills & Expertise

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Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)Customer-CentricAPI SecurityRisk ManagementReference ArchitectureSecurity GuidanceSecurity ARBAutomation EngineeringSecurity Automation EngineeringCloud SecurityApplication SecurityReference Security ArchitectureSaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM)Policy and StandardsaPaaSSecurity ArchitectureSecurity Orchestration Automation and ResponseStrategic Planning & ExecutionDevSecOpsTeam Empowerment