Abilash Soundararajan

With 16+ years of experience in AI, privacy, and cybersecurity, Abilash—an IIM Bangalore alumnus and former Aruba Networks lead—was India’s first L3 engineer at Aruba. He pioneered Zero Trust and privacy-preserving AI innovations, filed 30+ patents, and founded PrivaSapien to shape the future of compliance and privacy-enhancing AI while bridging deep tech with real-world business impact.

He is also deeply involved in India’s evolving data protection ecosystem. Abilash is an avid speaker and expert on the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA) at leading industry forums such as DSCI, NASSCOM, and MeitY platforms. He has authored many whitepapers on privacy-enhancing technologies and practical DPDPA implementations in collaboration with DSCI, NASSCOM, and ISACA.