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Vivek Shankar, Chief IT Security Officer & Vice President – IT Services, Axis Max Life Insurance Company
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Vivek Shankar

Chief IT Security Officer & Vice President – IT Services Axis Max Life Insurance Company

Vivek Shankar is an experienced IT professional since last 20 years with diverse expertise in Cybersecurity, DataCenter & Network operations, Wintel, Virtualization, Collaboration, Risk & compliance, Cloud & Digital transformation, Finops, People Leadership with Proven track record of building and managing high-performing cybersecurity teams, implementing robust security controls, effective DataCenter operations and driving cloud adoption while ensuring business continuity and compliance across various industries and geographies further solidifies his ability to optimize and maintain critical IT infrastructures, making him a valuable asset in the digital realm. Vivek Shankar is the CITSO & Vice President at Axis Max Life Insurance Company Limited, where he leads SOC, Cyber Security, Network, Compute, IAM, Cloud Transformation & Finops Vertical. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing Cybersecurity, SOC, Compliance, Network, Cloud, and infrastructure operations. His expertise spans across Windows, AWS, Network, SSO, Office 365, and Microsoft Azure, with a focus on enhancing cybersecurity, digital transformation, and disaster recovery.

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