Our Experts

Meet Our Experts: The Practitioners Behind Expert-Led Training

At HumanShield, expert-led means the people who built, audited, and operated security in the real world are the same people shaping your learning. Our expert network spans cybersecurity, cloud, privacy, governance, risk, compliance, DevSecOps, healthcare, and financial services. This collective brings sector depth and role relevance so your security awareness training translates into day-to-day capability and measurable outcomes.


What Makes Us Expert-Led

We prioritize practitioner knowledge over presentation polish. Every course is authored and reviewed by specialists who have implemented controls, passed audits, and responded to incidents. Content is continuously refreshed to reflect evolving threats, regulations, and technologies — and it’s tailored to roles across the business: leadership, managers, developers, product, IT, and frontline teams.


Our Subject Matter Experts

Explore our core network — a blend of senior practitioners and specialist teams. Click or tap each card to see detailed skills and connect on LinkedIn.

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Industry-Specific Expert Teams

Our teams pair deep domain expertise with role-based learning paths — for BFSI (retail/commercial banking, payments, lending), healthcare (HIPAA and beyond), education, and technology companies building automation, AI, and digital platforms. This ensures every module is grounded in real processes, risk models, and regulatory realities.


Expert Credentials & Certifications

Collectively, our experts hold ISO/IEC 27001 (Lead Auditor/Implementer), SOC 2, ISO 42001 (AI), HIPAA certifications, and cloud security credentials across major providers. We emphasize auditable controls, secure-by-default patterns, and evidence you can stand behind in internal and external reviews.


Advisory Board & Strategic Experts

A rotating panel of senior advisors provides oversight on curriculum direction, research alignment, and quality. This board ensures our expert-led content remains practical, up-to-date, and effective at changing security behavior.


Why Expert-Led Training Delivers Better Results

Practice beats theory. With HumanShield, your people learn the “why” and the “how”: actionable patterns, hands-on scenarios, and role-relevant decisions. The result is improved phishing resilience, faster incident reporting, safer data handling, and audit-ready evidence — the outcomes boards and regulators expect.

Kieth Prabhu

Cloud Security Expert

Information & Cyber Security
Business Continuity
Cloud - Network & Infra Security
Data Privacy

Nikhil Kulkarni

Financial Services

Secure Development · SSDLC
AI Security
Cloud Security
Privacy by Design

Renuka Pinto

Training Psychology

UI/UX
Behavioural Science
Instructional Design

Renuka Pinto

Cybersecurity Training

ISO 27001
Business Continuity
Risk Management
Governance, Risk and Compliance

Prakash D’Silva

Compliance & Regulatory

ISO Audits
Training & Implementation
Consultancy

Kaval Joshi

Technology & DevSecOps

Security Research
ISO 27001 · SDLC
AI
Threat Intelligence
Ethical Hacking

Smeet Almeida

Governance, Risk & Compliance

ISO 27001
Process Compliance
SOC 2

Vaidy Chandramouli

Privacy, Data Protection & AI

AI · ISO 42001
Data Privacy
ISO 27001

Vaidy Chandramouli

Healthcare & Compliance

HIPAA Compliance
Governance, Risk & Compliance