About
Technology and security leader with 25+ years building high-performing global teams and leading large-scale transformations across diverse industries including media, consumer electronics, and manufacturing.
Experience
- HPVP and Product CISOcurrent2024 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- CommonWealth Central Credit UnionBoard Supervisory Committee Membercurrent2024 — presentSouth San Jose Hills, California, United States
- Clear VenturesClear Ventures CxO Council Membercurrent2024 — present
- DigitalXForceBoard Advisorcurrent2024 — present
- Avocado SystemsAdvisorcurrent2021 — presentSaratoga, California, United States
- Trusted AdvisoryVirtual CISOcurrent2020 — presentLos Gatos, California, United States
- CyeraAdvisorcurrent2023 — present
- NexusflowBoard Advisor2023 — 2025
- Lucid MotorsGlobal Head of Security and Compliance (CISO)2021 — 2024Newark, California, United States
- GammaAdvisory Board Member2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- GuardicoreCustomer Advisory Board Member2020 — 2022
- WootCloud, Inc.Advisory Board Member2019 — 2022
- II-VI IncorporatedGlobal Head of Information Security and Compliance (CISO)2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Hitachi AmericaInterim CISO (Consulting)2020 — 2021Santa Clara, California, United States
- TiVo (Acquired by Xperi)VP & Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)2012 — 2020Alviso, California, USA
- TiVoInformation Security Architect & Team Lead2003 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- GE Industrial SystemsIT Security Project Leader - Global Security team2002 — 2003
- TiVoSr. Systems Engineer2000 — 2002San Francisco Bay Area
- Wipro, CMSSr. Network and Security Engineer1997 — 2000
Skills & more
Information Security Governance12Cloud Security11Product Security10Information Security4Security Operations4VPN10Security28Firewalls28Cloud Computing27Virtualization5High Availability2Data Center16
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Storage Area NetworksClusterSystem AdministrationNetwork ArchitectureComputer SecurityDHCPDisaster RecoveryDomain Name System (DNS)Virtual Private Network (VPN)LinuxSolarisAmazon Web Services (AWS)- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) — ISACA
- (ISC)2 Security CISSP (ISC2-CISSP) — ISC2
- Cybersecurity: Managing Risk in the Information Age — Harvard University
- Ethical Hacking: Hacking IoT Devices — LinkedIn
- ITIL Foundation — ITIL
- CISM ( Certified Information Security Manager) — ISACA
- MCSE — Microsoft
- RHCT — RedHat
- SCSA (Sun Certified Systems Admin) — Oracle SUN
- CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) — Cisco
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hemanta?
- Technology and security leader with 25+ years building high-performing global teams and leading large-scale transformations across diverse industries including media, consumer electronics, and manufacturing.
- Where does Hemanta work?
- Hemanta is Advisor at Clear Ventures.
- Where did Hemanta go to school?
- Hemanta studied at Harvard University (Cybersecurity Leadership, Managing Risk in the Information Age); Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Electronics).
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Also attended Harvard University1,558
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates Foundation
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Shared employers
Also worked at Lucid Motors4
Also worked at Gamma1
Also worked at WootCloud, Inc.2
Also worked at Hitachi America16
Andrea ZurekPartner at XG VenturesYoko KojimaAssociate / Head of ESG at Mundi VenturesRisei GotoInvestment Manager at AP VenturesJoe SaijoFounding General Partner at Counterpart VenturesKenichi FunakiJapan Advisory Board Member at Benhamou Global VenturesTyler KostunVice President, Technology at Cleanspark
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