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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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Shared employers
Also worked at Lucid Motors11
Alex TranInvestor at CapitalGAnshul AgarwalPartner at LG Technology VenturesMatt TrevithickPartner at DCVC (Data Collective)Daniel HoFounder at AptenChanhyung KimFounder at MarkItPeter RawlinsonFounder at Lucid Motors
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Also worked at Gamma1
Also worked at WootCloud, Inc.2
Also worked at Hitachi America30
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 VenturesKarel VacekManaging Director, CEO at Genesis Fund
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