Vish Chidambaram
About Vish Chidambaram
Vish Chidambaram serves as the VP Head of Enterprise Security and Compliance at AliveCor Inc., where he has implemented advanced security solutions that enhance operational efficiency. With a diverse background in security leadership roles across various organizations, he has contributed significantly to cybersecurity practices and training in the industry.
Work at AliveCor
Vish Chidambaram serves as the VP Head of Enterprise Security and Compliance at AliveCor Inc. since 2019. In this role, he has implemented a secure, automated, and fully integrated endpoint management solution utilizing OKTA SSO, device management tools such as JAMF and Intune, data loss prevention (DLP), email security, and cloud-based security solutions. His efforts have led to increased efficiencies within the organization. Additionally, he successfully led the migration of the Kardia SaaS product from Heroku to an AWS hosted Kubernetes environment, achieving significant cost savings.
Previous Experience
Prior to his current position, Vish Chidambaram held various roles in security and compliance. He worked at Alameda County as the Head of Security from 2017 to 2018. He also served as the Chief Information Security Officer at Rubicon Project from 2015 to 2016. His tenure at Infosys spanned from 2009 to 2015, where he was the AVP and Global Head of Security Engineering and Incident Management. Additionally, he worked at Proteus Digital Health, Inc. as Head of Enterprise Security and Compliance from 2018 to 2019.
Education and Expertise
Vish Chidambaram has a diverse educational background. He studied at Stanford University, earning a Certificate in Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance. He also achieved Chartered Accountancy from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, focusing on Internal Controls, Financial Fraud, and Accountancy. Furthermore, he holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Madras. His expertise includes cybersecurity, compliance, and incident management.
Contributions and Initiatives
Vish Chidambaram has made significant contributions to the field of security and compliance. He is a contributing author to the SIG Shared Assessments questionnaire for Vendor Assessments. He designed and implemented a role-based Identity and Access Management (IDAM) system, as well as VPN, patching, and monitoring solutions for AWS services across multiple global regions. Additionally, he created two online AWS security courses for a training academy and trained over 700 bank auditors for the Federal Reserve Board over three years.