Aniket Bhardwaj

Fast forward a few years and doing my master's at Johns Hopkins back in Baltimore really helped sharpen the passion and ultimately expand my thinking. Also at the same time, the program was deeply interdisciplinary as well, really combining technical depth with national security, regulatory strategy, and real world risk management.

Fast forward a few years and doing my master's at Johns Hopkins back in Baltimore really helped sharpen the passion and ultimately expand my thinking. Also at the same time, the program was deeply interdisciplinary as well, really combining technical depth with national security, regulatory strategy, and real world risk management.

What stood out most was that many of the professors were active practitioners. people who were shaping government policy or running security programs at major organizations, or even responding to global incidents in real time that really helped to gather that experience for people who I studied with back in the days.

What stood out most was that many of the professors were active practitioners. people who were shaping government policy or running security programs at major organizations, or even responding to global incidents in real time that really helped to gather that experience for people who I studied with back in the days.

So yeah, it gave me a much broader lens, not just how to defend systems, but also how to advise executives or guide legal response or connect security to the bigger picture of business and policy. So that academic foundation really combined with almost two decades in the industry and consulting has shaped the way I lead today.

So yeah, it gave me a much broader lens, not just how to defend systems, but also how to advise executives or guide legal response or connect security to the bigger picture of business and policy. So that academic foundation really combined with almost two decades in the industry and consulting has shaped the way I lead today.

So from hands-on technical investigations to advising boardrooms during crises, every step has built on that original spark from my undergrad days. So for me, it has come full circle. What started as fascination with how things work and how they break has become a purpose-driven career and really helping others navigate complexity with confidence.

So from hands-on technical investigations to advising boardrooms during crises, every step has built on that original spark from my undergrad days. So for me, it has come full circle. What started as fascination with how things work and how they break has become a purpose-driven career and really helping others navigate complexity with confidence.

So this all was the whole baseline with respect to how I again got nominated for top cybersecurity consulting leaders for two, three years in a row. So that is definitely a big achievement. And really, I thank my family and I thank my clients for believing in me and really

So this all was the whole baseline with respect to how I again got nominated for top cybersecurity consulting leaders for two, three years in a row. So that is definitely a big achievement. And really, I thank my family and I thank my clients for believing in me and really

Taking that feedback to the global agencies with that respect to then really position me as one of the key leaders in the industry with other fellow people across.

Taking that feedback to the global agencies with that respect to then really position me as one of the key leaders in the industry with other fellow people across.

Thank you for your time, Scott. Really appreciate it.

Thank you for your time, Scott. Really appreciate it.