Innovation & Knowledge Management.
Paresh Makwana is the Director for Eklavya Group (www.eklavyagrp.com ). He has more than 18
years of Data center and Cyber Security in financial services experience and has a very close working
relationship with most of the CIO/CISO of banks, financial institutions, Technology vendors, and
government regulators.
For the past 18 years, Paresh has been working with financial institutions to help them assess their
business, operational and technical challenges, select the right Technology, vendors/partners, better
understand their IT & IS TCO, and grow their customer base. His understanding of a range business,
market, regulatory, and investment related issues enable him to work closely with financial
institutions, consultants, vendors, and government agencies on various multi-disciplinary initiatives.
Before joining Eklavya Group, Paresh was Vice President, Technology with BFSI firm. He was instrumental in growing their Technology and Information Securities foot print. He also worked with DSP BlackRock for nearly 7 years in their Information Technology and Information Security division. Before BlackRock, Paresh spent 10 years with DSP Merrill Lynch. Paresh has lived and worked in Mumbai, Hongkong, East/West and South Africa. Paresh has a Degree in Business of Commerce Graduate with Accounts as specialist subjects. He is a Microsoft Certified System Engineer and a Microsoft Certified Professional and has high level of expertise in handling server side operations based on the windows and Virtual platform. Paresh is Certified Ethical Hacker, he is an ideal to many young students who take up security as their career objective and a motivation to those who see and understand IT Security and its needs. In addition, he has advanced his studies through International Certifications (CISSP and BS7799) and Diploma in Cyber Law and Diploma in Banking and Technology.
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