About

Chethan Anand is an accomplished entrepreneur and CEO with a passion for enabling enterprises to understand and mitigate their cyber risks. With 19 years of experience in strategic planning, product management, and incubating solutions, Chethan is a competent professional who excels in product strategy, competitive analysis, and financial modeling. As the CEO and co-founder of Seconize, Chethan is dedicated to helping enterprises reduce their cyber risks, optimize security spend, and accelerate compliance with Seconize's DeRisk Center, a risk-based vulnerability and compliance management solution. He is an astute technologist who has created new solutions by incorporating the best of breed technologies, and has three approved US patents, one each in network management, energy, and collaboration space. Chethan's experience includes serving as a senior product manager at Cisco, where he conceptualized and created solutions in various domains, including healthcare, cloud, education, and energy. He was responsible for leading the software development team in the network management and data center area, and was instrumental in developing the orchestration and management solution that made it easy and quick for customers to provision the data center. Chethan holds an MBA from IIM, an MS in software engineering from the University of Illinois, and a BE in electronics and communications from B.M.S. College of Engineering. He is a product manager and software engineer by trade, and possesses strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational abilities. He is an effective communicator with excellent relationship-building and interpersonal skills, and has demonstrated ingenuity by entering new markets and building a business around them. Overall, Chethan is a dynamic and driven leader who is passionate about helping enterprises manage their cyber risks and achieve their business goals. He is a valuable asset to any organization and brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the table.