About

Dr. Lopa Mudraa Basuu is a highly accomplished security evangelist with over 18 years of versatile experience in information security, data privacy, risk management, and governance. She is a proven performer with a track record of delivering value as a business enabler, transforming security and privacy into a business USP, and boosting business confidence by providing a secure platform to operate and explore new avenues of revenue generation. Lopa Mudraa is specialized in enterprise security and risk governance portfolio management, strategic alignment of technology with business and regulatory requirements, cyber defense program management, security operations, security training, architecting network security, security and risk-based audit lifecycle management, including tech-audit and standardization and compliance program lifecycle management. She has expertise in diverse, multicultural global team building, talent management and motivation to deliver under pressure, strong networking, client, stakeholders and partner relationship management, contract management, vendor negotiation and management, business RFP and pre-sales, and functional budgeting. She has received numerous honors, including the TOP 100 CISO AWARD in 2012, 2014, 2015, and 2018, the INFOSEC MAESTROS AWARD in 2014 and 2018, the C|CISO Of The Year 2015, the GRC BEST IMPLEMENTATION AWARD 2014, and many others. Currently, she is serving as the Global Head Cyber Security Risk Governance & Compliance at Nissan. Previously, she has worked at Ocwen Financial Corporation-US as Global Director IT Risk Operations and at Safou as Vice President Information & Cyber Security Risk Practice, where she established practice-lines and assured quality deliverables, including PCI as Service, Compliance as Service, Professional Certification & Role-based Training, InfoSec Risk Advisory, and cyber defense practice. Lopa Mudraa holds a Certified Global CIO from the Indian School of Business and a B.Sc from Siliguri College. She also has an Advance Diploma in Software Engineering from Aptech Computer Education. She has been a regular speaker and panelist in the professional public domain and has authored numerous articles on information security, data privacy, risk management, and governance.