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Devanshu Patel
High Growth Technology General Counsel and Security Leader
San Francisco, CA, United States
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Experience:
Manage all legal and cybersecurity issues for IGEL Technology Corp. Negotiate all enterprise sales transactions, channel and strategic partnership agreements.
2020 : Present
IGEL Technology
VP Legal, Compliance & Information Security - North America
Legal and Security Consulting Services
2014 :
Shadow Lynx Strategies LLC
Owner
Legal. Negotiated all sales, vendor, partner, DPA and BAA agreements and managed in-house and outside counsel legal teams. Provided strategic and legal support for VC equity funding rounds and acquisition event.
Privacy. Develop and manage privacy program including developing privacy policy, training, processes, privacy by design technical implementation plans as well as GDPR, CCPA, Privacy Shield and HIPAA compliance.
Security Governance. Run security governance program (ISMS) which includes ownership over information security policies, business continuity plan, disaster recovery plan, business impact assessments, risk assessments, vendor security reviews, and security awareness training. Collaborate with Security Engineering to ensure product security, application security, vulnerability management, incident response, and secure development are all integrated into the security governance program (ISMS).
Security Compliance. Manage certification planning and audits (e.g. SOC-2 and FedRamp) and coordinate with business units to ensure achievement of compliance goals. Manage customer compliance/risk relationships by serving as a security liaison and completing security risk questionnaires. Led successful initiative to achieve ATO status with a large federal agency.
2018 : 2020
Agari
Senior Director of Legal, Security and Compliance
While some companies see their employees as their most critical security vulnerability, I empowered Salesforce employees to become the company's greatest security asset.
Oversaw security, privacy and compliance requirements, development and roll-out of all programs associated with securing humans, including SDLC training, phishing and insider threat. Conducted security vulnerability assessments to identify and mitigate human-based security/privacy vulnerabilities. Manage investigations of security/privacy vulnerabilities and violations.
2017 : 2018
Salesforce
Director of Program Management - Security
Managed all legal and security issues for the company including strategic partnerships, corporate security, security compliance, and privacy (including GDPR) programs; provided legal and operational guidance for all business units including sales, marketing, HR, and engineering. Negotiated all enterprise sales transaction agreements.
Implemented a privacy/security-first strategic approach to business, legal and security issues for Fortune 500 leads and customers with respect to the anti-phishing SaaS solution of this Kleiner Perkins-backed cyber-security startup.
2015 : 2017
Area 1 Security
Senior Director Of Operations
2020 : Present
IGEL Technology
VP Legal, Compliance & Information Security - North America
Legal and Security Consulting Services
2014 :
Shadow Lynx Strategies LLC
Owner
Legal. Negotiated all sales, vendor, partner, DPA and BAA agreements and managed in-house and outside counsel legal teams. Provided strategic and legal support for VC equity funding rounds and acquisition event.
Privacy. Develop and manage privacy program including developing privacy policy, training, processes, privacy by design technical implementation plans as well as GDPR, CCPA, Privacy Shield and HIPAA compliance.
Security Governance. Run security governance program (ISMS) which includes ownership over information security policies, business continuity plan, disaster recovery plan, business impact assessments, risk assessments, vendor security reviews, and security awareness training. Collaborate with Security Engineering to ensure product security, application security, vulnerability management, incident response, and secure development are all integrated into the security governance program (ISMS).
Security Compliance. Manage certification planning and audits (e.g. SOC-2 and FedRamp) and coordinate with business units to ensure achievement of compliance goals. Manage customer compliance/risk relationships by serving as a security liaison and completing security risk questionnaires. Led successful initiative to achieve ATO status with a large federal agency.
2018 : 2020
Agari
Senior Director of Legal, Security and Compliance
While some companies see their employees as their most critical security vulnerability, I empowered Salesforce employees to become the company's greatest security asset.
Oversaw security, privacy and compliance requirements, development and roll-out of all programs associated with securing humans, including SDLC training, phishing and insider threat. Conducted security vulnerability assessments to identify and mitigate human-based security/privacy vulnerabilities. Manage investigations of security/privacy vulnerabilities and violations.
2017 : 2018
Salesforce
Director of Program Management - Security
Managed all legal and security issues for the company including strategic partnerships, corporate security, security compliance, and privacy (including GDPR) programs; provided legal and operational guidance for all business units including sales, marketing, HR, and engineering. Negotiated all enterprise sales transaction agreements.
Implemented a privacy/security-first strategic approach to business, legal and security issues for Fortune 500 leads and customers with respect to the anti-phishing SaaS solution of this Kleiner Perkins-backed cyber-security startup.
2015 : 2017
Area 1 Security
Senior Director Of Operations
Company:
IGEL Technology
Spoken Language:
English, Gujarati, Spanish
About
A proven executive advising startups, enterprise, and government organizations as they navigate the legal, cybersecurity and privacy challenges they face. I enable sales at scale serving as the primary counsel, cybersecurity and privacy advisor shepherding deals to completion. I provide leadership in managing technology, cybersecurity, data privacy (GDPR, CCPA), contract and employment law, as well as M&A and venture/PE financing transactions.
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