Priyanka Neelakrishnan: Product Leader Data Security

Priyanka Neelakrishnan, B.E., M.S., M.B.A., serves as the Product Line Manager for Cloud Delivered Security Services at Palo Alto Networks, the core of Prisma SASE 3.0. She leads multiple products and has successfully launched several solutions in the enterprise Data Security space, including SaaS Inline, SaaS API-XSOAR, UEBA (Suspicious User Activity Detection solution), Auto-tagging recommendation system, Enterprise DLP Migrator, and Zero Trust Based Access Control solution with CIE, from conception to receiving C-Suite approval to market. These solutions serve as answers that the nation needs, holding national significance as per the executive order from the US President in Feb 2024.

During her tenure at Symantec (now Broadcom), she led and brought to market the industry's first Cloud DLP Solution with extensive content detection technologies (VML, EDM, IDM, Data Classification, Tagging). Priyanka is a product innovation expert and an independent researcher, with published research in improving scale and performance of OpenDayLight SDN controller(Master's thesis), AI-Driven Proactive Cloud Application Data Access Security, and Adaptive Multi-Layered Secure Data Non-Terrestrial Network With Integrated FSO And RF Communications For Enhanced Global Connectivity. Additionally, she is an author, with her book "Problem Pioneering: A Product Manager's Guide to Crafting Compelling Solutions," and is currently writing a book on Data Security with Apress publishers. Priyanka is a seasoned cybersecurity speaker, constantly intrigued by developing new techniques and solutions, evident in the products/solutions she has led, including innovations in Go-to-market strategies, like introducing flex token-based Cloud security service solution purchasing.

Priyanka holds 2 patents to her name, extensively used in enterprise data security solutions, with one pending. Her contributions to NG-CASB made Palo Alto Networks a leader in the SASE space, recognized by Gartner and Forrester Analyst waves. This led to a 150% YoY growth of SASE, as highlighted in the Earnings call by the CEO, Nikesh, resulting in a 40% new customer growth. Her contribution to SaaS Security Posture Management with compliance board and ZTNA serves as the answer to national cyber risk mitigation, aligning with the cybersecurity risks highlighted in President Biden's May 2021 Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity.