KIRAN RAJ

Kiran is an experienced lawyer, business executive, and computer engineer, a combination that has enabled him to shape and grow successful companies across many industries, including financial services and fintech. Spending years as a business executive - as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Strategy Officer, and Deputy General Counsel - Kiran knows how critical it is for a company to proactively address and respond to cybersecurity and other business vulnerabilities. 

 

Most recently, Kiran served in the C-Suite of several payments and digital asset companies. Previously, he was a partner in O’Melveny & Myers LLP’s Data Security and Privacy Practice, where he advised companies on cybersecurity, national security, and privacy issues. 

 

In government, Kiran served as Deputy General Counsel at the Department of Homeland Security, working directly with leaders of corporate America on the intersection of cybersecurity and privacy with law, policy, and technology. He held a similar role at the U.S. Department of Justice as Senior Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General.

 

Before entering the legal profession, Kiran was a lead program manager at Microsoft Corporation where he had responsibility for developing and deploying software tools and technologies that improved the security, compatibility, and overall application experience of the Windows operating system.  He also worked at a Venture Capital Firm in New York where he focused on identifying undervalued technology companies and helping them achieve their potential.

 

Kiran is director emeritus of cybersecurity programs and an adjunct professor at the Scalia Law School at George Mason. He also currently teaches Cybersecurity Governance and Cybersecurity Risk at the Kogod School of Business at American University.