Summary
Akash Mukherjee is a Head of Engineering and founder focused on securing AI, with eight years of experience solving frontier security problems across Google, Apple, and startups. He led large-scale AIML security efforts at Apple—modernizing authorization for a ~500 PB/month training platform and driving Zero Trust and compliance for HIPAA and PCI—after implementing SLSA and supply chain protections for Chrome at Google. An evangelist for practical, no-theatre security, he authors a pragmatic defense-in-depth book and advises startups on building auditable, production-ready security programs. Akash blends hands-on engineering, policy, and automation (including extensive security code reviews and SOAR deployments) to make security accessible and scalable, and is now leading AI safety and security work at Realm Labs from Sunnyvale.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Cyber Security Engineering, 3.78/4.0, Master's degree, Cyber Security Engineering, 3.78/4.0 at University of Southern California
Other; Credential of Readiness, Organizational Leadership, Other; Credential of Readiness, Organizational Leadership at Harvard Business School Online
B.Tech, Electronics Engineering, 8.76/10, B.Tech, Electronics Engineering, 8.76/10 at Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi
English, Hindi, Bengali