Cherian Thomas
Principal Consultant, Risk Modeling & Analytics at Stealth-Mode Cybersecurity Startup
California, United States
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Top SchoolCherian Thomas is a pragmatic cybersecurity and risk leader with over 20 years of experience building and scaling security, privacy, and compliance programs across startups and Fortune 500s. Currently a Principal Consultant in Risk Modeling & Analytics at PG&E, he blends quantitative risk modeling with modern AI and Power Platform tools to make security decisions measurable and actionable. He has led global engineering teams and security programs—spanning cloud, DevSecOps, detection engineering, and incident response—while advising startups as a fractional CISO. Trusted by C-suite stakeholders, Cherian pairs hands-on technical delivery (PKI, secrets management, micro-segmentation, SIEM/SOAR) with program-level governance (ISO27001, SOC2, HIPAA, GDPR). Unusually for a leader at his level, he still designs dashboards and detection rules himself, keeping one foot in engineering to accelerate outcomes. His background in executive leadership and a master’s in computer science supports a rare combination of strategic clarity and operational execution.
14 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Masters Degree Computer Science & Engineering, Masters Degree Computer Science & Engineering at Georgia Southwestern State UniversityExecutive Leadership Program Executive Management, Executive Leadership Program Executive Management at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessBachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Engineering at National Institute of Technology Rourkela
English
Github Skills (14)
firefox-addon9
chrome-extension9
webextension7
wordpress6
firefox6
wordpress-plugin4
bosh3
rating-system3
lte3
connection-manager3
rating3
load-balancing2
5g2
ajax2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
cherian/a-little-bit-of-spice-wp
Feb 2017 - Mar 2019
WordPress theme based on the Cucumbertown theme at http://www.alittlebitofspice.com/
Contributions:1 PR, 118 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 1 month
wordpresswordpress-theme
cherian/xmec
Aug 2011 - Sep 2011
Contributions:3 commits in 20 days
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