Summary
Phanikar Chereddi is a Vice President in Tech Risk Advisory at Goldman Sachs with nine years of hands-on experience in application security, penetration testing, and vulnerability research. A programmer-turned-security-leader, he blends deep technical skills—reverse engineering, cryptography, networks, and Linux—with a pragmatic focus on demonstrating business impact from security findings. He has progressed from research roles at UC Riverside to consulting and security engineering positions at Spirent before moving into senior risk advisory at Goldman Sachs. Known for automating pen-testing workflows and testing complex targets like WebSockets, mobile, and thick-client apps, he pursues efficiency in thorough assessments under tight timelines. An open-source enthusiast and educator at heart, he combines curiosity-driven self-learning with a "yes, I can" mindset that drives new initiatives and calculated risk-taking. Based in Dallas, he pairs creative exploit development with business-aware remediation advice to help organizations reduce real-world risk.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Anna University, Chennai
Master of Science - MS, Computer Engineering, Master of Science - MS, Computer Engineering at University of California, Riverside
Tamil, Kannada, Hindi