Ms. Rama Vedashree retired as CEO of Data Security Council of India. With a rich and varied experience of 35+ years in the industry, she has had long stints at NIIT Technologies,
Microsoft and General Electric. Her previous roles include that of Director in Microsoft Global Services, and Vice President, GE India. She was also Vice President, NASSCOM the Apex IT Industry Association, leading all initiatives in Domestic IT, eGovernance and Smart Cities among others. At NASSCOM, she has also led the NASSCOM-DSCI Cyber Security Task Force.
In her last role she was CEO of Data Security Council of India, the Apex Policy Think Tank and Industry Body for Cyber Security and Privacy. Under her leadership DSCI envisioned a Cyber Security Growth Strategy to make India a Global Hub. Executing the growth charter for Security and Privacy startups has been a key highlight of her tenure. The Cyber Security Industry grew close to USD 15 billion by end of 2022. A National CoE for Cyber Security
Technology Development in Partnership with Ministry of Electronics & IT, a Cyber Security CoE in Partnership with Government of Telangana, and a Cyber Crime Investigation and Training Research Centre in partnership with Karnataka CID, were some of the institutions established during her tenure. Several Industry Research reports to show case India's Technology and Security Industry and initiatives like Use Case Clearing House to drive innovation agenda of startups, and TechSagar were conceptualized and executed by her. She was member of the Justice Shrikrishna Data Protection Committee.
She has published an Edited Volume titled "Digital++, Reimagining Security & Privacy"
https://www.dsci.in/content/gearing-up-for-digital/reimagining-security-and-trust.
Research Paper “Towards Trustworthy AI: Sectoral Guidelines for Responsible Adoption” in collaboration with The Dialogue.
She also published “Responsible Harnessing of AI Innovation Across Digital Public Infrastructures” in collaboration with The Dialogue,
She is currently:
Board Member (Independent Director), Jio Financial Services Limited
Board Member (Independent Director), Jio Credit Limited
Board Member (Independent Director), Jio Payment Solutions Limited
Board Member (Independent Director), SISA InfoSec Limited
Advisory Board Member of IIT Bombay Trust Lab,
Advisory Board Member Kautilya School of Public Policy, Hyderabad
