Leaders | Experts | Advisors

Meet the Team

Experienced leaders, technical experts, and strategic advisors driving independent validation and trust in AI and cybersecurity.

Leadership Team

SecureIQLab's leadership team brings together experience in cybersecurity research, validation, standards engagement, business operations, and ecosystem development. The team guides SecureIQLab's independent validation programs, methodology development, industry partnerships, and long-term growth strategy.

Bhaarath Venkateswaran, CISSP, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of SecureIQLab

Bhaarath Venkateswaran

CEO & Co-Founder

AMTSO Board of Directors • CISSP

Bhaarath Venkateswaran founded SecureIQLab to close the gap between analyst-style security models and traditional testing-lab models, giving enterprises independent, evidence-based validation they can act on. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO) and brings 20+ years in cybersecurity, including a decade in product strategy and two company exits. He speaks regularly at industry conferences and CISO forums.

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Bhaarath Venkateswaran
Bhaarath Venkateswaran founded SecureIQLab to close the gap between analyst-style security models and traditional testing-lab models, giving enterprises independent, evidence-based validation they can act on. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO) and brings 20+ years in cybersecurity, including a decade in product strategy and two company exits. He speaks regularly at industry conferences and CISO forums.
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Jeff Chen, VP of Marketing at SecureIQLab

Jeff Chen

VP, Marketing

AI Systems & Cybersecurity Marketing Leader

Jeff Chen leads marketing at SecureIQLab, connecting the lab’s validation research to the security leaders who rely on it. He spent eight-plus years in solutions marketing at ESET and worked as an AI technologist at HP, and brings hands-on depth in generative-AI systems engineering. He holds BS and MS degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.

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Jeff Chen
Jeff Chen leads marketing at SecureIQLab, connecting the lab’s validation research to the security leaders who rely on it. He spent eight-plus years in solutions marketing at ESET and worked as an AI technologist at HP, and brings hands-on depth in generative-AI systems engineering. He holds BS and MS degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.
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David Ellis, VP of Research and Corporate Relations at SecureIQLab

David Ellis

VP, Research & Corporate Relations

AMTSO Board of Directors

David Ellis leads research operations and corporate relations at SecureIQLab and is in his fifth year on the Board of Directors of the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO), where he helps shape the standards that govern credible security testing. He holds a BA in Chemistry from Rutgers University and has held research and security leadership roles across the industry.

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David Ellis
David Ellis leads research operations and corporate relations at SecureIQLab and is in his fifth year on the Board of Directors of the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO), where he helps shape the standards that govern credible security testing. He holds a BA in Chemistry from Rutgers University and has held research and security leadership roles across the industry.
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Ahmed Garhy

VP, Engineering

Architect, SOCx AI-Security Platform

Ahmed Garhy leads engineering at SecureIQLab and is the architect behind SOCx, the lab's AI-security measurement platform. He owns the technical roadmap that turns the lab's methodologies into running validation systems, grounded in the conviction that the only way to measure AI security is with AI.

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Ahmed Garhy
Ahmed Garhy leads engineering at SecureIQLab and is the architect behind SOCx, the lab's AI-security measurement platform. He owns the technical roadmap that turns the lab's methodologies into running validation systems, grounded in the conviction that the only way to measure AI security is with AI.
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Operations Management

SecureIQLab’s operations leaders help turn independent validation strategy into coordinated execution across marketing, research and corporate relations, and security validation. Their work supports the systems, processes, and cross-functional alignment behind repeatable programs and trusted research outcomes.

Marianne Ellis, Sr. Manager, Marketing Operations at SecureIQLab

Marianne Ellis

Sr. Manager, Marketing Operations

 

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Marianne Ellis
Marianne Ellis leads SecureIQLab’s marketing operations, program execution, CRM, and operational planning. She brings 20+ years of experience leading programs and building scalable workflows across technology and education marketing, events and partner initiatives.
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Dipti Ghimire

Director, Research Operations & Corporate Relations

 

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Dipti Ghimire
Dipti Ghimire leads SecureIQLab’s research operations and corporate relations, helping coordinate partnerships and execution workflows behind the lab’s independent validation programs. She brings experience in operations, project execution, cybersecurity research support, and strategic partnerships.
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Basudev Raut, Head of Security Research and Validation at SecureIQLab

Basudev Raut

Head, Security Research and Validation

 

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Basudev Raut
Basudev Raut leads SecureIQLab’s security research and validation team in Nepal, guiding the researchers and testers responsible for executing independent validation programs. He brings experience across security research, product management, information security, and technical leadership.
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Bijay Limbu Senihang, Country Director APAC at SecureIQLab

Bijay Limbu Senihang

Country Director, APAC
Asia-Pacific Operations

Cybersecurity Committee Lead, NAS-IT • CISSP • CEH

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Bijay Limbu Senihang
Bijay Limbu Senihang directs SecureIQLab’s Asia-Pacific operations, extending the lab’s independent validation work across the region and building relationships with security teams and technology providers throughout the Asia Pacific region. He brings expertise in penetration testing, cyber risk, and security operations.
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Research and Technical Experts

SecureIQLab’s research and technical experts lead the research, engineering, test development, and analysis behind our CyberRisk Validation programs. Their work supports the design and execution of repeatable methodologies across cloud, application, AI, and infrastructure security categories.

Cameron Camp, CISSP, Senior Security Researcher at SecureIQLab

Cameron Camp

Senior Researcher

AMTSO AI Security Working Group • CISSP

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Cameron Camp
Cameron Camp is a senior security researcher, published author, and public speaker, and the primary author behind SecureIQLab’s research blog. He holds the CISSP certification and translates the lab’s testing into practical guidance for security teams. He is a member of the AMTSO AI Security Working Group. Read his published research.
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Sangay Lama, Manager, Security Research and Validation at SecureIQLab

Sangay Lama

Manager, Security Research & Validation

Cloud Security Validation • CEH Practical • Security+

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Sangay Lama
Sangay Lama manages SecureIQLab’s security research and validation programs, overseeing technical execution across cloud network and application security testing. He brings enterprise cybersecurity experience across financial institutions, government offices, ministries, and commercial organizations.
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Strategic Advisors

SecureIQLab's leadership team is supported by strategic advisors with experience across cybersecurity, standards development, research, enterprise technology, and market strategy. Our advisors provide perspective on industry direction, ecosystem engagement, and the continued development of transparent, technically rigorous security validation.

Brian Birkvald

GRC Leader & Cybersecurity Intelligence Architect

Office of the CISO, IBM • CISM • CRISC

Brian Birkvald advises SecureIQLab on governance, risk, and compliance and on cybersecurity intelligence architecture. Across more than 24 years in security he has served as an advisory expert to the European Commission on ICT standardization and contributed to standards and response organizations including NIST, CERT, ENISA, ISF, ISACA, and ISSA. He holds the CISM and CRISC certifications.

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Brian Birkvald
Brian Birkvald advises SecureIQLab on governance, risk, and compliance and on cybersecurity intelligence architecture. Across more than 24 years in security he has served as an advisory expert to the European Commission on ICT standardization and contributed to standards and response organizations including NIST, CERT, ENISA, ISF, ISACA, and ISSA. He holds the CISM and CRISC certifications.
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Neil Butchart, Strategic Advisor at SecureIQLab

Neil Butchart

Global Sales & Business Development Leader

20+ Years Tech Leadership • Global GTM Experience

Neil Butchart advises SecureIQLab on go-to-market strategy, partnerships, and business development. He brings more than 30 years of executive leadership in technology, including six successful company exits as a growth-stage executive, and has worked across six countries on three continents. At SecureIQLab he guides vendor and partner relationships, strategic account planning, and market expansion.

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Neil Butchart
Neil Butchart advises SecureIQLab on go-to-market strategy, partnerships, and business development. He brings more than 30 years of executive leadership in technology, including six successful company exits as a growth-stage executive, and has worked across six countries on three continents. At SecureIQLab he guides vendor and partner relationships, strategic account planning, and market expansion.
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Grant Ellis, Legal Consultant at SecureIQLab

Grant Ellis

Legal Consultant

Legal Strategy Advisor • Contractual Matters

Grant Ellis advises SecureIQLab on legal strategy and contractual matters and has experience in civil litigation, legal writing, discovery, appellate practice, and business law.

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Grant Ellis
Grant Ellis advises SecureIQLab on legal strategy and contractual matters and has experience in civil litigation, legal writing, discovery, appellate practice, and business law.
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