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As the Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of the Qualys Cloud Platform, Dilip is responsible for leading global product development, data and platform engineering, DevOps, site reliability engineering, cloud operations and customer support across Qualys’ broad security product portfolio. Dilip joined Qualys in 2016 to drive Qualys’ own internal digital transformation efforts and has been instrumental in helping scale the technology and organization in support of the company’s accelerated product growth and transformation into a unified security platform. Prior to joining Qualys, Dilip served in multiple engineering leadership roles at various mid-sized and large organizations to build and deliver complex, scalable, distributed enterprise SaaS products and big data cloud platforms. Dilip has a bachelor’s degree in electronics engineering from the University of Mumbai and a master’s degree in computer science from Ball State University.

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As Chief Information Security Officer at Qualys, Nathan Smolenski leads the company's cybersecurity strategy, protecting its products, operations, and global business from evolving cyber threats. He brings more than 20 years of experience across financial services, insurance and technology along with a strong track record of modernizing enterprise security programs and technology architectures. Before joining Qualys, Nathan served as CISO at Cyera, a data security platform company. He previously held CISO roles at Spencer Stuart, Zurich North America and 21st Century Insurance, and served as Head of Cyber Intelligence Strategy at Netskope. Throughout his career, Nathan has worked closely with internal and external boards and committees, building trusted advisor relationships and working partnerships that promote the transformation and maturity of security, risk management, and technology. Nathan studied cybersecurity and homeland security at Thomas Edison State University, organizational development and leadership at Widener University, and business administration at Johnson & Wales University. Nathan also holds the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) designations.

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Kunal is currently VP of Product Management for the CyberSecurity Asset Attack Surface Management (CAASM), Web App and API Security product line at Qualys HQ in Foster City, CA. He is Qualys boomerang. He worked at Qualys for 3 years and incubated the XDR product line from inception. Kunal has spent 15+ years working at startups, and big and mid-size companies in cybersecurity, networking, and application security in both product and engineering roles at Juniper Networks, Extreme Networks, Sun Microsystems and Infinera. Prior to re-joining Qualys, Kunal was heading products at Israeli startup in API security and bot management AppSec space.

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Himanshu Kathpal is VP, Product Management, Platform and Technologies at Qualys. He has over 13 years of experience in cybersecurity and product management, with a specialization in vulnerability management, remediation, and next-generation endpoint security. Himanshu is passionate about developing security solutions that align with the company's cybersecurity product strategy to meet customer needs, reduce the attack surface, and strengthen the organization's security posture. He holds a master's degree in engineering from D.Y.Patil University, Pune, as well as an MBA in International Business Management from NMIMS, Mumbai.

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Shawn O’Brien leads global sales, channel and alliance development, and sales operations for Qualys. He brings over 30 years of executive and sales leadership experience in the security and IT sectors, with a strong record of building high-performance teams and driving significant revenue growth. Most recently, as Chief Revenue Officer at Phosphorus, he more than doubled ARR and customer count. Previously, Shawn held senior sales leadership roles at Nozomi Networks, Recorded Future, and spent 11 years at RSA Security, where he progressed from an Account Executive to Americas Vice President: NetWitness Sales. Throughout his career, he has successfully implemented channel-first strategies and scaled global sales organizations. Shawn holds a B.A. in business economics from St. Cloud State University

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Debashish Jyotiprakash is the Managing Director, India and ASEAN for Qualys and is responsible for sales, marketing, channel management and success in the region. Debashish joined Qualys in 2012 and has held various leadership roles at Qualys including Chief Technical Security Officer and managing director for India and Australia & New Zealand. Debashish is a passionate customer advocate. He helps Qualys customers leverage their investment in the Qualys Cloud Platform and its IT, Security and Compliance applications to reduce cyber risk and prepare defenses for emerging cyber threats. Previously Debashish held head of business and sales leadership roles at leading India-based technology companies. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the Government College Rourkela, and a master’s degree in Computer Science from Utkal University / Ravenshaw College.

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I am the Sr Product Manager for Compliance Solutions here at Qualys. I have been with Qualys for over 7 years working in engineering and product role. As a product manager for Qualys, my primary focus is on helping organizations meet there security and compliance needs leveraging Qualys Policy compliance and cloud platform.

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Shrikant Dhanawade is Director of Product Management, responsible for Cloud Security products in Qualys. He has more than a decade working experience in Cloud Automation, Cloud Security, DevSecOps with a demonstrated history of working in the Cybersecurity Products and information technology industry. Previously, Shrikant worked for various Cloud Security initiatives with Xoriant and Accenture. Shrikant holds a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Computers from Mumbai University and Executive Program in Global Business Management from IIM Calcutta.

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Lavish Jhamb is Solution Architect for Compliance Solutions at Qualys, focused on building security solutions such as 'Custom Assessment and Response' and 'File Integrity Monitoring' and helping customers assess and improve their security and compliance posture. He has over 7 years of experience working on security solutions, regulatory standards, and cyber security frameworks, with thorough understanding of operating systems. Lavish holds a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from the Kurukshetra University Institute of Engineering and Technology and a Post Graduate Diploma in IT Infrastructure, Systems and Security from CDAC Pune.

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Vallabh Joshi is a Senior Product Manager at Qualys with 17 years of experience building secure products, spanning the full lifecycle from development to production environments. As a product craftsperson, he brings a unique perspective that bridges technical expertise with deep understanding of how organizations defend against evolving cyber threats. Vallabh began his journey at Qualys focusing on container security and Kubernetes security, helping organizations secure their cloud native infrastructure. Today, he leads the application security portfolio, bringing his expertise in modern applications and cloud environments to help organizations strengthen their security posture. His work focuses on enabling security teams to understand their attack surface, prioritize what matters most, and reduce cyber risk effectively. Throughout his career, Vallabh has been driven by a simple belief: security solutions must work for real world scenarios. He focuses on building products that help security teams cut through the noise, make faster decisions, and demonstrate measurable impact to their leadership. His approach emphasizes practical cyber risk management over checkbox compliance. Vallabh holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and completed his Product Management education at the Indian School of Business. This combination enables him to deliver solutions that address the complex challenges facing cybersecurity professionals today.

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