Information Technology and Security Consultant with over 17 years’ experience in a range of Information Security and IT Audit Management of public and private companies globally. He has specialized in preparing companies for Information Security and Privacy assessments including PCI, ISO 27001 and number vendor assessments as part of vendor management. Additionally, he has over 6 years of big-4 management experience providing Assurance and Advisory services for SOX, JSOX, SSAE16/SAS70 reviews for number organization including banking, technology, life sciences, manufacturing and retail customers. Prior to joining big-4 consulting, Anant was a lead security consultant with strong experience in vulnerability management, incident management, Network and Host Security design and incident response process. He has a MS in CS with a specialization in Information Security from University of Idaho, USA.