Zscaler, a cloud security company, announced the appointment of Dr Swamy Kocherlakota as Executive Vice President of Agentic AI Security Engineering.
Dr Kocherlakota will lead Zscaler’s strategy to address the problem at the architectural level, where traditional vendors attempt to mitigate these risks with isolated tools.
A 30-year technology veteran who previously led AI strategy at a global financial analytics leader, Kocherlakota plans to accelerate the expansion of the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, the platform trusted by 45% of Fortune 500 organisations, to secure agile workflows. Under his leadership, Zscaler plans to innovate deeper in the AI stack, providing the foundation AI developers and business leaders need to protect against the complex new spectrum of cyberthreats.
Jay Chaudhry, CEO, Chairman, and Founder of Zscaler, said, “Agentic AI is the future of how organizations will work, creating enormous opportunities for automation and scale, but also introducing significant new risks that legacy security tools cannot address. Swamy brings a unique depth of experience in shaping AI strategies within complex, highly regulated environments. Under his leadership, we plan to accelerate the expansion of our Zero Trust architecture to secure human and machine identities alike, ensuring Zscaler remains the industry’s most trusted security platform for the AI era.”
Swamy Kocherlakota, Executive Vice President of Agentic AI Engineering, Zscaler, said, “Zscaler defined and pioneered Zero Trust security for users and applications, and I believe it’s the only company with the data and architecture required to secure the AI era. I look forward to helping our customers accelerate this transformation, enabling them to empower their business leaders while rigorously protecting their intellectual property, brand, and data.”
