Digital Transformation Council

VJ Viswanathan is a veteran global technology executive recognized and awarded for technology innovation, capability transformation and inclusive leadership. Most recently, VJ is the founding partner at CYFORIX, a global cybersecurity research, advisory & strategy firm delivering solutions to public and private sectors. He serves as the CEO at TORQE, a specialized due diligence, advisory and technology services firm delivering value through analytics and automation. VJ is also the co-host of ELEVATEINTEL, a podcast series at the nexus of technology, social and defense.

With over 25 years of Enterprise technology, Cyber Security, Privacy, Compliance and Risk Management experience, VJ has a detailed track record of designing, implementing and leading highly successful programs, products & services at multinational brands spanning CPG, Telecom, Media, Supply-chain & Finance segments.
As a strategic thought leader, VJ has delivered the first of its kind "Supply Chain Security" & “Omni-channel Risk management” frameworks. As a published author and featured keynote speaker at global industry events, he approaches disruptive digital paradigms with innovation, creativity and active collaboration with his key industry peers, national & international law enforcement and defense groups.

VJ is an active advisor, investor at select incubators & accelerators groups. As a strategic advisor to VC & PE firms, he specializes in developing market analysis, competitive product road map and guides in opportunity mapping. As a Board member and subject matter advisor to CEOs and Corporate directors, VJ evaluates and audits cyber security program for veracity and operational effectiveness.

VJ is passionate about animal rights and giving back to the technology & security industry. He has created a rescue & foster care group for large breed dogs. He is actively engaged with academic institutions and purpose driven professional groups like ‘Minorities in Cyber security’, where he serves as the Board member and chair of mentorship programs to develop the next generation talent through coaching and facilitating scholarships for cyber security education.

Digital transformation director with demonstrated success in managing digital innovation
engagements that improve business efficiency, revenue growth, and digital customer
journeys. Expertise in driving alignment between business, IT, and end users to prioritize
problems, determine root causes, and develop innovative solutions.

Skilled relationship builder, collaborator, and communicator with multilevel stakeholders and
technology partners. Accomplished at translating concepts between business, design, and
developers. Passionate about creating and implementing organizational strategic visions.

My goal is to deliver business value by bringing the benefits of technology to transform business. Technology has been an integral part of my career as I have worked in many sectors including Nuclear engineering, Aerospace, Aviation, Manufacturing, Database Marketing, Contact Center, Healthcare, Financial Services, Professional Services and Technology Consulting. I take pride in keeping abreast of the emerging technologies and leverage it to architect the right solution to solve business problems. Over the past 17 years at Microsoft, I have worked with Fortune 500 companies, system integrators and partners conducting Envisioning Briefings, Architecture Design Sessions and Proof of Concepts covering a variety of solutions and technologies like Collaboration, Web / Mobile Application Development, DevOps , Data & Analytics, I believe in the Einstein philosophy – “Once you stop learning, you start Dying”. Learning is my passion and I am an Adjunct Professor at two Universities in Chicago where I teach Application Development, Data Warehousing and Analytics. Recently I have been working on several engagements that requires expertise in Blockchain, Cloud Enablement, Cloud cost management & Cost optimization, IoT, Analytics on the Edge, Databricks, Hadoop, Spark, Machine Learning Algorithms, Kubernetes Service, NoSQL / Graph databases, Angular SPA, React-Native, Mobile Development, GraphQL, Application Monitoring and DevOps. I frequently speak at conferences on these topics.

Highly engaging and passionate enterprise transformation strategist with Red Hat - teaching organizations how to increase operational flow, reduce process friction and toil, and achieve strategic agility.

15 years of experience as a technical leader, change agent, and principal software engineer/architect. Extensive experience leading large multi-disciplined globally distributed teams, driving technical strategy, and delivering global transformation.