Our company

We strive for excellence with one vision: to be the most trusted and sought-after company when one thinks of cyber network intelligence solutions through constant research and innovation.

The Cyber Dream-team of Vehere

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Naveen Jaiswal

Founder & Chief Technology Officer

Naveen is an experienced research scientist in advanced technologies and was previously associated with Giesecke & Devrient in Germany. He holds an MS degree in System Level Integration from University of Edinburgh and a B.Tech. degree in Computer Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology.

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Praveen Jaiswal

Founder & Chief Operating Officer

Praveen provides expertise in security analytics and strategic business development. He leads the company's worldwide portfolio strategy and partnership development projects. He previously worked at General Electric's Risk Management Division and holds a Master's Degree from the Delhi School of Economics.

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Ramsunder Papineni

President - Global Sales​

With 30 years of experience in the IT industry, Ramsunder has worked with prestigious companies like FireEye, McAfee, and EMC-Documentum Business Unit. He has also mentored future leaders within the organization. Ramsunder holds degrees from Harvard Business School, the University of Delhi, and Jamia Milia University.


Andy Oehler

Vice President - Product

Andrew is responsible for providing insights and ensuring that Vehere's new product features meet the needs of its customers. He was previously associated with Zentry Security and F5 Networks. He holds degrees in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and Materials Science & Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.


Vijay Gullapalli

Vice President - Engineering

Vijay is responsible for the vision, strategy, design, and development of advanced technologies at Vehere. He has experience in Enterprise, Network, and Cloud Security products at companies like McAfee. Vijay holds a MS in Computer Science from University of Louisiana and a B.Tech. degree from JNTU College of Engineering.

Naveen Jaiswal

Founder & Chief Technology Officer

Naveen has various stints as a research scientist working on advanced technologies including network-on-chip. Prior to Vehere, Naveen worked with the R&D teams of University of Strathclyde, Scotland and Giesecke & Devrient Gmbh, Germany.

He holds an MS (System Level Integration) from The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom and a BTech (Computer Engineering) from Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim.

Praveen Jaiswal

Founder & Chief Operating Officer

Praveen has been playing a significant role at Vehere by bringing expertise in security analytics and strategic business development. He spearheads the company's global portfolio strategy and partnership development initiatives. In his previous professional roles, Praveen worked with General Electric (GE) in their Risk Management Division that focused on risk assessment, leveraging statistical modelling.

Praveen has worked on advanced research programs in Applied Economic Research, and is a member of leading security forums. He holds a Master’s Degree from the Delhi School of Economics.

Ramsunder Papineni

President - Global Sales

Ramsunder has an enriching experience of 30 years in the IT industry, including 20 years in the leadership team in General Management, Operations, Sales, and Sales Management. Before joining Vehere, he successfully established scalable business operations for FireEye, McAfee, and EMC- Documentum Business unit where he mentored the succeeding leaders within the organization. He was also associated with Forescout Technologies Inc as Regional Director- SAARC region.

He is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School, holds an MBA degree in Marketing and Finance from the University of Delhi, and is an M.Sc in Physics from Jamia Milia University, New Delhi.

Vijay Gullapalli

Vice President - Engineering

Vijay drives the vision, strategy, design and development of Vehere’s Cyber Situation Awareness platforms. He also manages the R&D and technological prowess. Vijay, who is based in Dallas, Texas, is an experienced Engineering leader with a proven track record in Enterprise, Network and Cloud Security products. He joined Vehere after stints at leading cybersecurity organizations. He spent over 16 years at McAfee and was the Senior Director of Engineering, Cloud Security.

Vijay is a Master of Science in Computer Science, from the University of Louisiana and holds a Bachelor of Technology degree from JNTU College of Engineering.

Sunil Singh

Director – Customer Support & Professional Services

Sunil is a vision-oriented leader with a rich experience of 27+ years in various managerial positions. He has been highly instrumental in the success of Aqsacom’s Dubai division, spearheading its entire operations for the Middle Eastern, Asian and African markets. He also played key roles in ADNA Solutions, Kommlabs Dezign, Globus Infocom Limited and Pitney Bowes India.

Sunil is an alumnus of St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata and also holds an MBA degree from Himalayan University

Ravi Kapoor

Director - Government Sales

Ravi Kapoor has more than 25 years of experience in Sales and Business Development with expertise in Institutional, Government, Public Sector and Defense verticals. He has a rich history of involvement in this domain and understands the nuances of Government Procurement Procedures. Before Vehere, Ravi had worked in several Office Automation & Homeland Security companies in India and the Middle East.

He holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Delhi and an Honors Diploma in Information Technology from NIIT.

Mannu Kalra

Mannu has been a significant part of Vehere where he was in charge of our cyber defense portfolio. He led a team of engineers, before moving to the tech team as Director of Engineering. Mannu works closely with the development department and guides the team to carve out the best-in-class products which contribute immensely to our innovation drive. In his previous stints, Mannu worked as Director, Product Management, and as Director, Sales Engineering at companies like FireEye and Tech Mahindra.

He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree from Doctor Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad.

Vipul Kumra

Director - System Engineering

Vipul heads the team that provides pre-sales support and consulting, technical guidance and assistance to the customers and Vehere’s channel partners. Vipul has more than two decades of experience in the IT sector and has functioned as a pre-sales leader. In his previous role, Vipul was heading Systems Engineering at Forescout for India and SAARC. Prior to that, he had stints at FireEye (Systems Engineering Leader for APAC & Japan) and CA Technologies (Principal Technology Consultant).

He has done General Management Program at the National University of Singapore.

Avinash Garg

Director - GSI Business, Channels & Alliances

Avinash leads Vehere's innovation efforts and also the adoption of intelligent and active solutions for real-time Cyber Situation Awareness. He has over two decades of prolific experience in marketing and strategic business development. Avinash joined Vehere from FireEye where he was leading the relationship with channel partners and distributors. He has also worked at EMC Data Storage, HCL Technologies and Newgen Software Technologies.

He holds MBA in marketing from Pune University and BE degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Gulbarga University.

Sanjay Bhardwaj

Director Sales – India & Emerging Markets

Sanjay is a veteran sales expert and IT industry leader. He has helmed leadership positions across some of the reputed tech giants. Earlier, he was a part of Forescout Technologies as its Regional Sales Head. In the past, Sanjay played a significant role in developing the business for Vlink India. In a stellar career, he has worked with McAfee, Intel Security and Huawei 3com. Apart from these, he has also been in charge of sales and key accounts for Estel Communications, Wipro InfoTech, Nelito Systems and Comptel Network Systems.

Sanjay has completed his B. Tech in Electronics & Communication from Regional Engineering College, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh.

Winny Thomas

Security Architect

Winny’s career spans nearly two decades with expertise in malware analysis, OS/application exploitation techniques and the creation of preventive solutions. Additionally, he has a patent on ‘Systems and methods for automatically generating malware countermeasures’. Earlier, he was a part of Versa Networks. Prior to this, he worked for FireEye and McAfee.

Winny holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics and Communications from Hindustan College of Engineering, Madras.

Vikash Mehrotra

Finance & Accounts

With experience of over 18 years in audit, taxation, regulatory compliance, foreign exchange management and management information systems, Vikash is the head of the finance and accounts team of Vehere. He is responsible for financial management, audit and taxation and regulatory compliance, legal and secretarial verticals. In his previous professional stint, he has worked at Rebaca Technologies Pvt Ltd and Reliance Chemotex Industries Ltd.

He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and holds a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from the University of Calcutta.

Eisha Singh

Human Resource

Eisha has been contributing as part of Vehere’s Human Resources Management Team and administers employee life-cycle at the company. In her 9 years of experience, Eisha’s professional stints with Lupin, SPS Apollo Hospitals, and Wipro include that of designing and implementing initiatives that supported the organizations’ talent management, manpower planning, development, engagement, retention of human capital.

She holds an MBA degree (Human Resources), and a B.Sc (Microbiology) from the University of Pune.

Board of Directors

Seamless integration of leadership and expertise

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Aaron Martin

Global Cyber Security Finance Leader

- SVP Revenue Ops Forescout
- VP Finance Mcafee

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Ashok Bhandari

Nominee Director

- CFO of Shree Cements a NIFTY 50 Enterprise



Brendan O Connell

Brendan O'Connell

Global Cyber Product Management Leader

- SVP - Product Management Forescout
- Director - Product Management, CISCO

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Naveen Jaiswal

Co-Founder & CTO

- Ex-Giesecke & Devrient




Praveen J

Praveen Jaiswal

Co-Founder & COO

- Ex-General Electric (GE)




Steve R

Steve Redman

Global Cyber Security Business Leader

- CRO Forescout
- VP, APAC Palo Alto
- EVP Global Sales McAfee
- VP APAC Japan Dell EMC

Board of Directors

Bringing leadership and deep expertise

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Naveen Jaiswal

Founder & Chief Technology Officer

Praveen J

Praveen Jaiswal

Founder & Chief Operating Officer

Ashok B

Ashok Bhandari

Board Member

Brendan O Connell

Brendan O'Connell

Advisor to the Board

Steve R

Steve Redman

Advisor to the Board

Aaron

Aaron Martin

Advisor to the Board

Alliances

At Vehere, we recognize that strong partnerships are critical to our success, and we are actively engaged with vendors who are continuously seeking new ways to combat cyber threats.

Investors

In our pursuit for building top-tier products & solutions, we are backed by those who understand our business, and trust us with their investment ideology.

Careers

Technology needs infusion of newer ideas and energy to remain relevant. It is our colleagues who are drivers of our growth engine. Please click below if you are interested in joining our team.