Nishant Sonkar
( CISCO )
Nishant Sonkar is a global cybersecurity and compliance leader with over 11 years of experience across Cisco, Armanino, BPM, and HCL. Currently serving as Cisco’s Global Cloud Compliance Lead, he pioneered the Cloud Control Framework (CCF), now shaping compliance across multiple geographies. He has established industry-first ISO and cybersecurity practices, published scholarly works on AI compliance and governance, and is recognized as a Visionary Leader by The Times of India. Nishant holds an MBA and MS in Information Systems from the University of Cincinnati and is certified as a CISSP and ISO Lead Auditor.