Rajiv leads the Tenable Research functions of Global Detections (Asset and Vulnerability), Strategic Projects, Zero Day Vulnerability Research, Security Response and Audits & Compliance.
Rajiv started his cybersecurity career as a security researcher, reversing vulnerabilities at McAfee Inc., as part of the host intrusion prevention team. Subsequently, he went on to manage large security teams at Trend Micro and Citrix. Prior to Tenable, Rajiv managed the security research and data science functions at Forcepoint LLC, the cybersecurity arm of Raytheon. During the course of his career, he has started and grown multiple research functions and enjoys keeping abreast with the ever-changing threat landscape.
Rajiv earned a Masters in Computer Engineering specializing in security from Carnegie Mellon University and completed his Masters in Business specializing in Software Enterprise Management. Rajiv has multiple patents to his name, and in his free time, he loves to travel, explore new adventures, catch up on his ever-growing watchlist of TV shows and try new restaurants and cuisines.