Biography:Omkhar Arasaratnam
Omkhar Arasaratnam | |
|---|---|
| Employer | Open Source Security Foundation |
| Title | General Manager |
| Website | omkhar.net |
Omkhar Arasaratnam is a Canadian-American computer scientist, technology executive, and investor. He specializes in cybersecurity, software engineering and technical risk management and is currently the General Manager at the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF).[1]
Arasaratnam began his career in open source software development as a Gentoo Linux PPC64 maintainer and contributor to the Linux kernel.[1] Later, he led cybersecurity efforts for over 25 years at various financial and technology institutions, including Google, JPMorgan Chase, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, TD Bank and IBM.[2] In May 2023, Arasaratnam became General Manager of the Open Source Security Foundation, succeeding Brian Behlendorf.[3]
Arasaratnam is also a Senior Fellow at the Center for Cybersecurity at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering.[4] Since 2021, Arasaratnam and his wife have funded the Cyber Fellows S&K scholarship focused on breaking down barriers that have historically led to the underrepresentation of women and minorities in STEM.[5][6]
In September 2023, on behalf of OpenSSF, he helped host the Secure Open Source Software Summit, a meeting with cybersecurity US government officials and private sector leaders on the best ways to improve the security of the open source software ecosystem.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 danwillis (2023-05-12). "Cross-industry organisation OpenSSF snaps up $5m" (in en-GB). https://fintech.global/2023/05/12/cross-industry-organisation-openssf-snaps-up-5m/.
- ↑ "Omkhar Arasaratnam | NYU Tandon School of Engineering". https://engineering.nyu.edu/advisory-council/omkhar-arasaratnam.
- ↑ Arghire, Ionut (2023-05-11). "OpenSSF Receives $5 Million for Open Source Software Security Project" (in en-US). https://www.securityweek.com/openssf-receives-5-million-for-open-source-software-security-project/.
- ↑ "Omkhar Arasaratnam" (in en-US). https://cyber.nyu.edu/profile/omkhar-arasaratnam/.
- ↑ "NYU Tandon announces 2021 S&K scholarship recipients | NYU Tandon School of Engineering". https://engineering.nyu.edu/news/nyu-tandon-announces-2021-sk-scholarship-recipients.
- ↑ "Scholarship Programs | NYU Tandon School of Engineering". https://engineering.nyu.edu/engage/industry-engagement/industry-partners/scholarship-programs.
- ↑ Vasquez, Christian (2023-09-13). "Washington summit grapples with securing open source software" (in en-US). https://cyberscoop.com/openssf-open-source-security-summit/.
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