Air Commodore Niranjan Kumar Parhi (Retd) is a seasoned cybersecurity and technology leader with 34 years of distinguished service in the Indian Air Force. An IIT Bombay alumnus, he has held key appointments including four tenures as Commanding Officer, Chief Technology Officer of the IAF’s largest Network Operations Centre (NOC) and Data Centre, Chief Operations Officer (COO) at a Tri-Services intelligence organisation, and Director and Principal Director (IT) in the IAF. As a founding member of the Defence Cyber Agency (DCyA), he planned and executed numerous communications, IT and cyber security programmes for the Armed Forces in India and abroad.

A certified cyber professional, Air Commodore Parhi holds industry-leading credentials including CISSP, CISA, CISM, ISO 27001, CISO, National Cyber Scholar (ISAC India), Cyber Security GRC, CCIO and NCBIS. He has delivered over 50 lectures, workshops and immersion programmes at premier universities and institutions, and featured on 100+ television programmes discussing geopolitics, defence operations and cyber security. Currently working as cyber security consultant, advisor and corporate speaker on topics such as Cybersecurity, cloud security, data privacy, AI, blockchain and applied cryptography, he combines operational leadership with deep technical expertise. As a founding CEO, Air Commodore Parhi will drive the company’s strategic vision, capability-building, governance and advisory services to deliver resilient, mission-ready cyber solutions for government and industry.