10 MetLife security leaders
Dan Antilley, Chief Information Security Officer at MetLife, is one of ten MetLife security leaders listed here, alongside people who hold or have held regional information security, cloud and data security and application security roles at the company. A reader can learn how security leaders work at MetLife from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Ananya Yarramreddy
LinkedInExperience: Director of Application Protection · MetLife
Director of Application Protection at MetLife since April 2024, based in Durham, North Carolina, leading a team of security specialists. Ananya Yarramreddy also held Director of Firewall & Network Security (2023–2026), Interim Director of IT Risk & Security (2022), Sr. IT Risk & Security Consultant (2022–2023) and IT Risk & Security Consultant (2019–2022) at MetLife.
Avinash Shankar
LinkedInExperience: Director - Cybersecurity · MetLife
Director - Cybersecurity at MetLife since August 2020, based in Cary, North Carolina, advising leaders on a cybersecurity strategic roadmap that affects information systems security and business resiliency, and running gap analysis and key risk indicator monitoring for high value assets. Avinash Shankar also held Vice President Information Technology at Workplace Options (2008–2020).
Dan Antilley
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Security Officer · MetLife
Chief Information Security Officer at MetLife since August 2024, based in Fort Mill, South Carolina. Dan Antilley also held Global Security & Cash Operations Officer at NCR Atleos (2023–2024), Chief Security Officer at NCR Corporation (2021–2023) and Chief Information Security Officer at Cardtronics (2017–2021).
Dustin Smith
LinkedInExperience: Director, Security Operations · MetLife
Director, Security Operations at MetLife since October 2023, based in Holly Springs, North Carolina. Dustin Smith also held AVP Application Delivery at Credit Suisse (2020–2023), and Project Leader (2019–2020), Senior Project Consultant (2017–2019) and Project Analyst (2015–2017) roles at MetLife.
Farhad Sorooshyari
LinkedInExperience: AVP, IT Risk & Security · MetLife
AVP, IT Risk & Security at MetLife since April 2019, based in the Raleigh-Durham area. Farhad Sorooshyari also held Director, IT Risk & Security at MetLife (2017–2019), Sr. Manager, Information Security Risk & Compliance at PepsiCo (2013–2017) and Sr. Manager, Information Systems Security at CVS Health (2005–2013).
Hans Russell
LinkedInExperience: AVP, Cloud & Data Security · MetLife
AVP, Cloud & Data Security at MetLife since November 2022, based in Cary, North Carolina. Hans Russell also held Director, Cloud & Data Security at MetLife (2017–2022), Data Security Manager at WakeMed (2012–2017) and Infrastructure Supervisor at the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts (2006–2012).
Rajat Kachru
LinkedInExperience: Director Information Security · MetLife
Director Information Security at MetLife since June 2024, based in Dublin, Ireland, with a profile headline covering AI security, cloud security and identity and access management, and work that includes risk assessments for vulnerabilities in AI systems. Rajat Kachru also held Information Security Manager (2022–2024), IT Risk & Security Consultant (2019–2022) and Assistant Manager (2011–2019) roles at MetLife.
Santanam Kasturi
LinkedInExperience: Director, Application Security Strategy & Governance, Global Information Security · MetLife
Director, Application Security Strategy & Governance, Global Information Security at MetLife since January 2020, based in Cary, North Carolina, leading strategy, governance and reporting, with a background that includes positions as a scientist and visiting professor of physics. Santanam Kasturi also held Lead Test Consultant - Test Architecture (2017–2020) and Senior Test Consultant - Test Architecture (2014–2017) at MetLife.
Santhosh Kumar
LinkedInExperience: Director, Information Security - EMEA (Europe, Middle-East & Africa) Region · MetLife
Director, Information Security - EMEA (Europe, Middle-East & Africa) Region at MetLife since November 2019, based in the United Arab Emirates, managing regional information security programs across more than 20 EMEA countries with a team of information security SMEs. Santhosh Kumar also held Manager - IT Risk & Security EMEA region (2018–2019) and IT Risk & Security Lead - Middle East & Africa (2016–2017) at MetLife.
Siddharth Padbidri
LinkedInExperience: Head - Information Security (Asia) · MetLife
Head - Information Security (Asia) at MetLife since September 2015, based in Kuala Lumpur, with a profile describing a global cybersecurity executive and information security leader. Siddharth Padbidri also held Head - IT Risk & Security (India & South Asia) at MetLife (2013–2015) and Chief Information Security Officer at PNB MetLife India Insurance Co. Ltd (2007–2013).
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- 02What have you learned from your own work about securing cloud workloads and customer data?
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