Vas Rajan is a Security professional with over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. As CISO and Business Continuity Officer of CLS Bank he is charged with maintaining the Security posture of the company in accordance with all requirements of a Financial Market Utility which has been designated as Systemically Important by the US government. Prior to CLS, Mr. Rajan was the CISO and Privacy Officer of a major US based retail bank and brokerage. Mr. Rajan is a distinguished speaker on the topic of security, having presented at major industry events such as RSA and Gartner, and to bodies such as the US Federal Reserve and the World Bank. He earned his Bachelors from Rutgers College, Rutgers University and holds an MBA from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business.