Steve Tout has a conversation with Aysha Khan, the CISO and CIO at Treasure Data in Mountain View, California. Aysha has 20 years of experience in Information Technology and Security at Fortune 500 companies. She is passionate about aligning strategy with agile execution to drive business results and customer satisfaction. Aysha has successfully built and led technology, security, compliance, risk, and operations functions from scratch. She has also turned around disjointed organizations into cohesive and collaborative environments. Get ready to hear about her unexpected journey into cybersecurity and how she's transforming the field with empathy and bold leadership. Aysha shares the surprising twists that led her to become a Chief Security Officer and how she views cybersecurity not just as a technical challenge but as a vital business risk. During the conversation we discuss her unique leadership style, where humanity and empathy take center stage, and hear real-life stories of how this approach has shaped her decisions and projects. Aysha will reveal personal turning points that helped her break barriers and offer strategies for aspiring leaders to make a meaningful impact. She'll also talk about her fearless approach to facing tough challenges, sharing how she tackles fear head-on and turns obstacles into opportunities. Plus, she'll discuss the importance of giving back and her vision for a future where diversity and high performance go hand in hand.
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