Sourabh Haldar

Director, Cyber Security Risk Management, Standard Chartered

Panel Discussion: From the insider’s perspective: Anatomy of a hack

Sourabh Haldar is a senior cybersecurity leader with over 19 years of global experience spanning banking, capital markets, and digital transformation. Currently serving as Strategic Initiatives & Threat Scenario Lead within a global bank’s CISO Risk & Governance function, he advises senior stakeholders on emerging threats, including GenAI-driven risks, and integrates advanced resilience testing and purple team methodologies into cyber risk assessments.

Sourabh has a proven track record in reducing enterprise-wide cyber risk exposure by more than 50%, achieving 100% regulatory compliance across 20+ business lines, and delivering ~$10 million in operational savings. His expertise covers threat landscape analysis, industry frameworks (NIST, MITRE, CIS), responsible AI risk enablement, and CxO-level advisory.

A Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and Project Management Professional (PMP), Sourabh is known for leading high-performing teams, fostering cross-functional alignment, and translating complex security challenges into actionable business strategies. Having worked in Europe and Asia, he brings a unique cross-cultural perspective to cybersecurity leadership.

Outside of work, Sourabh is an avid badminton player, diver, and cosmology enthusiast.