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Bala Sathiamurthy

Operating Partner & CISO at IVP

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Overview

Bala Sathiamurthy serves as Operating Partner & CISO at IVP as of June 2025, having previously held the position of Strategic Advisor at the firm from September 2024 to May 2025[3][4]. Sathiamurthy was Chief Information Security Officer at Atlassian from March 2022 to July 2024, where Sathiamurthy oversaw the entire cybersecurity organization and managed cybersecurity risks and initiatives[2][5]. Prior to Atlassian, Sathiamurthy held dual roles at NerdWallet as CISO and VP of Engineering from January 2020 to March 2022, overseeing Platform, Infrastructure, and Data Engineering teams as well as DevOps and IT operations[2][7][8]. Sathiamurthy holds a BS in Computer Engineering from Delhi Institute of Technology[11].

Profile introduction
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I most recently served as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Atlassian, a leading provider of productivity and collaboration software. In this role, I oversaw the entire cybersecurity organization, managing all cybersecurity risks and initiatives. My responsibilities included evolving our security posture to meet the needs of our largest enterprise customers. Previously, at NerdWallet, a leading consumer fintech firm, I held dual roles as CISO and VP of Engineering, overseeing Platform, Infrastructure, and Data Engineering teams, as well as DevOps and IT operations. With over 25 yea…

Career history

  1. Operating Partner & CISOJun 2025 to presentIVP
  2. Strategic AdvisorSep 2024 to May 2025IVP
  3. Chief Information Security OfficerMar 2022 to Jul 2024Atlassian
  4. Chief Trust Officer (Interim)Apr 2023 to Oct 2023Atlassian
  5. CISO (Chief Information Security Officer)Jan 2020 to Mar 2022NerdWallet
  6. Vice President of Engineering, Platform, Infrastructure, Operations & Corp ITJan 2020 to Jan 2022NerdWallet
  7. Sr. Director of Security, Technical Operations & Corp ITOct 2016 to Dec 2019NerdWallet
  8. Technical Advisor and Security ConsultantApr 2016 to Jan 2018Helix

Education

  1. BS, Computer Engineering1990 - 1994Delhi Institute of Technology

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