Kavitha Srinivasulu Joins Persistent Systems as Chief Cyber & AI Security Officer

Kavitha Srinivasulu has joined Persistent Systems as Vice President – Chief Cyber & AI Security Officer, she announced on LinkedIn. Her remit covers cybersecurity, AI security, risk advisory, security engineering, and digital transformation.

Srinivasulu will work with customers, C-suite executives, and leadership teams to help “organisations navigate emerging technology risks” and use AI with security, resilience and trust in focus.

Before joining Persistent, Srinivasulu worked at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), where she served as Programme Director, Cybersecurity and Data Privacy, with a focus on process optimisation and digital transformation.

Srinivasulu has more than 20 years of experience spanning BFSI, retail, manufacturing, healthcare, IT services and telecommunications, with previous roles at Wipro, Bank of America, Verizon, AstraZeneca alongside TCS.

Her appointment comes as enterprises expand agentic AI use across business and technology environments, increasing the need for security controls around AI systems. Anthropic's Mythos has also accelerated vulnerability discovery, creating new challenges for security teams as AI-assisted security research expands.

IT services companies are also incorporating cybersecurity into broader enterprise AI deployments, with Wipro using ServiceNow's AI platform capabilities for cybersecurity incident response and governance as part of its expanded partnership.

Srinivasulu said she would focus on enabling “secure transformation, trusted innovation and sustainable business value in the AI era.”