Akshit Gandotra
I am a Digital Risk and Cybersecurity professional at KPMG India, specializing in ISMS and PIMS-aligned audits. My work focuses on cyber governance, compliance, and emerging technology risks, helping organizations meet DPDP, GDPR, and broader cybersecurity requirements, with growing exposure to AI governance and security.
With a foundation in AI/ML, cloud, and enterprise systems, I take a practical approach to cybersecurity, helping organizations strengthen resilience, manage risk, and enable secure digital transformation.
Work Experience
KPMG
Analyst (Cyber Risk & Compliance)
Current
Analyst (Cyber Risk & Compliance)
CurrentAnalyst (Cyber Risk & Compliance)
Apr 2026 – PresentAnalyst (Digital Risk & Cyber-Cyber Government)
Aug 2025 – Mar 2026- Led and supported ISO 27001-aligned comprehensive cybersecurity audits and enterprise-level digital risk assessments to identify control gaps and strengthen governance frameworks.
- Drafted remediation roadmaps and presented clear risk findings to client senior leadership and C-suite key stakeholders.
- Executed detailed Identity & Access Management (IAM) and Privileged Access Management (PAM) control reviews, enhancing identity governance frameworks and reducing internal credential exposure risks.
- Supported SOC 2 Type I/II readiness and compliance engagements, including control mapping, evidence collection, and coordination with cross-functional stakeholders during audit cycles.
- Contributed to PMO activities for large-scale government cybersecurity and compliance programs, tracking audit milestones, risk remediation actions, and ensuring structured program execution.
- Assisted government and public sector clients in strengthening Information Security and Privacy Information Management Systems (ISMS/PIMS) aligned with DPDP and GDPR requirements.
- Participated in ISO 27001 surveillance audits for large government clients, ensuring continuous compliance through control monitoring and audit evidence management across ISMS domains.
- Performed third-party risk management (TPRM) evaluations and comprehensive compliance posturing audits across key vendors.
KPMG
Academic Trainee (Digital Risk & Cloud Security)
Academic Trainee (Digital Risk & Cloud Security)
- Collaborated on drafting data security, privacy assurance, and AI governance guidelines for a national-level regulatory initiative.
- Conducted extensive research and simulation audits focusing on LLM red-teaming, jailbreaks, data leakage, and responsible AI guardrails.
- Designed and built custom internal visual dashboards to summarize complex compliance audit logs, reducing reporting cycle times and improving stakeholder communication efficiency.
GOI
Machine Learning Intern
Machine Learning Intern
- Built and optimized a robust CNN-based object detection framework, achieving 92% identification accuracy.
- Refactored critical geospatial databases and stream pipelines, increasing overall data processing throughput by up to 80%.
Education
M.Sc. in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence
Aug 2025 – PresentBirla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani
B.Tech (Hons.) in Computer Science & Engineering
Aug 2021 – Jun 2025University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun
Technical Expertise
Risk, Compliance & Privacy
Identity & Access Security
AI & Data Science
Projects
Serenity Sphere
A modern mental health platform incorporating neural network classifiers. Features journal entry text analysis (achieving 94% accuracy via LSTM) and facial expression state tracking (achieving 82% accuracy via CNN).
Sensitive Info Blur App
Led a development team of 6 to build an ML-based web application that scans and automatically blurs sensitive PII and confidential information, enhancing data privacy and document sharing controls.
Certifications & Training
Leadership & Achievements
KPMG Impact Award
Awarded the prestigious Impact Award at KPMG India for outstanding contributions to digital risk assessments and core cybersecurity advisory client engagements.
GDSC Chapter Lead
Chapter Lead, Google Developer Student Club at UPES. Managed student structures and organized 15+ complex developer events impacting 1,500+ attendees.
Lead Student Developer
Lead Developer at the OPEN Community at UPES. Mentored student teams, facilitated open-source commits, and conducted tech tutorials on software architecture and AI security.
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