Author: Sharat Sinha

Sharat Sinha is the vice president and general manager for the Asia-Pacific region at Check Point Software Technologies. He leads the region with responsibility to grow the business in Asia Pacific, a high-growth region for cybersecurity. With nearly three decades of leadership experience in Fortune 500 technology companies like Cisco, Palo Alto Networks and VMWare, and a sharp mind for implementing business strategies that drives results, Sinha helms the high performing Check Point Asia Pacific team with a strong vision of protecting every business in Asia Pacific from the most imminent cyber threats. Excellent at building a platform for effective collaboration and a firm believer of bringing the best out of people by challenging them beyond their comfort zone, Sinha motivates his team to stretch for higher goals. Under his stewardship, the Asia Pacific team has expanded the business multi-fold, formed strategic partnerships which maximises the company’s commercial reach and enabled thousands of companies in Asia Pacific to conduct business in a secure environment. With a focus on developing cyber security talent, Sinha has also provided youths across the Asia Pacific region with career opportunities through mentorship programs, supported cybersecurity talent development initiatives with local tertiary institutions and was instrumental in pioneering Check Point’s Young Professionals Program for over 100 young talent across Asia Pacific with limited experience interested in pursuing a career in cybersecurity, with proper training and mentorship. Sinha holds a Doctorate in business management from the University of South Australia and has a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering. He also holds a Postgraduate degree in Industrial and Management engineering from the Indian institute of Technology (IIT).