Priyadarshi Prasad

Priyadarshi (PD) Prasad is the co-founder and chief product officer at LightBeam.ai, the pioneer in data privacy automation. An experienced tech industry professional with a passion for all things data including security, privacy and protection, PD is always on the lookout for interesting ways organizations use and secure their customers' data. Prior to LightBeam, he was a VP/GM at Nutanix, and helped replace complex tech stacks with one-click solutions. PD sometimes brags that some of his code might still be controlling cars today. He has a Bachelors of Technology from NIT, Calicut and an MBA from S P Jain Institute, Mumbai, India.

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The 2025 Themes on Data GPS

Priyadarshi Prasad | January 20, 2025 | data, Data GPS, governance

With the continued mainstreaming of data privacy concerns, nearly all consumer-facing organizations will be forced to treat data GPS as a first-class initiative within their businesses ... Read More

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Data Security – The Flip Side of Data Privacy

Priyadarshi Prasad | July 12, 2022 | Data management, Data Privacy, Data Security,

In the movie “The Truman Show,” Truman Burbank lived life in an almost perfect, if boring, setting. Arguably, his life is secure. Living your life as part of a carefully scripted reality TV show, watched by millions of people, is nothing if not secure. But privacy—that’s another matter altogether. In ... Read More

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5 Ways to Automate Data Privacy Management

Priyadarshi Prasad | May 9, 2022 | big data, Data Privacy, Data Security, Lightbeam.ai, personally identifiable information

In my previous article, I discussed why data privacy management in its current form, which is all about filling out form after form, is unsustainable. In her recent address at the IAPP Global Privacy Summit in Washington, DC, FTC Chair Lina Khan characterized the prevalent approach to data privacy as ... Read More

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Why You Need Data Privacy Automation

Priyadarshi Prasad | April 7, 2022 | Automation, Compliance, Data Privacy, data protection

Let’s face it: Data privacy has become all about filling out forms. A lot of forms. Too many to list without boring you (Think data transfer, data minimization, anonymization … yawn). Company executives rarely care about these forms—it is just something that some poor privacy officer somewhere is forced to ... Read More

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