Cyber Security and Privacy Researcher, Speaker, and Distinguished Leader

Anoop Gupta is a prominent speaker, accomplished researcher, and distinguished senior leader with 20 years of experience in Financial Technology, Investment Banking, and Information Technology. He holds the pivotal Director of Software Engineering position at Capital One, specializing in API Security, Cybersecurity, Identity Access Management, Open Authorization, Data Protection, High-Performance Distributed Systems, and Privacy. Before joining Capital One, Anoop gained invaluable experience working with top-tier Investment Banks such as Fidelity Investments, UBS, and PIMCO.

In Anoop’s capacity as an executive leader, he oversees multiple engineering teams, including Distinguished Engineers, to develop enterprise-scale platforms utilized by over 10,000 Capital One engineers. His leadership has steered the creation of enterprise platforms managing 15+ billion API transactions daily, fortifying API Security, Data Protection, and Cyber Security. These efforts have empowered Capital One to deliver unparalleled value to over 100 million customers, combat fraud, enhance security, and leverage Machine Learning models for personalized experiences. Additionally, he played a pivotal role in Capital One's groundbreaking transition to entire Cloud operations, generating annual savings of millions in data center costs.

Anoop's exceptional expertise in API Security and API lifecycle management earned him an invitation to speak at a prestigious global security conference. Addressing over 100,000 conference attendees, he showcased his extensive experience and left a significant impact on top company leaders across various business domains with his insights on Machine Learning and its potential to enhance API experiences for enterprises.

Beyond his technical expertise, Anoop passionately mentors and coaches several engineers from his current and previous organizations, helping to shape their future. It's important to reflect that Anoop is involved in Pro-Bono projects as well, fostering an atmosphere of teamwork and motivation for students and individuals looking to establish themselves in the field of software engineering.

Anoop actively develops business roadmaps, strategies, plans, and budgets, and is involved in hiring top talent while fostering diversity and inclusion. Anoop is renowned for his exceptional leadership and unwavering dedication to driving technical innovation and significantly shaping secure digital transformation for customers and businesses.