Swamy Kocherlakota

Executive Vice President, Agentic AI Startup at Zscaler

Los Altos, California, United States

About

Experienced technologist with a background in finacial services and entertainment industries. Specialties: Technology Infrastructure, Application Infrastructure, Architecture, Technology Incubation, IT Operational Efficiencies, Cost Cutting and technology integration for M&As.

Experience

  • EVP of Agentic AI at Zscaler
    Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

    AI is proliferating in the enterprises. CIOs/CISOs/Risk Officers, Chief AI officers and Chief Legal Officers are trying to manage and mitigate the risk while taking advantage of revenue growth and productivity Agentic AI is expected to deliver. I am building Agentic AI protection to help on this crisis everyone is experiencing, and am damn excited.

  • S&P Global (8 yrs 7 mos)
    • EVP and Chief Digital Solutions Officer
      Dec 2023 - Jan 2026 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    • Executive Vice President and Global CIO
      Jan 2020 - Dec 2023 · 4 yrs

    • Global CIO
      Dec 2017 - Jan 2020 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Member Investment Committee at S&P Global Ventures
    Jan 2019 - Jan 2026 · 7 yrs 1 mo

    The investment committee is responsible to investing strategic partners to advance innovation in the S&P Global Ecosystem. The sectors of interest include, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) & Sustainability data, analytics, and capabilities, Alternative data and analytics, Artificial intelligence capabilities with capital market applications, Risk management and analytics in areas such as enterprise, credit and cybersecurity, Supply chain data and analytics, Distributed ledger capabilities with an additional consideration given to support diverse entrepreneurs and strategic investments that exemplify our values. Check out https://www.spglobal.com/en/venture/overview for criteria for investment, portfolio companies, and our venture partners.

  • Board Member at S&P GLOBAL FOUNDATION
    Jan 2019 - Jan 2026 · 7 yrs 1 mo

    The S&P Global Foundation, the keystone of our philanthropic efforts, supports the building of inclusive, resilient economies. Our S&P Global Foundation programs maximize opportunities to engage S&P Global employees and are created to have a real impact in the communities where we live and work. The S&P Global Foundation focuses its efforts where we can make a real difference: Diversifying Technology & Data and Creating Environmental Resilience.

  • Board Member at WSTA
    Nov 2009 - Dec 2024 · 15 yrs 2 mos