In this episode of The New CISO, host Steve Moore is joined by Sanju Misra, CISO and IT Risk Leader at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals. Sanju shares her journey from a college side hustle on a typewriter to becoming a security leader in the pharmaceutical industry. Along the way, she reflects on the importance of taking risks, embracing roles outside of your comfort zone, and the power of transferable skills.
Listen to Steve and Sanju discuss career transitions, building diverse teams, and why not checking every box on a job description might be the best career move.
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Sanju Misra
Sanju Misra currently serves as the Chief Information Security Officer at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals since March 2021. Prior to this role, Sanju held various positions including Chief Information Security Officer and Director of IT Strategy and IT Architecture at Linde, where responsibilities expanded following a merger, and as the first Chief Information Security Officer at Praxair, Inc. Sanju’s career also includes significant roles at GE Capital, overseeing global information security programs, and at Aetna, where Sanju managed the Internet Security Program. Sanju’s extensive experience in cybersecurity and IT governance is complemented by an educational background from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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