Pavitra Kaushik

Pavitra Kaushik is an Indian technology executive specialising in government and public sector cybersecurity. He serves as Head – State Government Business (India) at TrendAI, where he leads the company’s engagement with state governments across India on cybersecurity and digital infrastructure initiatives.

Kaushik has more than two decades of experience in enterprise technology, cybersecurity and public sector business development. Before assuming his current role in 2023, he held several leadership positions at Trend Micro, including Head of Government Business for the North, West and Central regions and Regional Head for North and Central India.

Earlier in his career, Kaushik worked with Forcepoint as Regional Manager for Government and Public Sector, Array Networks as Business Head for Enterprise and PSU business and Radware as Business Manager for North and East India. He also held sales and business development roles at Velocis Systems and IndiaMART.

His work has focused on cybersecurity, enterprise networking, digital transformation and technology adoption across government departments, public sector undertakings (PSUs) and enterprises.

Kaushik holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Commerce from Chaudhary Charan Singh University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing and Information Technology from the Institute of Professional Excellence and Management.