Zscaler, Inc. announced the appointment of Dr. Swamy Kocherlakota as Executive Vice President of Agentic AI Security Engineering to address a fundamental shift: AI is evolving from chat bots into autonomous agents that function as both users and applications. Dr. Kocherlakota will lead Zscaler?s strategy to solve the problem at the architectural level, where traditional vendors attempt to patch these risks with isolated tools. A 30-year technology veteran who previously led AI strategy at a global financial analytics leader, Kocherlakota plans to accelerate the expansion of the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange?, the platform trusted by 45% of the Fortune 500 organizations, to secure agentic workflows.
Under his leadership, Zscaler plans to innovate deeper in the AI stack, providing the foundation AI developers and business leaders need to protect against the complex new spectrum of cyberthreats.
