Zscaler has strengthened its executive leadership with the appointment of Dr. Swamy Kocherlakota as Executive Vice President of Agentic AI Security, reflecting the company’s strategic focus on securing the next era of AI-driven enterprises.

Dr. Kocherlakota brings over three decades of experience leading large-scale technology, digital transformation, and AI initiatives across highly complex and regulated environments. Prior to joining Zscaler, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Solutions Officer at S&P Global, where he played a central role in shaping and executing the organization’s AI vision and enterprise-wide digital strategy.

His appointment comes at a pivotal moment as Agentic AI reshapes how software systems operate—transitioning from passive tools to autonomous agents capable of planning workflows, accessing systems, and moving data independently. While this shift unlocks unprecedented productivity gains, it also introduces new security challenges that traditional, perimeter-based defenses are not designed to address.

At Zscaler, Dr. Kocherlakota will lead the advancement of Agentic AI security by extending Zero Trust principles to machine identities, ensuring autonomous systems operate securely, transparently, and at scale. His leadership is expected to accelerate Zscaler’s mission to redefine cybersecurity architecture for an AI-first world.