Lt. General (Dr.) Rajesh Pant is an internationally recognized cybersecurity mentor who most recently served as the National Cyber Security Coordinator at the National Security Council Secretariat of India under the Prime Minister’s Office. In this capacity he was responsible for coordinating all activities across multiple sectors to ensure a secure and resilient cyberspace within the nation. Under his stewardship the nation has risen from 47th to 10th position in the Global Cybersecurity Index of the United Nations.

He holds a PhD degree for his research in the field of Information Security metrics. He is also MTech from IIT Kharagpur, MPhil from Madras University and Master of Management Studies from Osmania University, Hyderabad.

He was the head of the Army’s Cyber Training establishment for three years and  served in the Army Signals Corps for 41 years wherein he was awarded three times by the President of India for distinguished service of the highest order. As a Fellow of IETE he was awarded the Baliga Memorial Award in 2013. In Dec 2023, IIT Kharagpur has conferred on him the Distinguished Alumni Award. He was also awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by FSAI in Feb 2024.
He has represented the nation at World Economic Forums Annual Meeting on Cybersecurity, Global Cybersecurity Forum at Riyadh, Bilateral Dialogues with USA and Russia, QUAD Dialogues, Prague 5G Security Conclave, Israel and Singapore Cyber Weeks and led  Resilience vertical of Global Counter Ransomware initiative.

He is presently the Chairman of Cyber Security Association of India, Chairman of India Future Foundation and Global Advisor of CyberPeace Organisation.