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TITLE: CIO COMPANY: PALO ALTO NETWORKS INDUSTRY: CYBERSECURITY

As CIO of Palo Alto Networks, Meerah directs global IT functions, driving strategies to scale cybersecurity solutions and enhance operational agility. With more than 25 years of experience, she previously served as CIO at Citrix and held leadership roles at McAfee, Forcepoint and Cisco. Meerah emphasises perseverance and innovation, leveraging AI to accelerate product development – reducing timelines from weeks to days. Her leadership addresses critical challenges like threat complexity and resource gaps, balancing automation with strategic resource management to strengthen cybersecurity defenses.

The enterprise power duo – The CIO and CMO discuss data, AI and security

Meerah Rajavel, CIO,

Palo Alto Networks

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