Omkhar Arasaratnam
Omkhar Arasaratnam is a Canadian-American computer scientist, technology executive, and investor. He specializes in cybersecurity, software engineering and technical risk management. Since October 7, 2024 Arasaratnam has held the position of Distinguished Engineer for security at LinkedIn.
Arasaratnam is also a Senior Fellow at the Center for Cybersecurity at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering. Since 2021, Arasaratnam and his wife have funded the Cyber Fellows S&K scholarship focused on breaking down barriers that have historically led to the underrepresentation of women and minorities in STEM.
Arasaratnam is a NYU Cyber Fellow Advisory Council member and a Senior Fellow with the NYU Center for Cybersecurity where he guest lectures Applied Cryptography.
Arasaratnam is regularly interviewed on the subject of open source software security and has appeared on NPR, the Wall Street Journal, Reuters and other widely read publications.
Arasaratnam is also a Senior Fellow at the Center for Cybersecurity at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering. Since 2021, Arasaratnam and his wife have funded the Cyber Fellows S&K scholarship focused on breaking down barriers that have historically led to the underrepresentation of women and minorities in STEM.
Arasaratnam is a NYU Cyber Fellow Advisory Council member and a Senior Fellow with the NYU Center for Cybersecurity where he guest lectures Applied Cryptography.
Arasaratnam is regularly interviewed on the subject of open source software security and has appeared on NPR, the Wall Street Journal, Reuters and other widely read publications.
