Ritesh Kotak
Biography:
RITESH KOTAK is a Technology and Cybersecurity analyst who has dedicated his career to exploring how emerging tech will impact society. He is also a licensed lawyer in Ontario, with an MBA and the experience of an eight-year career in policing. Privacy, Cybersecurity and Emerging Tech are the focus of both Kotak's legal practice and his policing, business and government consulting services.
Kotak started an eight-year career in policing which involved two police agencies within Canada along with several international assignments. He co-led the creation of the Cyber-Crimes unit and the Research and Innovation portfolio focusing on digital transformation. Kotak then transitioned to the Private sector where he worked with different Fortune 500 Tech companies on global projects related to cybersecurity, privacy, investigations and digital transformation.
Kotak has worked and made presentations around the world including the World Internet Conference in China, the training academy for the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Intersec in Dubai, the Major City Chiefs/FBI National Executive Institute Conference, NATO-sponsored Cyber-Security Conference in North Macedonia and several other events in the Middle East, North America and Europe.
Kotak has appeared twice as a witness in the House of Commons Industry, Science, Technology Committee addressing competitiveness in Canada.
Kotak has written several articles for the Financial Times, the Economist and several other publications. He also frequently appears in mainstream media as a subject matter expert on tech and cyber-related stories.
In 2018, Kotak was selected by Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government for its Emerging Leaders Executive Program. In 2017, he completed an MBA with distinction from the University of Edinburgh with an exchange at Peking University in Beijing, China. Kotak completed his JD (law degree), with an option in Technology Law from the University of Ottawa, and a BBA from the University of Toronto.
Activities:
- What’s Driving Crime Today: How Old School Criminals are Using New School Technology
- Disinformation Roundtable