Sarbari Gupta
Founder and CEO , Electrosoft Services, Inc.
Bio
Dr. Sarbari Gupta has been active in the information security industry for over twenty years and is a widely recognized expert in digital identity and access management, cybersecurity risk management and cloud security. She holds PhD, MS and B.Tech degrees in Electrical Engineering and CISSP and CISA certifications. She is a frequent speaker at industry conferences on cybersecurity topics and has authored over forty technical papers/presentations on leading edge topics and holds four patents in areas of cryptography.
Dr. Gupta is the Founder and CEO of Electrosoft, a provider of technology-based services and solutions with a special focus on cybersecurity. Serving federal government customers since 2001, Electrosoft delivers results that drive the mission success of their customers. They provide mature, innovative technology-based services and solutions to power critical IT programs and keep our nation safe from cybersecurity attacks. Dr. Gupta is a frequent speaker at industry conferences on cybersecurity topics and has authored over forty technical papers/presentations on leading edge topics and holds four patents in areas of cryptography.
She is a named co-author of several NIST Special Publications (SP) including SP 800-63-4: Digital Identity Guidelines; SP 800-157: Guidelines for Derived PIV Credentials; SP 800-73-5; and SP 800-128: Guide for Security-Focused Configuration Management of Information Systems and the NIST Cybersecurity White Paper “Establishing Confidence in IoT Device Security: How do we get there?” As a member of the highly respected AFCEA Cyber Committee (https://www.afcea.org/about-afcea/committees/cyber-committee,) she helps to strengthen AFCEA’s role as the association’s principal cyber advocate and resource. Dr. Gupta’s many accolades and awards include Enterprising Women of the Year; Distinguished Alumni from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur; NOVA/PSC GovCon Executive of the Year; FedHealthIT Women in Leadership Impact; U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce’s Stellar; Silver Stevie® for Female Executive of the Year and Washington Business Journal (WBJ) Minority Business Leader.
Dr. Gupta spends many hours pursuing a personal passion: promoting STEM education. She serves as a member of the University of Maryland Women In Engineering (WIE) Advisory Board since 2021 and a mentor in the Women In Technology (WIT) Mentor-Protégé program since 2018. She has served as a mentor in the Girls in Technology (GIT) Mentor-Protégé Program for teenage girls; provided STEM training to young girls through her volunteer work through RESET.org; and taught computer programming via an INMED program for underprivileged children.
