Harshita Rao

Harshita Rao is a solutions engineer based in Austin, Texas, with 11 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry. She specializes in identity and access management and has worked for several IAM companies. Rao holds an engineering degree followed by a master's in electrical and computer engineering. She began her career as a developer for a cybersecurity company and later transitioned into a client-facing role. In her current position, her responsibilities include product positioning, conducting technical POCs, ensuring sales teams meet quotas, solving technical challenges for customers, and overseeing successful deployments. Rao is a member of the Fido Alliance and ISSA, cybersecurity-specific organizations she has been part of for approximately five years. She credits a former CEO with recognizing her potential for client-facing work and various managers for mentoring her throughout her career.