Zscaler Named Swamy Kocherlakota As EVP Of Agentic AI

Zscaler, Inc. the leader in cloud security, has announced the appointment of Dr. Swamy Kocherlakota as Executive Vice President of Agentic AI Security Engineering to address a fundamental shift: AI is evolving from chat bots into autonomous agents that function as both users and applications. This shift breaks legacy security models and introduces a new spectrum of advanced threats. Dr. Kocherlakota will lead Zscaler’s strategy to solve the problem at the architectural level, where traditional vendors attempt to patch these risks with isolated tools.

“Agentic AI is the future of how organizations will work, creating enormous opportunities for automation and scale, but also introducing significant new risks that legacy security tools cannot address,” said Jay Chaudhry, CEO, Chairman, and Founder of Zscaler. “Swamy brings a unique depth of experience in shaping AI strategies within complex, highly regulated environments. Under his leadership, we plan to accelerate the expansion of our Zero Trust architecture to secure human and machine identities alike, ensuring Zscaler remains the industry's most trusted security platform for the AI era.”

A 30-year technology veteran who previously led AI strategy at a global financial analytics leader, Kocherlakota plans to accelerate the expansion of the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™, the platform trusted by 45% of the Fortune 500 organizations, to secure agentic workflows. Under his leadership, Zscaler plans to innovate deeper in the AI stack, providing the foundation AI developers and business leaders need to protect against the complex new spectrum of cyberthreats.

“Zscaler defined and pioneered Zero Trust security for users and applications, and I believe it’s the only company with the data and architecture required to secure the AI era,” said Swamy Kocherlakota, Executive Vice President of Agentic AI Engineering, Zscaler. “I look forward to helping our customers accelerate this transformation, enabling them to empower their business leaders while rigorously protecting their intellectual property, brand, and data.”