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Harry Harjinder Singh
Founder & CEO of SecureX.AI | Building the Operating System for Autonomous Decision Security
Harry (Harjinder) Singh is an Indian-American technology entrepreneur, cybersecurity executive, and businessman who serves as founder and chief executive officer of SecureX.AI, an AI-native cybersecurity company focused on autonomous decision security, enterprise AI protection, and sovereign digital infrastructure. Based in Silicon Valley, Harry is also known as co-founder and former president of ShieldX Networks, a cloud security company, founded in late 2015, where he raised $50M+ VC funding and ShieldX was acquired by Fortinet, Inc. (NASDAQ: FTNT) in 2021.
He has spent more than two decades building enterprise software, cloud infrastructure, and cybersecurity companies across Silicon Valley, with expertise spanning AI security, cyber resilience, national security, and emerging technologies.
From rural Punjab to Silicon Valley, a cybersecurity founder is building AI-era national resilience.
Key Facts
- Born: March 28, 1970 (Punjab, India)
- Nationality: American
- Role: Founder & CEO, SecureX.AI
- Education: MBA, Columbia Business School; MPA in National Security & Cybersecurity, Columbia SIPA, Columbia University, New York
- Previous roles: Co-Founder & President, ShieldX Networks; Founder, SVS Enterprise Software & IBM
- Known for: AI security, autonomous decision security, cloud security, enterprise cybersecurity
- Based in: Silicon Valley, California
Life and Education
Born in the village of Manjhpur in Punjab, India, Harry was raised in a disciplined middle-class agricultural family. He completed his high school and part of his college studies in Punjab before immigrating to the United States as a permanent resident at the age of 20 in pursuit of higher education and entrepreneurial opportunities. His brother & parents entered the United States as permanent residents in 1981 & 1989.
Harry began his career in technology through IBM’s work-study program in San Jose, California, where he worked as an intern while building his foundation in enterprise computing and software systems. At age 23, he left IBM to pursue entrepreneurship full-time.
He later earned an MBA from Columbia Business School and a Master of Public Administration (MPA) in National Security and Cybersecurity from Columbia SIPA, focusing on cybersecurity strategy, emerging technologies, AI governance, and public-private infrastructure resilience.
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Entrepreneurship and Early Career
Following his departure from IBM, Harry founded SVS Enterprise Software, an enterprise software consulting and IT services company serving Silicon Valley technology customers. Through SVS’s IBM and SAP Services business, he gained experience in enterprise infrastructure, software systems, and large-scale technology deployments.
Harry later co-founded ShieldX Networks in late 2015, a cybersecurity startup focused on cloud and data center security. As president of the company, he helped lead fundraising efforts totaling more than $50 million from venture investors and positioned ShieldX as an innovator in cloud-native micro segmentation and east-west traffic protection.
In 2021, ShieldX Networks was acquired by Fortinet, Inc. as part of the cybersecurity company’s expansion into cloud workload and enterprise infrastructure security.
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Leadership at SecureX.AI
Harry is the founder and chief executive officer of SecureX.AI, a Silicon Valley cybersecurity company focused on AI-native security architecture and autonomous decision security.
Under his leadership, SecureX.AI is developing technology designed to secure AI agents, autonomous systems, enterprise AI environments, and sovereign digital infrastructure. The company’s vision combines artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and national security into a unified security platform for the autonomous era.
Harry has described AI security as “the defining infrastructure challenge of the next decade,” advocating for trusted AI systems capable of supporting enterprises, governments, and critical infrastructure.
Influence and Recognition
Harry is recognized for combining cybersecurity entrepreneurship with national security and AI policy perspectives. His career spans enterprise software, cloud infrastructure, venture-backed cybersecurity innovation, and emerging AI security systems.
His public commentary has focused on:
AI security and autonomous systems
Cybersecurity strategy and cyber resilience
Sovereign digital infrastructure
National security and emerging technologies
Harry contributes to Fortune on AI, cybersecurity, and immigration policy.
Through SecureX.AI, Harry has positioned himself as a technology founder operating at the intersection of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and strategic infrastructure protection.
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