Santhosh Sivarajan

Santhosh Sivarajan is a recognized technology leader and strategic advisor with extensive experience developing strategy, shaping roadmaps, and leading enterprise security, identity modernization, cloud transformation, and access management initiatives. He has a proven track record of helping organizations align technology solutions with business objectives while improving security, operational efficiency, and long-term program maturity.

He is a 16-time recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional award, recognizing his exceptional contributions to the technical community. SSanthosh is also the author of multiple technology books, available through his Amazon Author Page, and he has published hundreds of technical articles across Microsoft and other technology platforms.

Santhosh is deeply committed to technical community development and pro bono enablement. As a community leader and industry expert, he supports professionals and students through learning platforms, user groups, mentoring, and open-source initiatives focused on closing the skills gap in Identity and Security. More information about his community work is available through the SAG Business Group Community page.

He also develops and shares free technical community tools and resources through his GitHub repository, providing practical solutions and enablement resources for the broader technology community.

Santhosh holds two master’s degrees from the University of Houston, Texas—one in Computer Science and the other in Business Administration. He also holds numerous professional certifications across Microsoft, networking, security, and IT service management disciplines. His background reflects a strong combination of executive advisory experience, technical depth, strategic leadership, and a continued commitment to knowledge sharing within the technology community.