Aniket Bhardwaj

Aniket’s work spans threat actor infrastructure review, intelligence briefings, external attack surface exposure analysis, and adversary emulation, with deep experience tracking financially motivated ransomware operators and state-sponsored threat groups, and an increasing focus on AI governance and AI-enabled risk at the operational and board level. He is a member of the Forgepoint Capital Global Advisory Council, contributing practitioner insight on cybersecurity, AI risk, and enterprise resilience, and frequently presents and moderates executive forums and tabletop simulations at leading industry conferences, including BlackHat.

Prior to joining CRA, Aniket led incident response investigations and security transformation engagements globally at PwC and previously held security and technology roles at Comcast and Johns Hopkins University. He is recognized for his expertise across both offensive and defensive cybersecurity disciplines, and is a Boardroom Certified Qualified Technology Expert (QTE), advising corporate boards on digital, cybersecurity, and systemic risk. He holds a master’s degree in Security & Cryptography from Johns Hopkins University.