Nik Seetharaman is CIO at Anduril Industries, a multinational defense technology startup that provides advanced weapons systems for the United States and its Allies. Nik previously built the cybersecurity operations function at SpaceX and served as the Cybersecurity Lead for APAC and EMEA for Palantir Technologies. Prior to working in the private sector, Nik spent 11 years in the United States Air Force where he served as a Special Operations Aviator and Special Reconnaissance team lead attached to an east coast Naval Special Warfare reconnaissance squadron.