Yaso Addanki

Yaso Addanki is a seasoned cybersecurity and technology leader with more than 25 years of experience spanning financial services, telecommunications, and critical infrastructure. Her career reflects a rare blend of deep technical expertise, operational excellence, and strategic leadership across complex, high-risk environments.

Yaso has led large-scale security architecture practices, global identity and access management functions, and enterprise cyber uplift programs for some of Australia’s most recognised organisations, including AGL Energy, Commonwealth Bank, ANZ Bank, Telstra, and NAB. Her experience covers the full spectrum of modern security - from cloud, data, AI and application security to privileged access management, OT security, and regulatory compliance.

Known for building high-performing teams and driving transformation at scale, Yaso has overseen multi-million-dollar portfolios, uplifted DevSecOps maturity, accelerated cloud adoption, and delivered measurable improvements in risk posture and audit outcomes. She has led global teams of cyber and technology specialists, shaped enterprise security roadmaps, and partnered closely with senior executives and boards to embed security into business strategy.

With a passion for capability uplift and pragmatic security leadership, Yaso brings a balanced perspective that connects technical depth with business value—helping organisations navigate evolving threats, emerging technologies, and the accelerating intersection of cyber, data, and AI with confidence and clarity.