Daman Dev Sood | Profile

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Join date: Apr 25, 2021

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With over 38 years in the industry and over 18 years in the Resilience domains, I am a Certified International and Corporate Trainer with over 15500 hours of training/ teaching experience, achieving 100% NPS, and holding 18 copyrights, a CPD Member, 2 courses are CPD certified, 5 courses are on Udemy, and am an author of 10 published books on Resilience.

In my professional journey (TCS, Xansa, Continuity & Resilience, Cityinnovates, EY/ HSBC, SAFE, Chitkara University), I have played various senior roles (Principal Consultant, Group Head, Practice Head, COO, CIO, VP, Board Member, Program Director, Professor of Practice etc.).

I have travelled/ worked to/in over 20 countries and am an International Speaker.

I have served clients in various industry sectors like Government, IT, Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, Telecom, Marine, Manufacturing, Pharma, Media, Trading, Power and Water etc.

I have won multiple national and global awards and have also been inducted into BCI Hall of Fame.

I am currently a Professor of Practice (Chitkara University), Director (DBD Training & Consultancy) and serve in Cybersecurity, Operational/ Organisational Resilience, BCM, Risk, and Crisis. I am Past Chair – PR&P Standing Committee IEEE Delhi Section, and IEEE Ambassador.

Posts (72)

Nov 17, 2025 ∙ 4 min

3 LoDs – The Silent Killer of Risk Management

A Resilience Culture Architect’s Perspective 3 LoDs Kill Risk Management 1. A Model Everyone Uses — But Nobody Questions The Three Lines of Defence (3LoD) model is one of the most widely accepted frameworks in governance, risk, and compliance. It appears in every policy document, every risk training deck, every consulting engagement, and every audit report. But when you examine the players in each line — the people actually occupying these roles — a striking pattern emerges: Multiple Actors...

Nov 16, 2025 ∙ 5 min

Cyberattacks in Pharma Companies – A Growing Threat to Global Health and Resilience

Introduction The pharmaceutical sector has always stood at the intersection of science, healthcare, and human survival. It develops the medicines that keep societies functioning, the vaccines that protect populations, and the therapies that extend lives. In that sense, pharma is not just another industry — it is a lifeline. But that lifeline is increasingly under attack. Cybercriminals, ransomware gangs, and even state-backed actors see pharma as both highly lucrative and strategically...

Nov 14, 2025 ∙ 4 min

All Systems Erode Over Time — Even the Best Ones - Don't Let Your Resilience Lose Its Shine!

Get your Resilience Program Back Into Shape! An unmaintained Resilience Program is similar to an unmaintained car Every resilience professional knows this: Processes that once started with passion slowly slide into routine. Policies become static documents. Risk registers stop evolving. TPRM questionnaires become copy-paste formalities. Audit responses start sounding familiar — because they are reused. Drills become predictable. Stakeholders provide “expected answers.” Suppliers play the...