Kailash Kailash

Kailash earned a B.Tech in Electronic Engineering from Benares Hindu University in 1980 and a Masters in Computer Technology from IIT Delhi in 1982. He was a classmate of Jay Chaudhry at BHU. Chaudhry encountered Kailash at a conference in San Jose and recognized him as 'a brilliant computer scientist, and exactly the person who could help me realize my vision for transforming the security industry.' Kailash was convinced by Chaudhry's vision of a cloud security platform during dinner at Chaudhry's house, and after four months of development, they had a viable solution.

Kailash Kailash is the co-founder and Chief Architect of Zscaler, Inc. He holds a B.Tech in Electronic Engineering from Benares Hindu University (1980) and a Masters in Computer Technology from IIT Delhi (1982). Kailash serves as Zscaler's Chief Architect, overseeing the technical design and evolution of the Zero Trust Exchange platform. He has been instrumental in building the cloud-native proxy architecture that distinguishes Zscaler from legacy security vendors. Unlike Chaudhry, who maintains a public profile as CEO, Kailash has remained relatively private, focusing on technical innovation. He owns a negligible amount of Zscaler stock compared to Chaudhry. His technical vision was essential to realizing Chaudhry's concept of a cloud-only security platform with no on-premise appliances.