Pranjali Desai
CDM Program Manager and Director of Policy and Compliance
U.S. General Services Administration
[Pending Agency Approval]
Pranjali Desai is the CDM Program Manager and Director of Policy and Compliance at the
U.S. General Services Administration. As the CDM Program Manager, Ms. Desai leads the
enterprise-wide implementation of CDM tools and update to Agency policy and procedures
to operationalize the use of CDM tools and dashboard. Ms. Desai is an accomplished
security leader with over 15 years of combined experience in both the commercial and
public sectors. Her experience includes development and implementation of organization
security policies and procedures, development of government-wide cloud security
requirements for certifying cloud service providers, developing cloud computing strategy,
management of enterprise-wide security awareness and role based training programs,
management of enterprise-wide information security continuous monitoring (ISCM) and
continuous diagnostics and mitigation (CDM) programs, management of Inspector General
(IG) and other external audits, management of FISMA reporting including Cross-Agency
Priority (CAP) goals and metrics, privacy metrics, and risk management assessments and
scorecards. She holds security industry certifications including CISSP and CEH.