Muni Chatarpal

Muni Chatarpal is a senior cybersecurity and risk executive with deep experience advising boards and executive leadership teams through complex security, regulatory, and operational risk challenges. He delivers virtual CISO (vCISO) services for consulting and advisory firms helping organizations align cybersecurity strategy with business objectives and regulatory expectations. As a trusted advisor, Muni has led enterprise-wide security and compliance programs across NIST CSF, SOC 2, CMMC, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, and CCPA. He specializes in building pragmatic, audit-ready information security programs aligned with ISO 27001/2, COBIT, and NIST frameworks, with a strong emphasis on risk reduction, governance, and executive accountability. Muni held Sr. Leadership roles supporting organizations across the energy, retail, healthcare, and professional services sectors, including Patterson-UTI, Enbridge Pipelines, Murphy USA, Cedargate Technologies, Medical Records Consultants, Noble Corporation, and Alvarez & Marsal Cyber Risk Services. He has extensive experience guiding organizations through internal and external audits and regulatory examinations while supporting compliance mandates.