Vijaya Kaza is an accomplished business leader rooted in technology who has transformed product organizations at some of the most prominent consumer and enterprise brands such as Google, Airbnb and Cisco. She has experience across the spectrum from pre-IPO to one of the world’s most valuable companies, including taking companies public. She has a successful track record leading several digital transformations and is widely recognized as a progressive technology, product and security leader.

Vijaya previously served on the board of Heidrick & Struggles (NASDAQ: HSII), where she was a member of the Audit and Finance Committee, and helped take the company private. Previously she served on the Board of Directors for a private company. She currently serves as a Board Advisor to Zendesk, and sits on their Cyber committee. She is National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Directorship certified.

In her operating role, Vijaya is the VP/GM for App & Ecosystem Trust at Google, responsible for safeguarding Google’s Play Store and the broader Android ecosystem, protecting billions of users from real-world harm, including malware, financial fraud, and privacy violations, while giving the global developer community the confidence and tools to build safer apps more easily.

Previously, she was the Chief Security Officer (CSO) and VP, Engineering – Trust & Safety at Airbnb, a $100B market cap global consumer company. In this role, she oversaw building the technology (platform and AI/ML models) to safeguard the Airbnb platform from Fraud, Privacy, and Safety concerns to create a brand that is trusted by Airbnb’s worldwide community of users. She also secured Airbnb’s infrastructure and information assets, and drove appropriate board level conversations to provide oversight and mature their cybersecurity practices. She has helped Airbnb prepare for IPO, and make a successful transformation through the pandemic to emerge as a strong business.