# Pandian Gnanaprakasam

> Pandian Gnanaprakasam is the CEO and co-founder of ORDR, a Santa Clara-based cybersecurity company specializing in IoT, OT, and IoMT security with $94M in funding. A serial entrepreneur with 20+ years in networking and security, he previously co-founded Aruba Networks — acquired by HPE for $3 billion in 2015 — and led engineering at Cisco's multi-billion-dollar Wi-Fi business. At ORDR, he returned as CEO in March 2025 to spearhead the evolution of the ORDR AI Protect platform, which provides agentless device discovery, AI-driven risk scoring, and automated zero-trust policy enforcement across millions of connected devices in healthcare, manufacturing, and critical infrastructure.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-founder at ORDR
- **Organizations:** ORDR, Aruba Networks, Cisco Systems, PSG College of Technology (alumni), IIT Madras (alumni)
- **From:** India
- **Nationality:** Indian-American
- **Education:** Bachelor's Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, PSG College of Technology, Master's Degree, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras
- **Known for:** Co-founded Aruba Networks, acquired by HPE for $3 billion in 2015, Co-founded ORDR, raising $94 million total across multiple funding rounds, ORDR named KLAS Research Top Performer for Healthcare IoT Security four consecutive years (2020-2023)

## Career timeline

- **pre-2000s** — Joined Cisco Systems; rose to VP of Engineering for multi-billion-dollar Wi-Fi and low-end switching business units
- **2002** — Co-founded Aruba Networks, a wireless networking startup that would reshape enterprise Wi-Fi
- **2015** — HPE acquired Aruba Networks for $3 billion; Pandian exits as Chief Development Officer
- **2015** — Co-founded ORDR (originally CloudPost Networks) in November 2015 to tackle IoT/OT security
- **2017** — ORDR raises Series A funding led by Wing Venture Capital
- **2019** — ORDR raises Series B funding; Pandian transitions to Chief Product Officer role
- **2022** — ORDR raises $40M Series C co-led by Battery Ventures and Ten Eleven Ventures (June 2022)
- **2024** — Launches ORDR CAASM+ with 2x asset visibility and 4x competitive scale (March 2024)
- **2025** — Returns as CEO of ORDR in March 2025 to lead next platform evolution
- **2025** — Launches ORDR IQ, the world's first multi-agent AI security operator for assets (November 2025)

## Achievements

- Co-founded Aruba Networks, acquired by HPE for $3 billion in 2015
- Co-founded ORDR, raising $94 million total across multiple funding rounds
- ORDR named KLAS Research Top Performer for Healthcare IoT Security four consecutive years (2020-2023)
- ORDR recognized in three Gartner Hype Cycle reports
- Named IDC Innovator for Healthcare IoT Security
- Won 2023 Intellyx Digital Innovator Award
- Named to CRN's 10 Coolest IoT Security Companies (2023)
- Holds multiple patents in dynamic network topology detection and monitoring
- Deployed ORDR in 3 of the world's top 6 hospitals
- Built product securing 150+ manufacturing sites globally

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Launched ORDR IQ, the world's first multi-agent AI security operator for assets, operating on insights from 100+ million device profiles.
- **2025-03** — Returned as CEO of ORDR to lead the next phase of platform evolution and AI integration.
- **2024-03** — Launched ORDR CAASM+ offering 2x asset visibility and 4x competitive scale for cyber asset attack surface management.
- **2022-06** — Closed $40M Series C funding round co-led by Battery Ventures and Ten Eleven Ventures.

## Links

- Website: https://ordr.net
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/gpandian
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ordrofthings
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/ordrofthings

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Last updated: 2026-05-24