About us
Athenian Tech is an AI powered Threat Hunting company that delivers 360-degree protection defending against deepfakes, disinformation, and fake news to ensure that the organisation stays resilient. Athenian Tech combines advanced AI with AgenticAI’s capabilities to not only tackle technical threats, but also to neutralize social engineering attacks like phishing and impersonation impacting Enterprises and its Executives.
Athenian Tech is a Digital Risk Management Company providing Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning powered technology solutions to protect Digital Identity for businesses. Athenian Tech offers 360 degree protection against advanced digital and cyber threats. Athenian Tech platforms focus on protecting businesses from identity thefts, frauds, social engineering attacks, APT, ransomware attacks, cryptojacking emerging threat vectors from Dark, Deep, Surface Web.
Our Leadership
Dr Kanishk Gaur
Founder
Dr Kanishk Gaur is a Digital Risk Management Entrepreneur specializing in Trust, Safety, Cyber Security, Privacy, and Technology Consulting.
Over the last 18 years, he has advised Business leaders, CEO, Chief Strategy and Innovation Leaders in emerging markets to drive the implementation of agreed technology strategies and initiatives to grow business manifold through Digital, expand in new markets and improve top, bottom-line growth.
Kanishk has led leadership roles with Deloitte, EY, and Protiviti, serving as Managing Director, Director Consulting, and Strategy Advisor to CXO’s/Business leaders in the emerging markets and holding Profit & Loss responsibility.
Kanishk is a recipient of the prestigious Chevening Cyber Security Fellowship award (2018) and has undergone training at Cranfield University at the Defence Academy of the UK, Shrivenham, Kanishk holds a doctorate in philosophy from the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow And MBA in Strategic Management from MDI, Gurgaon.
Col. Sanjeev Relia
Chief Strategy Officer
Colonel Sanjeev Relia (Retired) is a seasoned IT and cyber expert with a distinguished career in the Indian Army. Commissioned into the Corps of Signals in 1986, he spearheaded numerous projects involving voice and data networks, demonstrating his expertise in telecommunications and IT infrastructure.
Colonel Relia brings over 32 years of distinguished service in the Indian Army, specializing in telecom, network establishment, cybersecurity, and strategic leadership. His expertise spans diverse areas, from commanding Special Forces to spearheading counter-insurgency operations. He has conducted crucial cyber security audits, forensics, and training, guiding interns and leading seminars at national and international levels.
Garvit Sharma
Chief Technology Officer
Garvit Sharma is a Technology Leader and AI Engineering specialist focused on building AI-powered products for Enterprises across the technology, cybersecurity, and financial services sectors. At Athenian Tech, he leads technology strategy and engineering across the company’s AI for Security and Security for AI platforms – Athena, Prime, and Thunderbolt – including AI foundation models for deepfake detection and agentic threat intelligence.
Over the last 18 years, he has led mission-critical technology delivery for global financial institutions, managing teams of 50+ engineers and platforms processing 20+ million transactions daily, while driving AI adoption programmes that transform how enterprise teams build and deliver software.
Garvit has held leadership roles with Fidelity International, Experian, and SAP, leading engineering delivery for fraud detection, identity verification, and workplace investing platforms serving 700,000+ members with £16.9 billion in assets under management. He is the founder of AiMantras, an AI learning platform, and the author of Mayajaal: Digital Arrest, a book on digital fraud and cyber deception.
Garvit is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi’s Advanced Programme in Technology & AI Leadership, a certified ISO/IEC 42001 Lead Implementer for AI Management Systems, and holds a BE in Computer Science along with PMP, TOGAF, and PRINCE2 certifications. He appears on national television as an expert on deepfakes, AI, and cybersecurity.
Nigel Jones
Strategic Cyber Specialist
Nigel Jones is an internationally recognized cybersecurity leader and practitioner with deep expertise in threat intelligence, cyber resilience, geopolitical risk analysis, and strategic security advisory. He brings decades of experience working across critical infrastructure, government, defence, and large-enterprise environments, supporting organisations in strengthening resilience against advanced cyber threats, geopolitical risks, and emerging threat-actor activities.
Nigel’s work spans the private and public sectors in business and conflict contexts. particularly in the interplay of social and technological factors in shaping risk and behaviors. His work has been wide-ranging, including supporting board-level executives in data, information and cyber as strategic risk.
Col. Sunil Kapila (Retd)
Chief Technology Officer
Col Sunil Kapila (Retd) is a subject matter expert in Business Resilience, Data Privacy and Protection. He specializes in the implementation of Cyber Security Training Programmes.
He carries over 35 years of experience in Cyber Crime Investigation, Governance, Resilience Operations, Risk Management Threat Intelligence with stints as Vice President of Engineering, Head Security Solutions with brands like Tata Advanced Systems, Wipro Technologies and British Standards Institute. He is an expert in exploring new technologies and tinkering with emerging tech implementation of AI, ML, Internet of Things and Cloud. He has led multiple trainings for law enforcement agencies, including the Narcotics Control Bureau, Director of Revenue Intelligence, Financial Intelligence Units and UNODC.
Our Advisors
Lt Gen. (Retd) Dr Rajesh Pant
India’s Former National Cyber Security Coordinator at PMO
Lt Gen. Dr Pant (Retd) previously held the position of National Cybersecurity Coordinator in the Prime Minister’s Office, Government of India.
Before his tenure as the National Cybersecurity Coordinator, Dr Pant was in charge of the Army’s cyber training establishment. During this period, training programs were developed that catered to the needs of the Indian Army in terms of cyber defence.
Dr. Pant has served in the Army Signals Corps for over 41 years. His contributions in the areas of national security and cybersecurity have been acknowledged with three awards from the President of India.
On the academic front, Dr Pant holds a Ph.D. in information security metrics. His research in this field has contributed to cybersecurity advancements.
Prof. Jamie Saunders
Former Head of Cyber Crime Unit at U.K National Crime Agency
Dr Jamie Saunders is an Oxford Martin Fellow at the University of Oxford, and a Fellow of the European School of Management and Technology in Berlin.
Previously he served for 29 years in UK Government, with positions in GCHQ, the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, the Cabinet Office, and as an Executive Board member of the National Crime Agency.
His current clients include various Governments across the world, businesses large and small, and a number of leading UK Trade Associations.
He is on the Advisory Board of a range of cybersecurity start-up companies based in the US, Europe and Asia
