Former National Cyber Security Coordinator with Indias National Security Council Secrteriat, Madhavan Unnikrishnan Nair is a retired Lieutentant General in the Indian Army, who has had over 41 years of experince in the Indian Security establishment. He has been driving the efforts towards bridging the gap between technology utilisation and operational needs, and on citizen facing services and applications. His involvement with the Indian industry, both public and private, and in using the large start up ecosystem to contribute in Indias large digital ecosystem, in a secure manner, has been a remarkable success. He has also been involved with the Indian efforts in inducting new and niche technology, such as AI. Quantum and Space Based applications, in bridging the gaps in governance and services to citizens. A practitioner and a leader with hands on experience, he has been part of several international and national initiatives on cyber security and technology domains.