GRC Is an Engineering Discipline. Not a Checklist. ft Akhila Chitiprolu, Head of Security & GRC @ Sierra

Podcast: Security & GRC Decoded · Raj Krishnamurthy

Opublikowano: 2026-01-27

GRC has long been seen as abstract, manual, and disconnected from how modern engineering teams actually work, but that narrative is breaking down. In this episode of Security & GRC Decoded, Raj Krishnamurthy sits down with Akhila Chitiprolu, Head of Security & GRC at Sierra, to explore why GRC must be treated as an engineering discipline, not a compliance afterthought. Drawing from her experience across T-Mobile, Expedia, Stripe, and AI-native companies, Akhila explains how systems thinking, automation, and shared ownership can radically reduce compliance toil while increasing trust. This conversation goes deep into GRC engineering...