Leadership & Expert Teams

Meet the domain security professionals protecting organizations from DNS abuse and domain-based threats.

Executive Leadership

Experienced leaders with deep expertise in domain security, internet governance, and enterprise risk management.

Jay Paudyal

Founder & CEO

ICANN Fellow, domain security expert, and internet governance professional with extensive experience in DNS abuse prevention and domain portfolio strategy.

Hitesh Wadhwa

Chief Portfolio Manager

Leads domain portfolio strategy, oversight, and optimization to help clients protect and manage their digital assets at scale.

Pawan Kumar

Chief DNS Auditor

Oversees DNS auditing, configuration review, and technical validation to ensure domain infrastructure meets security and compliance standards.

DomainHQ Team

We have team members and partners across these areas. Together they deliver monitoring, analysis, client success, and business growth for DomainHQ.

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Security Analysts

Experienced security professionals who review threats, validate alerts, and provide expert analysis of domain abuse patterns.

Threat Researchers

Dedicated researchers tracking emerging attack vectors, threat actor tactics, and new abuse techniques in the domain ecosystem.

Domain Specialists

Experts in DNS infrastructure, domain registration systems, and registrar-registry relationships who understand the technical landscape.

Billing and Account Managers

Team members who manage invoicing, contracts, and account administration so clients have a smooth engagement experience.

Customer Success Managers

Client-focused professionals who ensure onboarding, support, and ongoing communication keep our clients informed and satisfied.

Business Development Managers

Partners and team members who help grow relationships, explore new opportunities, and align DomainHQ with enterprise and partner needs.

Operations & Delivery

Team members who ensure client deliverables, SLAs, and monitoring run smoothly so every client gets consistent, reliable protection.

Development and DevOps Team

Engineers who build and maintain our platform, infrastructure, and tooling so monitoring and intelligence run reliably at scale.

Intelligent Bots

Our proprietary bots work alongside the human team around the clock, scanning, correlating, and surfacing threats so experts can prioritize and act.

Brand and TLD Advisory

Advisors who bring expertise in brand protection, brand and domain naming strategy, and TLD selection. They help clients defend their brand, get naming and branding recommendations, and align their digital identity with the right domains and extensions.

Chetan Gera

Brands.io / Ex. Microsoft

Founder of Brands.io with enterprise brand and naming experience, advising clients on brand protection, domain strategy, and TLD selection.

Divya Shukla

Barclays

Marketing Manager at Barclays, bringing brand strategy and digital marketing expertise to domain naming and brand protection advisory.

Legal Advisory

Legal experts who provide guidance on takedown procedures, IP and cyber law, and regulatory matters related to domain protection.

Ankur Raheja

UDRP / Domain Lawyer

Domain law specialist advising on UDRP proceedings, takedown procedures, IP disputes, and legal aspects of domain protection.

Policy and Compliance Advisory

Advisors who provide guidance on compliance requirements, policy frameworks, and regulatory alignment for domain security.

Adarsh BU

ISOC Bangalore

Internet Society leader in Bangalore, advising on policy frameworks, compliance requirements, and regulatory alignment for domain security.

Shubham Khandelwal

DNS Expert

DNS specialist advising on infrastructure review, compliance alignment, and policy-related technical standards for domain security programs.

Strategic Advisors

Recognized leaders in internet governance, domain policy, and the DNS ecosystem. They hold primary roles in their own organizations and provide consultancy to DomainHQ in an advisory capacity.

Advisory profiles will be listed here. To explore an advisory relationship with DomainHQ, contact us at hi@domainhq.io.

Join Our Mission

We're building a world-class team of domain security professionals. If you're passionate about protecting organizations from DNS abuse and domain-based threats, we'd love to hear from you.

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