"Nobody starts in cybersecurity. You fall into it from somewhere else. For me it was fixing what broke, keeping things running, and learning how much can go wrong and how little warning you get."
Manav Chadha didn't plan a 20-year career in cybersecurity; he built it one problem at a time. From managing IT service delivery for United Health Group across eight APAC offices, to infrastructure and security architecture roles at the Alberta Energy Regulator, Finning, and TAQA Drilling Solutions. That journey gave him something pure consultants often lack: a visceral understanding of the operational reality underneath the controls.
He built on that foundation with an MBA in Operations & Systems and five years of business analysis—translating what the business actually needs into something IT can build and security can defend. Today, as a 2X author (The AI Mandate) and builder of a privacy-first AI governance platform, he leads QTSI to bring that full stack of credibility to Canadian organizations.
CEO & Founder
IMT Ghaziabad, 2005–2008
CISM · Associate C|CISO
ISO 27001 Lead Auditor · ISO 42001 Lead Auditor
Govt of Canada Secret Clearance · ECSA
2X Author · Mentored 200+ IT Professionals
Earned expertise in enterprise technology and risk.
Trusted by highly regulated industries across Alberta.
A founder-led approach that prioritizes long-term outcomes.