Apoorva Phadke is a senior security consultant at Synopsys. She works with customers to adopt secure development processes and practices. Apoorva comes from a development background and advocates that security and development go hand in hand. A feminist, Apoorva strongly believes more women should enter STEM-related fields, and organizations should do more to retain them in those fields. In her down time, she’s most likely out hiking or engrossed in a murder mystery novel.