A DECADE OF TRUST. A NEW CHAPTER.
For ten years, Reach ISO served the global community as a trusted name in expert consulting and certification support - building deep expertise across ISO 27001, SOC 2, CMMI, GDPR, HIPAA, and VAPT. Now, the brand has evolved. Reach GRC reflects the full scope of what we have become: a single, trusted advisor for organisations navigating today's complex regulatory and security landscapes. The name has changed. The commitment has not.
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Born from conviction.Built on trust.
Reach GRC was born from a career spent inside the compliance industry - and a growing refusal to accept what it was becoming.
Our Co-Founder, Deepak Shankarappa, built his career across process improvement, information security, and ISO frameworks - working across sectors, countries, and alongside some of the best mentors in the field. What he gained was a clear view of the entire compliance supply chain and the interdependencies that hold it together: people, process, and technology.
What he observed was a slow, deliberate shift. The industry was moving away from people - not because people mattered less, but because getting people in line required the most effort. Process was easier. Technology was easier still. Frameworks designed to protect became checkboxes to win business. Certifications meant to demonstrate trust became commodities. It is the equivalent of reaping the fruits without ever sowing the seeds. It does not work. It has never worked.
Reach GRC was created to preserve the essence of what compliance was always meant to be - honest, transparent, practical, and genuinely demonstrated. One client at a time.
That is also why we say no. Many approach us wanting a quick certification without demonstrating actual compliance. We choose not to participate in that. Every rejection protects the same thing: the integrity of what a compliance certification is supposed to mean. Real compliance. Not fabricated compliance. That is what we build. That is why we exist.
Built on a basketball courtin Bengaluru.
DEEPAK SHANKARAPPA: BENGALURU BORN AND RAISED, SHAPED BY HUMBLE BEGINNINGS AND A RELENTLESS CURIOSITY FUELLED BY THE MINDS HE GREW UP STUDYING - KOBE'S DISCIPLINE, TATA'S INTEGRITY, KALAM'S AMBITION, TESLA'S VISION. DEEPAK BUILT HIS CAREER ACROSS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT, INFORMATION SECURITY, AND ISO FRAMEWORKS - WORKING ACROSS SECTORS, COUNTRIES, AND ALONGSIDE SOME OF THE BEST MENTORS IN THE FIELD. WHAT HE GAINED WAS NOT JUST EXPERTISE. IT WAS A FRONT-ROW VIEW OF AN INDUSTRY LOSING ITS WAY - WHERE TRUST WAS BEING COMMODITISED AND FAILURES WRITTEN OFF AS ACCEPTED COLLATERAL.
STEVE N SAN ALSO FROM BENGALURU, STEVE'S CAREER BEGAN IN CORPORATE EVENTS - ORCHESTRATING SOME OF THE CITY'S BIGGEST EVENTS FOR ORGANISATIONS LIKE ACCENTURE, MICROSOFT, DELOITTE, EY, AMAZON, AND KPMG. STRESS-TESTED FROM DAY ONE. INSPIRED BY RATAN TATA, MICHAEL JORDAN, AND STEVE JOBS. WHAT STEVE BUILT WAS AN INSTINCT FOR OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE - ENSURING THAT EVERYTHING NEEDED TO EXECUTE IS ALWAYS AT THE READY.
THE PARTNERSHIP
BEFORE THEY WERE CO-FOUNDERS, THEY WERE TEAMMATES AND OPPONENTS ON A NEIGHBOURHOOD BASKETBALL COURT. HUNDREDS OF PICK-UP GAMES. THEY LEARNED EACH OTHER'S STRENGTHS ON THE COURT AND SHARPENED EACH OTHER'S WEAKNESSES OFF IT. UNTIL ONE EVENING, WHEN DEEPAK'S MIND WAS NOT IN THE GAME. STEVE ASKED WHY. DEEPAK LAID OUT HIS FRUSTRATION - AN INDUSTRY COMMODITISING TRUST, AND NO WAY TO CHANGE IT ALONE. STEVE SAID, "LET'S BUILD SOMETHING AND FIX IT TOGETHER." THE DECISION TOOK SECONDS. IF THEY COULD TRUST EACH OTHER TO TAKE THE GAMEWINNING SHOT, THEY COULD TRUST EACH OTHER TO BUILD A COMPANY. THAT TRUST HAS NOT WAVERED - THROUGH EVERY HARD LESSON, EVERY WRONG TURN, AND EVERY BREAKTHROUGH THAT FOLLOWED. THEY BUILT REACH GRC THE ONLY WAY THEY KNOW HOW: TOGETHER, HONESTLY, AND NEVER CUTTING CORNERS.
Lean by design.Uncompromising by choice.
We operate on a quality model, not a volume model. Our capacity is limited by design - because we will not dilute our approach for the sake of growth. Every engagement receives the same depth, the same commitment, the same standard.
Our team is lean but dedicated. Diverse in expertise, united by integrity. We constantly learn - from every engagement, from industry experts, assessors, and consultants across multiple fields.
When we hire, we look for mindset first. Because skill can always be taught. Integrity needs to be lived.
The people whoshaped our thinking.The minds we trust.
Every conviction Reach GRC holds today traces back to a conversation, a lesson, or a moment of guidance from someone who had walked the path before us.
These are the industry leaders whose mentorship shaped our foundations - experts across ISO certification, AI management systems, vulnerability assessment, and data privacy. Their influence runs through everything we do: the rigour we bring, the questions we refuse to skip, the standards we will not bend on.
We would not be who we are without them. It is that simple.
DEEPAK SHANKARAPPA
Finance - Cyber Security
They build the frameworks your business runs on. From information security and privacy to quality, safety, and business continuity.
STEVE N SAN
Finance - Cyber Security
They build the frameworks your business runs on. From information security and privacy to quality, safety, and business continuity.
DEEPAK SHANKARAPPA
Finance - Cyber Security
They build the frameworks your business runs on. From information security and privacy to quality, safety, and business continuity.
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We develop specialists into NextGen GRC Experts within an environment built on dignity, honesty, and professionalism. We back that with deep alliances across regulators, cybersecurity professionals, and industry networks - and a team defined by the relentless development of its expertise.