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Adam

Investor

Advisor at Clear Ventures

San Francisco, California, United States

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561 people in our graph share verified history with Adam — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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About

Information Security veteran with 20+ years of experience, currently serving as Deputy CISO at Stripe. Holds PhD in information security.

Experience

  1. StripeDeputy CISOcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. StripeInterim CISO2021 — 2022
  3. StripeStaff Engineer - Security2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  4. CiscoPrincipal Engineer, Content Security2017 — 2020
  5. CiscoPrincipal Engineer, Advanced Malware Protection2013 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  6. SourceDNABoard Member2012 — 2016
  7. SourcefireChief Architect - Cloud Technology Group2011 — 2013Columbia, Maryland, United States
  8. ImmunetCo-Founder and Director, Cloud Engineering2009 — 2011
  9. Cloudmark, IncDirector, Emerging Technologies2007 — 2009
  10. Cloudmark, IncSenior Research Scientist2005 — 2007
  11. The Logan GroupResearch Scientist2002 — 2005
  12. GuardentResearch Scientist2000 — 2001
  13. Lucent TechnologiesMember of Technical Staff1997 — 1999

Skills & more

Antivirus17Security81Cloud Security27Network Security99Cloud Computing65Reverse Engineering20Application Security6Information Security33Computer Security72

From Adam's professional profile.

Colleagues at Clear Ventures

Ali Khan
Advisor at Clear Ventures
Amy Rubenstein
Executive Officer at Clear Ventures
Andrew
Advisor at Clear Ventures
Anthony A.
Fellow at Clear Ventures
Arhaan A.
Deeptech Fellow at Clear Ventures
Aryan Gulati
Fellow at Clear Ventures
Atharva Kulkarni
Fellow at Clear Ventures
Aysha
Advisor at Clear Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Adam?
Information Security veteran with 20+ years of experience, currently serving as Deputy CISO at Stripe. Holds PhD in information security.
Where does Adam work?
Adam is Advisor at Clear Ventures.
Where did Adam go to school?
Adam studied at Drexel University (PhD, Electrical Engineering); Drexel University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical and Electronics Engineering); Central High School.

Same school

Also attended Drexel University118

Jesse MiddletonGeneral Partner at Flybridge Capital PartnersNabil UllahAssociate at Osage University PartnersVictoria LewisVenture Professional at Medical Excellence CapitalEliza DragomirSenior Analyst at SKY VCMarcie ReillyChief Growth Officer at The Innovation SpacePaul MelchiorreOperating Partner at Stripes

+ 112 more

Also attended Central High School4

Richard GrecoVenture Partner at IronGate Capital AdvisorsZach MagdovitzCo-Founder at Lorimer VenturesHong ChoingLimited Partner, Stage 2 Capital Catalyst at Stage 2 CapitalThomas KawalarPrincipal at Silver Lake Partners

Shared employers

Also worked at Stripe239

Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalPatrick CollisonCo-founder & CEO of StripeJohn CollisonCo-founder & President of StripeGreg BrockmanCo-founder & President of OpenAI

+ 233 more

Also worked at Cisco570

Peter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkCyan BanisterCo-founder & General Partner at Long Journey VenturesHowardAdvisor at Clear VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at NorthzoneClay RobbinsForward Deployed Partner at Slow VenturesKarthik ChakkarapaniInvestor at Foundation Capital

+ 564 more

Also worked at Sourcefire6

Mark FernandesManaging Partner at Sierra VenturesTim GuleriInvestor at Sierra VenturesKendall BardenFund Accountant at Sierra VenturesMichele PerryOperating Partner at Elsewhere PartnersMike GordonManaging Director at Meritech Capital PartnersAlfred HugerCPO · Cofounder at Command Zero

Also worked at Cloudmark, Inc2

Martin TobiasFounder at Incisive VenturesIan PerryVenture Partner at Octopus Ventures