Amjad Afanah
FounderFounder at HoundDog.ai, Inc. · CEO & Co-founder at Hounddog
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedHounddogHoundDog.ai, Inc.
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About
Previously VP of Product at Cyral and a product management leader at Cruise, he also co-founded APIsec and DCHQ and served as VP of Product at HyperGrid. Earlier in his career he held product roles at VMware and Oracle.
Founder at HoundDog.ai, Inc.
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Experience
- HoundDog.aiCEO and Co-Foundercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- CyralVP of Product2022 — 2023
- CruiseProduct Management Leader2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- APIsecCEO and Co-Founder2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- HyperGridVP of Product2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
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Security11Cloud Computing57
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- Who is Amjad Afanah?
- Previously VP of Product at Cyral and a product management leader at Cruise, he also co-founded APIsec and DCHQ and served as VP of Product at HyperGrid. Earlier in his career he held product roles at VMware and Oracle.
- Where does Amjad Afanah work?
- Amjad Afanah is CEO & Co-founder of Hounddog and Co-founder at HoundDog.ai, Inc..
- What companies did Amjad Afanah found?
- Amjad Afanah founded Hounddog, HoundDog.ai, Inc..
- Where did Amjad Afanah go to school?
- Amjad Afanah studied at UCLA Anderson School of Management (MBA); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BSc., Electrical Engineering & Computer Science).
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