About
Andreas has over 20 years of IT security experience including CISO roles across banking, IT, and media. He currently acts as Field CISO EMEA of Lacework and holds multiple security certifications.
Experience
- Palo Alto NetworksField CSO CEURcurrent2025 — presentZurich, Switzerland
- TX VenturesCybersecurity Advisorcurrent2022 — presentZurich, Switzerland
- GObugfree AGCybersecurity Advisorcurrent2022 — presentZurich, Switzerland
- Climartis AGCybersecurity Advisorcurrent2023 — presentZofingen, Aargau, Switzerland
- 4di2Co-Foundercurrent2019 — presentZurich, Switzerland
- FortinetField CISO EMEA2024 — 2025Zurich, Switzerland
- LaceworkField CISO EMEA (acquired by Fortinet)2022 — 2025Zurich, Switzerland
- TX Group AGGroup CISO2018 — 2022Zurich, Switzerland
- SRG SSRChief Information Security Officer2012 — 2018Zurich, Switzerland
- SRG SSRInterim Chief Information Officer2017 — 2018
- T-Systems SchweizInformation Security Manager2011 — 2012Zurich, Switzerland
- T-SystemsInformation Security Consultant / Information Security Manager2008 — 2011Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
- F-IT GmbHIT Security Consultant2007 — 2008Constance, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- IZB Informatik Zentrum BayernSecurity Officer Mainframe Systems / System Programmer2000 — 2007Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
Cloud Security3DevSecOps1Information Security Management53Information Security Governance8Risk Management38Information Security Standards8Security Audits38Threat & Vulnerability Management2Unix Security1Penetration Testing4Information Security Consultancy2Security Awareness7
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ITIL v3 Foundations CertifiedBusiness Impact AnalysisSicherheitsauditsNetwork SecurityInformation SecurityIT ManagementSecurityITILCisoZero Trust ArchitectureAgile CybersecurityAWS SecurityLanguages English · French · German · Spanish
- Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) — ISACA
- ITIL V3 Foundation
- Certified CISO — EC-Council
- ISO 27001 Lead Auditor — BSI
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) — ISC2
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) — ISACA
From Andreas's professional profile.
Colleagues at TX Ventures
Bettina Hoffet
Legal Expert at TX Ventures
Clarisse Lam
Investment Manager at TX Ventures
Daniel Mönch
Chief Portfolio Officer, Member of the Group Executive Board at TX Ventures
Dr. Ulrich Schmitt
Head of TX Investment Committee; Partner at High-Tech Gründerfonds at TX Ventures
Ewan Jones
Engineering Expert at TX Ventures
Gian Reto à Porta
Founder & CEO at NORM at TX Ventures
Ivan Sharogh Muneton Gil
Growth Marketing Expert at TX Ventures
Jens Schleuniger
Managing Partner at TX Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Andreas Schneider?
- Andreas has over 20 years of IT security experience including CISO roles across banking, IT, and media. He currently acts as Field CISO EMEA of Lacework and holds multiple security certifications.
- Where does Andreas Schneider work?
- Andreas Schneider is Cyber Security Expert at TX Ventures.
Shared employers
Also worked at Fortinet16
John WaleckaCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesDavid HahnCISO Operating Partner at Ballistic VenturesSamarth AhujaCOO at Rising CapitalRob WardCo-Founder and Partner at Meritech Capital PartnersEnzo TerrierAssociate at Move CapitalMikola (Nick) BilogorskiyManaging Partner at Dnipro
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Also worked at Lacework5
Also worked at TX Group AG8
Krzysztof BialkowskiManaging Partner at TX VenturesIvan Sharogh Muneton GilGrowth Marketing Expert at TX VenturesBettina HoffetLegal Expert at TX VenturesMarlene JenningsInvestor Relations at ARCH Emerging Markets PartnersKevin HolmesPartner Head of Aquarian Real Estate Partners at Aquarian HoldingsStephanie CasparPartner, Head of Portfolio & Via Summa at Summa Equity
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Also worked at T-Systems14
Abdulla ElyasAdvisor at RAED VenturesMauricio CatâneoRegional Head - Latin America at Apex GroupVictoire CarousPlatform Partner at Kharis CapitalVaas BhaskarPartner at Elevation CapitalHolger WagnerInvestment Director at EnBW New Ventures GmbHSander VerbruggePartner at Innovation Industries
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