Ashish Popli

Experience

1. DefendermateFounder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
2. DeFUD PodcastHostcurrent2024 — presentGreater Seattle Area
3. RiskEyeQueFounder & CEOcurrent2022 — presentGreater Seattle Area
4. SpotnanaVP, Security & Corp Eng2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
5. UiPathFounding CISO2018 — 2022Greater Seattle Area
6. GoogleProduct Trust and Safety Engineering Group Leader2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
7. 2KHead of Product & Information Security2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
8. MicrosoftDirector, Information Security & Risk Management2006 — 2015Greater Seattle Area
9. Various CompaniesSenior Security Engineer2001 — 2006

Education

1. Carnegie Mellon UniversityCISO Executive Education and Certification Program, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance2015 — 2016
2. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessProduct Management2018
3. Stony Brook UniversityM.S., Computer Science2001 — 2002

Skills & more

• Chief Information Security Officer (CiSO) — Carnegie Mellon University
• CISM
• CISSP

From Ashish's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Carnegie Mellon University209

JSJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesABAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalTTejAdvisor at Clear VenturesOEOren EtzioniVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupDHDiana HuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorVLVlad LoktevInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business489

MFMark FiorentinoInvestor at Index VenturesRMRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)YNYibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalZTZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHHariFellow at Clear VenturesDDennisDirector of Trading at Pantera Capital

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Also attended Stony Brook University38

MSMojca SkoberneEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)ABAlex BardManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesKAKonstantinos AprilakisPartner at Deerfield Management CompanyDWDavid WhittakerVenture Partner at Elm Street VenturesJSJeffrey SachsAdvisor at Windham Capital PartnersSCScarlett ChenManaging Partner at Verge HealthTech Fund

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Shared employers

Also worked at Defendermate4

DLDan LupuInvestor at Earlybird Venture CapitalNENicolas El BazeSenior Advisor at Partech VenturesSASidra Ahmed LefortVenture Partner at Rain CapitalAPAditya PendyalaMentor at Amiral Ventures

Also worked at DeFUD Podcast1

CXChang XuPartner at Basis Set Ventures

Also worked at Google942

RCRon ConwayFounder of SV AngelBSBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJLJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTTTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHWHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewASAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at Felicis

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Also worked at 2K2

NWNathaniel WattenmakerInvestor at Makers FundSRStanley RaoAngel at Winning Together Fund