Where does Chris Young work?

Chris Young is CEO Partner at Ardent Venture.

Where did Chris Young go to school?

Chris Young studied at Harvard Business School; Princeton University.

Chris Young

Investor

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Chris Young co-founded Cyveillance and held senior leadership roles at AOL, RSA, VMware, and Cisco. He served as CEO of McAfee, leading its 2017 spin-out from Intel, and later joined Microsoft in 2020 as Executive Vice President of Business Development, Strategy, and Ventures, where he oversaw strategic partnerships and Microsoft's corporate venture fund M12. He holds an A.B. from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Experience

Vertex Inc.President and CEOcurrent2025 — present
American ExpressMember Board Of Directorscurrent2018 — present
QualcommMember Board of Directors2025 — 2026
MicrosoftExecutive Vice President, Business Development, Strategy and Ventures2020 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
Snap Inc.Member Board Of Directors2016 — 2020
McAfeeCEO2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
Intel CorporationSVP & GM Intel Security Group (McAfee)2014 — 2017Santa Clara, CA
Rapid7Board Director2011 — 2016
CiscoSVP, Security & Government Group2011 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
VMwareSVP & GM End User Computing2010 — 2011
RSA, The Security Division of EMCSVP, RSA Products2004 — 2010
AOLVice President, Safety & Security Premium Services2003 — 2004
CyveillancePresident, COO & Co-founder1997 — 2000
Princeton UniversityAlumni Trustee1994 — 1998

Skills & more

Management84Leadership99Strategy31Product Development37Professional Services9Go-to-market Strategy44Cloud Computing58Strategic Partnerships43Virtualization13Start-ups15Product Marketing10Security95

+9 more

Business StrategySolution SellingProduct ManagementInformation SecurityCross-functional Team LeadershipSoftware DevelopmentMergers & AcquisitionsSaaSEnterprise Software

From Chris's professional profile.

Colleagues at Ardent Venture

Alexis Echano

Investor at Ardent Venture

Alfred Johnson

CEO Partner at Ardent Venture

Dan Preiss

Partner at Ardent Venture

Dave Wright

CEO Partner at Ardent Venture

Felipe Mejia

Investor / Principal at Ardent Venture

Haroon Mokhtarzada

CEO Partner at Ardent Venture

Jon Hallett

CEO Partner at Ardent Venture

Mike Shehan

CEO Partner at Ardent Venture

Frequently asked questions

Who is Chris Young?: Chris Young co-founded Cyveillance and held senior leadership roles at AOL, RSA, VMware, and Cisco. He served as CEO of McAfee, leading its 2017 spin-out from Intel, and later joined Microsoft in 2020 as Executive Vice President of Business Development, Strategy, and Ventures, where he oversaw strategic partnerships and Microsoft's corporate venture fund M12. He holds an A.B. from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Where does Chris Young work?: Chris Young is CEO Partner at Ardent Venture.
What does Chris Young invest in?: Chris Young invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software.
Where did Chris Young go to school?: Chris Young studied at Harvard Business School; Princeton University.