David Fairman
InvestorVenture Partner at SixThirty Ventures
Brisbane, Australia
Writes $100K β $5M checks Β· typically $1.5M
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722 people in our graph share verified history with David β schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Danny GilliganunlockedDavid: together at Telecom New Zealand (2005)
Γ2David: together at Netskope
David: together at Dimension Data
Γ3David: together at New York University
About
APAC CSO for Netskope with prior security leadership roles at NAB, Royal Bank of Canada, JP Morgan Chase and Royal Bank of Scotland.
Experience
- NetskopeChief Information Officer & Chief Security Officer - APACcurrent2022 β presentAustralia
- NetskopeChief Security Officer - APAC2020 β 2022
- SixThirtyPartner & CISO-in-residencecurrent2020 β present
- CitoPlusNon Executive Directorcurrent2024 β present
- BugcrowdBoard Advisorcurrent2023 β present
- Terkus Pty LtdFounder & Directorcurrent2020 β presentMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Cyber Club LondonMember & Investorcurrent2021 β present
- DevoSpecial Advisorcurrent2021 β present
- ParaFlareNon Executive Director2022 β 2024
- Deakin UniversityAdjunct Professor2019 β 2023Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Cyber Mentor FundVenture Partner2020 β 2023
- Glilot Capital PartnersAdvisory Board Member2020 β 2022Israel
- ClearSkyAdvisory Board Member2019 β 2022
- Istari GlobalAdvisor2020 β 2021
- Cyberstarts - The Founders Powered VCAdvisory Board Member2019 β 2021
- Digital ShadowsBoard of Directors Advisor2019 β 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- National Australia BankChief Security Officer2018 β 2020Greater Melbourne Area
- Australian Financial Crimes ExchangeChair of the Board Of Directors2018 β 2020Greater Melbourne Area
- New York UniversityAdjunct Professor2018 β 2019Brooklyn, New York
- University of TorontoAdjunct Professor2017 β 2019Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- RBCChief Information Security Officer2015 β 2018New York
- Security Advisor AllianceFounding Governing Board Member & VP Board of Directors2014 β 2018Greater St. Louis Area
- Canadian Cyber Threat Exchange (CCTX)Founder and Member of the Board of Directors2017 β 2018Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.Managing Director2011 β 2014Greater New York City Area
- Royal Bank of Scotland GroupChief Information Security Officer, RBS Americas2009 β 2011
- Royal Bank of Scotland GroupHead of Information Security, EMEA2009
- Royal Bank of Scotland Global Banking and MarketsHead of Information Security, EMEA2008 β 2009
- Royal Bank of Scotland Global Banking and MarketsHead of Security Architecture2007 β 2008
- Tercus Solutions LtdDirector2005 β 2008
- BAAManaging Technical Architect2006 β 2007
- Telecom New ZealandSenior Security Architect2005
- Dimension DataSenior Security Consultant2003 β 2005
- Duke Energy InternationalSenior Network Engineer2001 β 2003
- MincomData Communications Engineer2001
- MincomTechnical Team Leader - NT Group1999 β 2001
Skills & more
ISO 2700175Operational Risk Management44Program Management46Information Security99CISM23Financial Risk27Business Analysis12Networking12Application Security9Information Security Management99Business Continuity50CISSP31
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PCI DSSVulnerability AssessmentDisaster RecoveryIncident ManagementGovernanceSecurityEnterprise Risk ManagementNetwork SecuritySolution Architecture- Introduction to Model Context Protocol β Anthropic
- Certificate of completion: Introduction to Claude Cowork β Anthropic
- Certificate of completion: Introduction to Claude Cowork β Anthropic
- Certificate of completion: Introduction to agent skills β Anthropic
- Claude Code in Action β Anthropic
- Building with the Claude API β Anthropic
- Artificial Intelligence for Business β Wharton Online
From David's professional profile.
Colleagues at SixThirty Ventures
Andrew Wegrzyn
Principal at SixThirty Ventures
Atul Kamra
Managing Partner at SixThirty Ventures
Brian Matthews
General Partner at SixThirty Ventures
Chandresh Iyer
General Partner at SixThirty Ventures
David Hopkins
Venture Partner at SixThirty Ventures
Doug Wilber
Operating Partner at SixThirty Ventures
Dustin Wilcox
Venture Partner at SixThirty Ventures
Evan Thorpe
Principal, Asia Pacific at SixThirty Ventures
Network9
Dalton CaldwellScout
Co-founder of Standard Capital; Partner Emeritus at Y Combinator
Mark AndersonScout
Venture Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Mickey BoodaeiScout
Partner at Picture Capital
Rakesh K. LoonkarScout
Angel
Andrew Wegrzyn
Principal at SixThirty Ventures
Atul Kamra
Managing Partner at SixThirty Ventures
Brian Sack
Partner at TLV Partners
Chandresh Iyer
General Partner at SixThirty Ventures
Dustin Wilcox
Venture Partner at SixThirty Ventures
Investors connected to David in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Fairman?
- APAC CSO for Netskope with prior security leadership roles at NAB, Royal Bank of Canada, JP Morgan Chase and Royal Bank of Scotland.
- Where does David Fairman work?
- David Fairman is Venture Partner at SixThirty Ventures.
- What check size does David Fairman write?
- David Fairman typically writes checks of $100K β $5M.
- Where did David Fairman go to school?
- David Fairman studied at University of Southern Queensland (MBA); University of Southern Queensland (MPM, Project Management); QUT (Queensland University of Technology) (Bachelor of Information Technology, Software Engineering / Data Communications).
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Also attended University of Southern Queensland11
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Also attended QUT (Queensland University of Technology)112
Esther GilmoreGlobal Head of the Client Team at Generation Investment ManagementDon MeijEntrepreneur in Residence at StripesSam EdenInvestor at Square Peg CapitalAndrew PoesastePartner at RampersandFredrik BergenlidPartner at Fly VenturesReuben BramaInvestor at IDEO CoLab Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Devo8
Bob GoodmanPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersArnaud de ScorbiacPartner at IsaiOyefunke FayoyinChief Information Security Officer at DevoTom PucciarellaChief Customer Officer at DevoKumar SaurabhFounder at AirMDRPedro CastilloDirector and Co-CEO at Devo
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Also worked at Deakin University10
Sam KroonenburgVenture Partner at AirTree VenturesAndrew LaiManaging Director - Boab AI at ArtesianFelix HongVP Engineering at Botrista Technology, Former Engineering Site Lead at Google Nest at Taiwan Global AngelsSoraya BornazTechnology Specialist at Underground VenturesMichelle XuSenior Partnerships and Ecosystem Manager at Swinburne Innovation StudioPaul HealeyDirector at Boston Multi Family Office
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Also worked at JPMorgan Chase & Co.643
EricAdvisor at Clear VenturesTodd KleinManaging Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionNick ZurickTalent Lead at Pantera CapitalDavid CarterPartner, Engineering Excellence at Sapphire VenturesKeith RobinsonSenior Advisor at OxxLeo LuInvestor at Foundation Capital
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