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Erik Gustavson

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VP, Product & Engineering, Continuous Identity at CrowdStrike · Co-founder & CTO at SGNL

Palo Alto, California, United States

FoundedSGNL

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Marc AverittunlockedErik: together at CrowdStrike (2026)
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×8Erik: together at Colby College

About

Erik Gustavson serves as VP of Product & Engineering for Continuous Identity at CrowdStrike. He previously co-founded and served as CTO of Bitium, an identity and access management company acquired by Google, where he led engineering teams within Google Workspace focused on security and cloud directory services. Gustavson holds a B.A. in physics from Colby College and participates in industry standards work as co-chair of the OpenID FastFed working group and member of the SCIM working group.

Co-founder & CTO at SGNL

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SGNL's investors · 7

Aviso VenturesSeattleBrightmindAustinCisco InvestmentsSan Jose · since 2025Costanoa VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $8M checks · since 2025FikaCulver City · $1M – $10M checksMoonshots CapitalAustin · $5K – $2.5M checksResolute VenturesSan Francisco · $1M checks

Co-founders at SGNL

SKScott Kriz
Scott KrizCo-founder & CEO/CPO

Experience

  1. CrowdStrikeVP, Product & Engineering, Continuous Identitycurrent2026 — presentPalo Alto, CA
  2. Forbes Technology CouncilOfficial Membercurrent2016 — present
  3. SGNLCo-Founder / CPO2021 — 2026Palo Alto, CA
  4. GoogleEngineering Manager2017 — 2021Sunnyvale, California
  5. Bitium (acquired by Google)CTO / co-founder2011 — 2017Santa Monica
  6. SOA SoftwareConsultant2011 — 2012Los Angeles
  7. Fastpoint GamesVP of Technology2008 — 2011Los Angeles, CA
  8. ProElite, Inc.VP of Technology2006 — 2008Los Angeles, CA
  9. Three Point Software, Inc.Managing Partner2003 — 2007Los Angeles, CA
  10. Meritage TechnologiesChief Architect2001 — 2003Washington D.C. Metro Area
  11. Bandini Ventures, Inc.Partner2000 — 2001
  12. US InteractiveTechnical Director1998 — 2000Los Angeles, New York and Hong Kong
  13. Digital Evolution, Inc.Technical Director1997 — 1998
  14. The RecyclerLead Web Developer1996 — 1997

Skills & more

Java11Ruby26Ruby on Rails39JavaScript20HTML3SQL9MySQL14SQL ServerOracleLinux11Mac OS XAJAX3
+12 moreOpen Source SoftwareGitSubversionAdvanced CSSPostgreSQLjQueryPrototypeEclipseCucumberAgileTechnical ManagementOffshore Software Development

Languages English

From Erik's professional profile.

Colleagues at CrowdStrike

Bruno Ostarcevic
Venture Partner at Redbud VC
Ching-Yu Hu
Partner at Next47
Daniel Bernard
Craft Advisory Board at Craft Ventures
Suresh Batchu
Founder at MobileIron

Frequently asked questions

Who is Erik Gustavson?
Erik Gustavson serves as VP of Product & Engineering for Continuous Identity at CrowdStrike. He previously co-founded and served as CTO of Bitium, an identity and access management company acquired by Google, where he led engineering teams within Google Workspace focused on security and cloud directory services. Gustavson holds a B.A. in physics from Colby College and participates in industry standards work as co-chair of the OpenID FastFed working group and member of the SCIM working group.
Where does Erik Gustavson work?
Erik Gustavson is Co-founder & CTO of SGNL and VP, Product & Engineering, Continuous Identity at CrowdStrike.
What companies did Erik Gustavson found?
Erik Gustavson founded SGNL.
Where did Erik Gustavson go to school?
Erik Gustavson studied at Colby College (BA, Physics).

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Colby College mafia21

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CrowdStrike mafia10

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Suresh BatchuVP Strategy - Browser SecurityFounded Mobile Iron +1George KurtzPresident / CEO & FounderFounded CrowdstrikeSakshi NagSoftware Engineer (Data)Founded RayniDamien LewkeSolutions ArchitectFounded NebulockDaniel MorganBusiness Development Representative InternFounded ACCELR8Pedro CastilloGeneral ManagerFounded Devo

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Same school

Also attended Colby College113

Katie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesJoel CutlerFounder, mentor and venture capital investor who backs consumer, travel, and fintech entrepreneursGraham BrownManaging Partner at Lerer HippeauClay RowlandInvestment Associate at Mission BiocapitalBen HartheimerSenior Associate, Portfolio Operations at Northpond VenturesGretchen McCareyChief Financial Officer at Castle Island Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at SGNL6

Andrew PetersonFounder, Signal Sciences at Decibel PartnersGreg SandsFounder and Managing Partner at Costanoa VenturesCraig CummingsCo-Founder and General Partner at Moonshots CapitalTayler SipperlyVenture Partner at BrightmindChing-Yu HuPartner at Next47Prasad ParthasarathiSenior Director at Cisco Investments

Also worked at Google2,000

Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGArash FerdowsiCo-founder of Dropbox

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Also worked at SOA Software3

Ivan NikkhooFounder of Navigate Ventures, an early-growth stage B2B SaaS venture firmVenkat PillayExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter at CloudFrameAlex LazarExecutive Officer, Director at Nurocor

Also worked at Digital Evolution, Inc.2

Eric ShoupFounder at PeerspaceDavid BlauerExecutive Officer, Director at 40grid