About
Jeff Capone is a technology executive and entrepreneur with over two decades of leadership experience across cybersecurity, Zero Trust data protection, and cloud/SaaS platforms. He most recently served as Vice President of Data Protection at CrowdStrike, and previously co-founded and led SecureCircle, a Data Access Governance and Zero-Trust DLP company acquired by CrowdStrike. He was earlier CTO of NETGEAR, founded Leaf Networks and Aligo, and holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University and a B.S. from the University of Vermont.
Invests in
Cloud ComputingCybersecuritySaaS
Experience
- Premji InvestCXO Board Membercurrent2026 — presentMenlo Park, CA
- CrowdStrikeVP, Data Protection2022 — 2025Santa Clara, California, United States
- SecureCircle® (acquired by CrowdStrike)CEO, Founder2016 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- NETGEARCTO2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- NETGEARVP, Network Storage2010 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- Leaf Networks, LLC (acquired by NETGEAR)CEO, Founder2004 — 2010Phoenix, Arizona Area
- Aligo, Inc. (acquired by Corrigo)CTO, Founder1999 — 2004San Francisco Bay Area
- Arizona State UniversityProfessor1997 — 2000Tempe, AZ
Education
- Northeastern UniversityPhD, Electrical Engineering
- University of VermontBS, Electrical Engineering
Skills & more
Mobile6Wireless21Engineering6Cloud Computing44SaaS12Mobile Devices30Product Management50Start-ups46Enterprise Software42Product Development27Software Development38IP19
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Mobile ApplicationsStrategyBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsFirewallsEntrepreneurshipCross-functional Team LeadershipVirtualizationManagementLeadershipLinuxEmbedded SystemsFrom Jeff's professional profile.
Colleagues at Premji Invest
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jeff Capone?
- Jeff Capone is a technology executive and entrepreneur with over two decades of leadership experience across cybersecurity, Zero Trust data protection, and cloud/SaaS platforms. He most recently served as Vice President of Data Protection at CrowdStrike, and previously co-founded and led SecureCircle, a Data Access Governance and Zero-Trust DLP company acquired by CrowdStrike. He was earlier CTO of NETGEAR, founded Leaf Networks and Aligo, and holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University and a B.S. from the University of Vermont.
- Where does Jeff Capone work?
- Jeff Capone is at Premji Invest.
- What does Jeff Capone invest in?
- Jeff Capone invests in Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, SaaS.
- Where did Jeff Capone go to school?
- Jeff Capone studied at Northeastern University (PhD, Electrical Engineering); University of Vermont (BS, Electrical Engineering).
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Also attended Northeastern University259
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Also attended University of Vermont53
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Shared employers
Also worked at CrowdStrike14
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Also worked at Arizona State University30
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