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Jeff Williams

Founder

Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer at Contrast Security

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

FoundedContrast Security

About

Jeff Williams is the founder and CTO of Contrast Security, which he established in 2014 to provide automated application security using dynamic binary instrumentation to identify and block vulnerabilities. He previously founded Aspect Security, an application security consulting firm launched in 2002 and acquired by EY in 2017, and created OWASP in 2001, serving as its Global Chair for nine years and leading open-source projects including the OWASP Top Ten, WebGoat, ESAPI, and ASVS. Earlier in his career, he built high assurance systems for the Navy, taught the INFOSEC curriculum at the NSA, and chaired the Author Group for the SSE-CMM (now ISO 21827).

Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer at Contrast Security

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Contrast Security's investors · 8

Atlantic Vantage PointParis · $1M – $150M checksBattery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checksFounders Circle CapitalSan FranciscoIn-Q-TelTysons · $100K – $2.5M checksKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checksM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M checksU.S. Air Forcesince 2020Warburg PincusNew York

Experience

  1. Contrast SecurityFounder and CTOcurrent2014 — presentColumbia, Maryland
  2. Aspect SecurityFounder and CEO2002 — 2014United States
  3. OWASPGlobal OWASP Chair (Volunteer)2001 — 2011Everywhere
  4. Exodus CommunicationsDirector, Global Security Practice1999 — 2002
  5. Arca SystemsPrincipal Security Engineer1992 — 1999Columbia, Maryland
  6. TRW Defense & Space Systems GroupHuman Factors Engineer1989 — 1992Merrifield, Virginia
  7. MITREHuman Factors Engineer1988Tysons Corner, Virginia

Skills & more

Java50Enterprise Software28Open Source21Application Security99Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)83Penetration Testing99Security99Information Security Management99Information Security99Vulnerability Assessment99Network Security85Cloud Computing53
+12 morePCI DSSSoftware DevelopmentSecurity AuditsSDLCFirewallsCISSPComputer ForensicsBusiness ContinuityInformation TechnologyIdentity ManagementEnterprise ArchitectureContrast Application Detection & Response (ADR)

Languages English · Java and *many* other programming languages

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jeff Williams?
Jeff Williams is the founder and CTO of Contrast Security, which he established in 2014 to provide automated application security using dynamic binary instrumentation to identify and block vulnerabilities. He previously founded Aspect Security, an application security consulting firm launched in 2002 and acquired by EY in 2017, and created OWASP in 2001, serving as its Global Chair for nine years and leading open-source projects including the OWASP Top Ten, WebGoat, ESAPI, and ASVS. Earlier in his career, he built high assurance systems for the Navy, taught the INFOSEC curriculum at the NSA, and chaired the Author Group for the SSE-CMM (now ISO 21827).
Where does Jeff Williams work?
Jeff Williams is Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer of Contrast Security.
What companies did Jeff Williams found?
Jeff Williams founded Contrast Security.
Where did Jeff Williams go to school?
Jeff Williams studied at Georgetown Law (JD cum laude, Intellectual Property and Cyberlaw); George Mason University (MA, Human Factors); University of Virginia (BA, Psychology and Computer Science).

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Also attended George Mason University55

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Shared employers

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Miloni Madan PreslerInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Dan Nguyen-HuuPartner at Decibel PartnersDharmesh ThakkerGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesSamir KumarGeneral Partner at Touring CapitalJohn "JJ" JackVenture Partner at Shield Capital

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Also worked at OWASP6

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Also worked at Exodus Communications5

Tim ReyndersVenture Advisor at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcB.V. JagadeeshVenture Partner at Inventus Capital PartnersJames ThomasonPartner at Next Wave PartnersDeanne SaundersReceptionist & Office Manager at Playfair CapitalJeff CavinsFounder at Outdoorsy