Jim Routh
InvestorAdvisor & Investor at Syn Ventures Seed Management Llc · Investor at Security Leadership Capital · Board Advisor at Cyberstarts · Investor at Ballistic Ventures
Naples, Florida, United States
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About
Jim Routh serves as Chief Trust Officer at Saviynt and holds advisory and board positions with multiple cybersecurity companies. He has held senior security leadership roles including Chief Security Officer and Chief Information Security Officer at global enterprises, and teaches cybersecurity at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Routh mentors cyber professionals and CISOs, and provides executive education on cyber resilience and AI risk management.
Experience
- SaviyntBoard Advisorcurrent2022 — present
- SaviyntChief Trust Officercurrent2023 — presentUnited States
- PindropMember of the Board of Advisorscurrent2025 — present
- Cranium AIAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
- ICIT (Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology)ICIT Fellowcurrent2021 — presentNaples, Florida, United States
- EntAdvisorcurrent2026 — present
- Capsule SecurityAdvisorcurrent2026 — present
- RekenAdvisorcurrent2026 — present
- Data Theorem, Inc.Advisory Board Membercurrent2021 — presentNaples, Florida, United States
- Security Leadership CapitalCyber Advisory Boardcurrent2021 — present
- Cyberstarts - The Founders Powered VCBoard Advisorcurrent2018 — presentGreater Boston Area
- Legit SecurityAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
- PanaseerAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
- CodezeroAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
- VanishingIDAdvisorcurrent2024 — present
- SYN VenturesAdvisor & Investorcurrent2021 — presentNaples, Florida, United States
- GuruculAdvisory Board Membercurrent2018 — presentGreater Boston Area
- Rain CapitalAdvisory Boardcurrent2018 — presentGreater Boston Area
- Armis SecurityMember Of The Board Of Advisorscurrent2018 — presentGreater Boston Area
- Virsec SystemsChief Security Advisor2021 — 2026Naples, FL
- NetskopeAdvisory Board Member2022 — 2025
Skills & more
Board Advisory ServicesBusiness AdvisingExecutive AdvisoryBoard Administration12Board Level11Board Search9SecurityRisk ManagementGovernanceApplication Security39IT Risk13Compliance Management9
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Information Security ManagementInformation TechnologyPCI DSSInformation SecurityCISSPEnterprise Risk ManagementBusiness ContinuityRisk Assessment- CSSLP — IC2
- CISM — ISACA
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Colleagues at Syn Ventures Seed Management Llc
Adam Cecil
Chief Operating Officer & Operating Partner at Syn Ventures Seed Management Llc
Alex Tosheff
Venture Partner at Syn Ventures Seed Management Llc
Amal Kothari
Principal at Syn Ventures Seed Management Llc
Art Coviello
Managing Partner at Syn Ventures Seed Management Llc
Dan Burns
IC Chairman for Seed Funds at Syn Ventures Seed Management Llc
Dylan Posner
Senior Associate at Syn Ventures Seed Management Llc
Glenn Chisholm
Operating Partner at Syn Ventures Seed Management Llc
Ibrahim Mozawalla
Associate at Sopris Venture Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jim Routh?
- Jim Routh serves as Chief Trust Officer at Saviynt and holds advisory and board positions with multiple cybersecurity companies. He has held senior security leadership roles including Chief Security Officer and Chief Information Security Officer at global enterprises, and teaches cybersecurity at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Routh mentors cyber professionals and CISOs, and provides executive education on cyber resilience and AI risk management.
- Where does Jim Routh work?
- Jim Routh is Advisor & Investor at Syn Ventures Seed Management Llc.
- Where did Jim Routh go to school?
- Jim Routh studied at Hobart and William Smith Colleges (BA, History); Canterbury School (High School Diploma, History and Philosophy of Science and Technology).
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Also attended Hobart and William Smith Colleges25
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ent3
Also worked at Capsule Security2
Also worked at Codezero6
Also worked at Armis Security12
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