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Jim Rutt

Investor

Advisor at GTM Capital

New York, New York

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Jim Rutt serves as Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer at The Dana Foundation. He holds multiple information security and technology certifications including CISSP, CISM, CISA, and CCSK, and has experience in IT strategy, infrastructure implementation, and advisory roles including board positions and startup mentoring.

Experience

  1. The Dana FoundationCIO/CISOcurrent2016 — presentNew York, NY
  2. The Dana FoundationChief Technology Officer2015 — 2016New York, NY
  3. The Dana FoundationDirector of IT2010 — 2015New York, NY
  4. SecureXStrategic Advisorcurrent2025 — present
  5. Merlin VenturesAdvisory Board Membercurrent2023 — present
  6. Squared Circle VenturesInvestor/LPcurrent2025 — present
  7. GTM CapitalAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
  8. VigiTrustAdvisory Board Membercurrent2022 — present
  9. 645 VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2021 — present
  10. PolymerHQ DLPAdvisorcurrent2021 — present
  11. OortAdvisorcurrent2020 — present
  12. Ithaca CollegeCybersecurity Advisory Board Membercurrent2020 — present
  13. Glilot Capital PartnersMember Of The Board Of Advisorscurrent2019 — present
  14. Vation VenturesInnovation Advisory Council Membercurrent2019 — present
  15. StrikeReadyAdvisor/Investorcurrent2019 — present
  16. AppsulateAdvisorcurrent2019 — present
  17. ShieldX NetworksAdvisorcurrent2019 — present
  18. ArmorbloxAdvisorcurrent2019 — present
  19. Baffle, Inc.Advisorcurrent2018 — present
  20. WireX SystemsAdvisorcurrent2018 — present
  21. Pixm, Inc.Advisor/Investorcurrent2018 — present
  22. GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group)Council Member (Information Technology)current2015 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  23. Work-BenchMentor/Investorcurrent2016 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  24. Cloud Security AllianceVice President Operations, Board of Directorscurrent2018 — presentNY Metro Chapter
  25. CyberhavenAdvisor2018 — 2025
  26. AxoniusAdvisor/Investor2018 — 2025
  27. ApolytaAdvisor2022 — 2023
  28. LightspinAdvisor/Investor2020 — 2023
  29. BWG Strategy LLCAdvisory Board Member2013 — 2023New York, NY
  30. Tala - Protecting Enterprise Websites against Form-Jacking, Magecart and Third-Party Web AttacksAdvisor2019 — 2022
  31. Minerva LabsAdvisor2018 — 2021
  32. EC-CouncilAdvisory Board Member, C|CISO Advisory Board2019 — 2021
  33. Perception PointAdvisor2018 — 2020
  34. Cybersecurity CollaborativeAdvisory Board Member2019 — 2020
  35. Technology Affinity GroupPresident Of The Board Of Directors2018 — 2019
  36. Technology Affinity GroupVice President, Board Of Directors2014 — 2017
  37. QualCare Alliance Networks Inc.Assistant Vice President, MIS2007 — 2009Piscataway, NJ
  38. EmblemHealthDirector, Client Server Operations2004 — 2007New York, NY
  39. SanofiManager, Client Implementation2003 — 2004Bridgewater, NJ
  40. EmblemHealthAssistant Director, Client Server Group2001 — 2003New York, NY

Skills & more

Enterprise Software69SaaS18Servers12Strategy99Strategic Planning16Management74Leadership74Team Leadership15Team Management9IT Strategy99Integration99Disaster Recovery99
+12 moreBusiness IntelligenceCloud ComputingData CenterProgram ManagementInformation TechnologyVendor ManagementProject ManagementOutsourcingConsultingIT OperationsTelecommunicationsBusiness Process

Languages English

  • Boardroom Certified Qualified Technology Expert (QTE) — Digital Directors Network
  • CDPSE — ISACA
  • Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) — ISC2
  • Certified Authorization Professional (CAP) — ISC2
  • HCISPP — ISC2
  • CISSP-ISSMP — ISC2
  • CISSP-ISSAP — ISC2
  • CSSLP — ISC2
  • CCSP — ISC2
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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Colleagues at GTM Capital

Ajeet Singh
Co-founder, Nutanix (IPO), Thoughtspot at GTM Capital
Amir Hermelin
Advisor at GTM Capital
Deepak Kaul
Advisor at GTM Capital
Joe Brown
Advisor at GTM Capital
Karim Lakhani
Harvard Business School, Leading Crowdsourcing Expert at GTM Capital
Mark Leslie
Founder & Ex CEO, Veritas at GTM Capital
Michael Bernstein
Stanford University, Human Computer Interaction Expert at GTM Capital
Olga Eippert
Operations Lead at GTM Capital

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Amir Hermelin
Advisor at GTM Capital
Dave Czeszewski
Investor at GTM Capital
Deepak Kaul
Advisor at GTM Capital
Geeta Pyne
Investor at GTM Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jim Rutt?
Jim Rutt serves as Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer at The Dana Foundation. He holds multiple information security and technology certifications including CISSP, CISM, CISA, and CCSK, and has experience in IT strategy, infrastructure implementation, and advisory roles including board positions and startup mentoring.
Where does Jim Rutt work?
Jim Rutt is Advisor at GTM Capital.
What check size does Jim Rutt write?
Jim Rutt typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Jim Rutt go to school?
Jim Rutt studied at Stetson University (BBA, Accounting and Business/Management).

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