Where does Ken Gonzalez work?

Ken Gonzalez is Managing Director at NightDragon.

What does Ken Gonzalez invest in?

Ken Gonzalez invests in Cybersecurity.

What check size does Ken Gonzalez write?

Ken Gonzalez typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.

Where did Ken Gonzalez go to school?

Ken Gonzalez studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, General Management); United States Military Academy at West Point (BS, Civil Engineering).

Ken Gonzalez

Investor

Managing Director at NightDragon

San Francisco, California

Writes $100K – $1M checks · typically $100K

About

Ken Gonzalez has more than 20 years of experience as a senior operating executive, having led strategy and corporate business development at Siebel Systems (Oracle), McAfee, Avast, and FireEye, and has completed over 40 acquisitions, 23 of them in cybersecurity. Before joining NightDragon, he was a Managing Director at ForgePoint Capital. He holds a degree from Harvard Business School and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and served in the U.S. Army as an infantry officer.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

k•••@nightdragon.comreveal

Invests in

Cybersecurity

Experience

NightDragonCo-Founder & Managing Directorcurrent2018 — presentUnited States
YL VenturesAdvisorcurrent2018 — present
ForgePoint CapitalManaging Director2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
FireEyeSenior Vice President, Corporate Development & Global Alliances2013 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
AVAST SoftwareChief Strategy Officer2011 — 2012San Mateo, California
McAfee, IncSenior Vice President, Corporate Development2006 — 2011
Siebel SystemsVice President, Corporate Development1998 — 2006
Siebel SystemsVice President, Corporate Marketing2002
US ArmyCaptain, Infantry1991 — 1996

Skills & more

Strategy96Management6Leadership4Business Alliances41Start-ups25Business Development60Acquisition Integration17Corporate Development12Program Management14Strategic Partnerships34Go-to-market Strategy9Marketing14

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Contract NegotiationCloud ComputingMergers & AcquisitionsSecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Languages English

From Ken's professional profile.

Colleagues at NightDragon

Alec Kiang

Senior Associate at NightDragon

Amy De Salvatore

Senior Partner, Business Development at NightDragon

Audrey Laginess

Senior Associate, Business Development and Platform at NightDragon

Barbara Massa

Advisor at NightDragon

Courtney Dombek

Head of Investor Relations and Capital Formation at NightDragon

Dave DeWalt

Founder, Managing Director, CEO at NightDragon

Dorin Baniel

Partner, Israel at NightDragon

General Sir Chris Deverell

Venture Partner at NightDragon

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ken Gonzalez?: Ken Gonzalez has more than 20 years of experience as a senior operating executive, having led strategy and corporate business development at Siebel Systems (Oracle), McAfee, Avast, and FireEye, and has completed over 40 acquisitions, 23 of them in cybersecurity. Before joining NightDragon, he was a Managing Director at ForgePoint Capital. He holds a degree from Harvard Business School and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and served in the U.S. Army as an infantry officer.
Where does Ken Gonzalez work?: Ken Gonzalez is Managing Director at NightDragon.
What does Ken Gonzalez invest in?: Ken Gonzalez invests in Cybersecurity.
What check size does Ken Gonzalez write?: Ken Gonzalez typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
Where did Ken Gonzalez go to school?: Ken Gonzalez studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, General Management); United States Military Academy at West Point (BS, Civil Engineering).

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Also attended United States Military Academy at West Point81

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Shared employers

Also worked at ForgePoint Capital27

Kathryn ShihInvestor at ForgePoint Capital Morgan GerlakPartner at TCV Andy GreosPrincipal at Sageview Capital Jerry KowalskiCISO, Jefferies at Saints Capital Andrew McClureManaging Director at ForgePoint Capital Ernie BioManaging Director at ForgePoint Capital

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Also worked at FireEye16

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Also worked at AVAST Software9

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Also worked at McAfee, Inc29

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