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Ken Gonzalez

Investor

Managing Director at NightDragon

San Francisco, California

Writes $100K – $1M checks Β· 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.

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Invests in

Cybersecurity

Experience

  1. NightDragonCo-Founder & Managing Directorcurrent2018 β€” presentUnited States
  2. YL VenturesAdvisorcurrent2018 β€” present
  3. ForgePoint CapitalManaging Director2017 β€” 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  4. FireEyeSenior Vice President, Corporate Development & Global Alliances2013 β€” 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  5. AVAST SoftwareChief Strategy Officer2011 β€” 2012San Mateo, California
  6. McAfee, IncSenior Vice President, Corporate Development2006 β€” 2011
  7. Siebel SystemsVice President, Corporate Development1998 β€” 2006
  8. Siebel SystemsVice President, Corporate Marketing2002
  9. US ArmyCaptain, Infantry1991 β€” 1996

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMBA, General Management1996 β€” 1998
  2. United States Military Academy at West PointBS, Civil Engineering1987 β€” 1991

Skills & more

Strategy96Management6Leadership4Business Alliances41Start-ups25Business Development60Acquisition Integration17Corporate Development12Program Management14Strategic Partnerships34Go-to-market Strategy9Marketing14
+6 moreContract NegotiationCloud ComputingMergers & AcquisitionsSecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Languages English

From Ken's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School1,777

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

+ 1,771 more

Also attended United States Military Academy at West Point60

A.J. BertoneExecutive Vice President, Investments at In-Q-TelLes CraigInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalRichard ClarkeInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Aaron StachelPartner at FirstMile VenturesBen FawEntrepreneur-in-Residence at Context VenturesCamden SnowdenAssociate at Context Ventures

+ 54 more

Shared employers

Also worked at ForgePoint Capital27

Kathryn ShihInvestor at ForgePoint CapitalAndy GreosPrincipal at Sageview CapitalJerry KowalskiCISO, Jefferies at Saints CapitalAndrew McClureManaging Director at ForgePoint CapitalErnie BioManaging Director at ForgePoint CapitalLisa LeeCFO at ForgePoint Capital

+ 21 more

Also worked at FireEye14

Kevin MandiaGeneral Partner at Ballistic VenturesEnrique SalemPartner at Bain Capital VenturesJoe HorowitzManaging General Partner at Icon VenturesDavid DewaltStrategic Advisor at AllegisCyber CapitalBill CoughranPartner at Sequoia CapitalGaurav GargPartner at Wing

+ 8 more

Also worked at AVAST Software7

RytisInvestor at Dig Ventures Management LimitedDavid EndlerGeneral Partner & Co-Founder at Runtime VenturesUlf ClaessonPresident at XR InvestEduard KuceraPartner at Presto VenturesPavel PetΕ™ekPartner at Tilia Impact VenturesPetra MoravcovaSenior Associate at 3VC

+ 1 more

Also worked at McAfee, Inc18

RustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesDr. Ira SobelInvestor at AgeTech CapitalChris YoungCEO Partner at Ardent VentureDavid DewaltStrategic Advisor at AllegisCyber CapitalBarbara BickhamFounder and Managing Partner at Trailyn VCAbby TangAdvisor at Trailyn VC

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Colleagues at NightDragon

Admiral Mike Rogers
Venture Partner 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