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About
A partner in Sands Capital's Global Venture strategy who focuses on digital trust and cybersecurity, and has discussed these topics in relation to portfolio company Red Sift.
Experience
- Sands CapitalPartnercurrent2026 — present
- Sands CapitalVenture Partner2021 — 2025
- Sands CapitalSenior Advisor2019 — 2021
- Ravenwill | CyberSecurity Market Intelligence & ServicesFoundercurrent2019 — present
- CA TechnologiesVP Product Management2016 — 2019
- Mobile System 7CEO & Founder2011 — 2016Bethesda, MD
- In-Q-TelVice President of Technology2002 — 2011
- CigitalDirector of Technology2000 — 2002
- Central Intelligence AgencyEngineer1988 — 2000
Skills & more
Information SecurityStart-upsProduct ManagementProgram ManagementCISSPInformation Security ManagementIT StrategyIntegrationSoftware DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipNetwork SecurityInformation Technology
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Big DataMobile DevicesSystem ArchitectureBusiness IntelligenceInformation AssuranceSystems EngineeringIdentity ManagementPenetration TestingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAmazon Web Services (AWS)From Mark's professional profile.
Colleagues at Sands Capital Ventures
Aagam Shah
Principal at Sands Capital Ventures
Amanda Golden
Sr. Associate at Sands Capital Ventures
Andrew P. Giordano
Executive Managing Director, Client Relations and Business Development at Sands Capital Ventures
Ann
Chief Operating Officer at Reciprocal Ventures
Ashley N. Patton
Sr. Stewardship Analyst at Sands Capital Ventures
Barron B. Martin Jr.
Managing Partner, Sr. Research Analyst at Sands Capital Ventures
Benjamin H. Betcher
Portfolio Manager, Sr. Research Analyst at Sands Capital Ventures
Benjamin Ungar
Executive Officer at Sands Capital Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mark McGovern?
- A partner in Sands Capital's Global Venture strategy who focuses on digital trust and cybersecurity, and has discussed these topics in relation to portfolio company Red Sift.
- Where does Mark McGovern work?
- Mark McGovern is Partner at Sands Capital Ventures.
- Where did Mark McGovern go to school?
- Mark McGovern studied at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Bachelor’s Degree, Electical Engineering); Virginia Tech (Master’s Degree, Engineering).
Same school
Also attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute100
Steve VassalloInvestor at Foundation CapitalAbe MurrayGeneral Partner at AlleyCorpCharles White, Ph.D.Principal at Illumina VenturesJiong MaInvestor at Phoenix Venture PartnersJill GoldsteinPrincipal at Vida VenturesStephen MarcusCo-Founder and General Partner at Riot Ventures
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Also attended Virginia Tech290
Rashad AssirContent at Redpoint VenturesJoseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.Tim GuleriInvestor at Sierra VenturesCurry RobertsPresident, Fredericksburg Regional Alliance at Riphean InvestmentsRyan LawrenceDirector, Tax at JMI EquitySamantha MoskettiSenior Manager, Knowledge Sharing at JMI Equity
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Shared employers
Also worked at CA Technologies111
Greg DraconPartner at .406 VenturesIssac RothVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalGordon DaughertyCo-Founder & Chairman at Capital FactorySianFounding Partner at Saas Ventures, L.L.C.Wayne ByrneVenture Partner at BURNT ISLAND VENTURESScott WilliamsonPortfolio Partner: Product at OSS Capital
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Also worked at In-Q-Tel45
A.J. BertoneExecutive Vice President, Investments at In-Q-TelLiz FoxProduct Marketing and Communications at In-Q-TelAsheem ChandnaPartner at Greylock focused on enterprise, cybersecurity, and infrastructure softwareGeorge HoyemVenture Partner at Lavrock VenturesWesley TilluPartner at S32 focused on frontier technology investmentsGilman LouieInvestor at Alsop Louie Partners
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Also worked at Cigital9
Brad ArkinInvestor at Premji InvestPeter EsparragoGeneral Partner at HotmailSrikanth VeeraraghavanFounder at Expent IncYanek KorffFounder at ExpelJohn ViegaExecutive Officer, Director at Crash OverrideSandesh Mysore AnandExecutive Officer, Director at Seezo
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Also worked at Central Intelligence Agency26
Juliane GallinaPartner at Lavrock VenturesCliff CoppersmithBoard Member at Maryland TEDCOAniqua BokhariLegal Counsel at Red Cell IncubationBrian CarbaughCo-Founder & CEO, Andesite; Senior Advisor, Cyber & National Security at Red Cell IncubationMarguerite BensonSenior Advisor at Audere CapitalLuis SpradleyPrincipal at Level Equity
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