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Michael Fey

Unicorn founder

Founder at Island

Texas

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

FoundedIsland$4.8B

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254 people in our graph share verified history with Michael — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Ana AndreescuunlockedMichael: together at Mercury (2005–2006)
Michael: together at McAfee
Michael: together at Axis Security
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About

Michael Fey is Co-Founder and CEO of Island. He previously served as President and COO of Symantec and COO of Blue Coat Systems, and earlier held the roles of General Manager and CTO at McAfee.

Founder at Island

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In turn, Michael can intro founders to Island's investors below.

Island's investors · 11

Canapi VenturesNew YorkCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checksCyberstartsMikhmoretEvolution Equity PartnersNew York · $20M – $150M checksG SquaredChicagoGeodesic CapitalFoster CityInsight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checksNewView CapitalBurlingamePrysm CapitalSan FranciscoSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checksStripesNew York

Experience

  1. IslandCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2020 — presentDallas, TX
  2. Picture CapitalPartnercurrent2024 — presentDallas, TX
  3. Legion SecurityBoard Member / Advisorcurrent2024 — present
  4. OceanBoard Member / Advisorcurrent2024 — present
  5. Oasis SecurityBoard Member / Advisorcurrent2024 — present
  6. CycodeBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
  7. Open SystemsBoard Member2018 — 2025
  8. BionicBoard Member2019 — 2023
  9. Axis SecurityBoard Member2019 — 2023
  10. ShieldX NetworksBoard Member2018 — 2020
  11. D2iQCEO2018 — 2020
  12. SymantecPresident and COO2016 — 2018
  13. Blue Coat SystemsPresident and COO2014 — 2016Sunnyvale
  14. McAfeeEVP & CTO2012 — 2014
  15. McAfeeEVP, GM of Corporate Products and WW CTO2012 — 2014San Jose and Dallas
  16. McAfeeWW SVP of Advanced Technologies and Field Engineering2011 — 2012
  17. McAfeeWW SVP of Presales2009 — 2011
  18. McAfeeSVP of Sales Engineering & Consulting Services2007 — 2009
  19. OpswareWW VP of Presales2007
  20. MercuryArea Presales Director2005 — 2007
  21. MercurySE Manager2002 — 2004
  22. MercurySystems Engineer2000 — 2002
  23. Lockheed MartinDeveloper1997 — 2000

Skills & more

Go-to-market Strategy99Pre-sales99Enterprise Software99Cloud Computing99Product Management99Management99SaaS90Security95Sales Engineering62Network Security73Direct Sales54Sales Management52
+12 moreBusiness DevelopmentCross-functional Team LeadershipBusiness AlliancesProfessional ServicesNetworkingExecutive ManagementChannel PartnersLeadershipSalesforce.comSoftware as a Service (SaaS)EncryptionSales Enablement

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Michael Fey?
Michael Fey is Co-Founder and CEO of Island. He previously served as President and COO of Symantec and COO of Blue Coat Systems, and earlier held the roles of General Manager and CTO at McAfee.
Where does Michael Fey work?
Michael Fey is Founder of Island.
What check size does Michael Fey write?
Michael Fey typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
What companies did Michael Fey found?
Michael Fey founded Island.
Where did Michael Fey go to school?
Michael Fey studied at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Engineering Physics, Physics And Mathematics).

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