About
Patrick Blanc is Chief Security Officer and VP of Engineering at Nexthink, a software company of approximately 1,000 employees, where he leads global security. He has more than 15 years of experience across SaaS, cloud, AI, and regulated environments, with prior roles building security engineering at Google Cloud, helping establish DeepMind's security function, and serving as Group CISO in a global industrial and commodity trading organization. His work spans board-level risk governance, AI and ML infrastructure security, secure SDLC and supply chain practices, and regulatory frameworks including FedRAMP, ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST, and GDPR.
Experience
- NexthinkChief Security Officer, VP of Engineeringcurrent2024 — presentLausanne
- U&I VenturesVenture Advisorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleSecurity Engineering Manager (Technical Lead Manager) - Cloud Product Security2021 — 2024Zurich, Switzerland
- Google DeepMindSecurity Engineering Lead2019 — 2021London Area, United Kingdom
- GoogleData Privacy Lead, Strategy and Operations2018 — 2019Paris Area, France
- Gunvor Group LtdGroup Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) / Global Head of Information Security2016 — 2018Geneva, Singapore, Houston
- Executive MBA - University of GenevaExecutive MBA candidate2016 — 2018Région de Genève, Suisse
- PwCManagement Consultant - Risk Advisory / Cybersecurity2015 — 2016Geneva, London
- HSBCSecurity / Software Engineer - IAM and Detection and Response2010 — 2015Geneva, London, Luxembourg
- BechtleTechnical Support Engineer2008 — 2009Geneva
- Ecole polytechnique fédérale de LausanneWeb development internship2008Région de Genève, Suisse
Skills & more
Mitigation StrategiesSecurity MetricsRegulatory RequirementsEnergy1Oil and Gas1Due Diligence1Start-up Ventures1High-Frequency Trading1Hedge FundsUnixBashMySQL
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Management ConsultingLeadershipCybersecurityData PrivacyGeneral Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)Online AdvertisingCTFPython (Programming Language)Cloud ComputingVulnerability ResearchIncident ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Languages Anglais · Français · German
- SEC660: Advanced Penetration Testing, Exploit Writing, and Ethical Hacking — SANS Institute
- SEC545: Cloud Security Architecture and Operations — SANS Institute
- Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) — OffSec
- Certified Security Master - Advanced Windows Security — CQURE Academy
- Certified Information Security Manager® (CISM) — ISACA
- ISO27001 Lead Auditor — PECB
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) — ISC2
From Patrick's professional profile.
Colleagues at 33N
Achiad Avivi
Expert Advisory Board — Founder at LAS security at 33N
Adam Frankl
Expert Advisory Board — Partner at Alchemist Accelerator at 33N
Alina Medentsy
VC Operations Analyst at 33N
André Azevedo
Expert Advisory Board — CEO at Ancoris at 33N
Artur Monteiro
Technologist In Residence at 33N
Ayman Hammoudeh
Expert Advisory Board — Venture Advisor at 33N
Brian Nesmith
Strategic Committee — Founder & Executive Chairman at Arctic Wolf at 33N
Carlos Alberto Silva
Managing Partner at 33N
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Patrick Blanc?
- Patrick Blanc is Chief Security Officer and VP of Engineering at Nexthink, a software company of approximately 1,000 employees, where he leads global security. He has more than 15 years of experience across SaaS, cloud, AI, and regulated environments, with prior roles building security engineering at Google Cloud, helping establish DeepMind's security function, and serving as Group CISO in a global industrial and commodity trading organization. His work spans board-level risk governance, AI and ML infrastructure security, secure SDLC and supply chain practices, and regulatory frameworks including FedRAMP, ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST, and GDPR.
- Where does Patrick Blanc work?
- Patrick Blanc is Expert Advisory Board — CISO at Nexthink at 33N.
- Where did Patrick Blanc go to school?
- Patrick Blanc studied at INSEAD (Executive Master in Change); University of Geneva (Executive MBA); University College Dublin (Master of Science (MSc) in Computer Science).
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