About
Paul Nguyen is Co-founder and Co-CEO at Permiso Security and an investor at Truffle Security Co. He has over 20 years of experience in information security, with a focus on the go-to-market launch and operation of security startups.
Founder at Permiso
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Experience
- Truffle Security Co.Investorcurrent2022 — present
- Resourcely.ioInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- Permiso SecurityCo-founder/Co-CEOcurrent2019 — presentMcLean, Virginia, United States
- FireEye, Inc.SVP, Product Strategy and Product Management2019Reston, Virginia
- FireEye, Inc.VP Product Strategy & Product Management2018 — 2019Reston, Virginia
- FireEye, Inc.Vice President and GM, Helix and Orchestration2016 — 2018Alexandria, VA
- Invotas International (acquired by FireEye)CEO and Founder2013 — 2016Alexandria, VA
- Internet Security AllianceBoard Of Directors2014 — 2015Washington, Connecticut
- Knowledge Consulting GroupVice President, Cyber Solutions2009 — 2013Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Neohapsis, now part of CiscoDirector, Federal Solutions2008 — 2009
- Deloitte & Touche LLPManager2007 — 2008
- Court Services and Offender Supervision AgencyChief Information Security Officer/Director of Information Assurance2006 — 2007
- SymantecPrincipal Security Consultant2004 — 2006
- @stakeSecurity Architect2004
- BearingPointSenior Management Analyst2002 — 2004
- Telcordia TechnologiesSoftware Engineer2000 — 2002
Skills & more
Strategy56Leadership32Management22Risk Mitigation26Cyber Security23Information Assurance63Vulnerability Management73Application Security25Security Assessments6Information Security Management82Privacy6Governance33
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SecurityComputer SecurityVulnerability AssessmentFISMAPCI DSSPenetration TestingRiskRisk AssessmentCompliance ManagementPrivacy LawEnterprise Risk ManagementRisk Management- CISSP — ISC2
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Paul Nguyen?
- Paul Nguyen is Co-founder and Co-CEO at Permiso Security and an investor at Truffle Security Co. He has over 20 years of experience in information security, with a focus on the go-to-market launch and operation of security startups.
- Where does Paul Nguyen work?
- Paul Nguyen is Founder of Permiso.
- What companies did Paul Nguyen found?
- Paul Nguyen founded Permiso.
- Where did Paul Nguyen go to school?
- Paul Nguyen studied at Carnegie Mellon University (MS, IT Management); Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business (BS, Business Administration - Finance).
Founder mafias
Carnegie Mellon University mafia326
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Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business mafia15
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Wei An WangMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Readily +1Josh MerrillB.S.Founded Mogotix +1Christopher R. ShepardMBAFounded Nula TherapeuticsJack TanB.S.Founded KronosresearchMatt HumphreyMBAFounded LendinghomeRobert MorrisMBAFounded Terravion
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FireEye mafia12
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Kristo KäärmannManagerFounded TransferWise +2Theo NasserBusiness Development Manager, Asia-Pacific & JapanFounded Right Hand +1Jason MellerSenior Product ManagerFounded Threat Stack +1Kevin MandiaCEOFounded MandiantSandeep LahaneSenior Software EngineerFounded VERCEPTDave MerkelChief Technology OfficerFounded Expel
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Deloitte & Touche LLP mafia3
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Same school
Also attended Carnegie Mellon University477
Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AILucy GuoCo-founder of Scale AI; founder & CEO of PassesGuillaume LampleCo-founder & Chief Scientist of Mistral AIJoshua XuCo-founder & CEO of HeyGenAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalOren EtzioniVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group
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Also attended Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business73
Cindy PadnosFounder and Managing Partner at Illuminate VenturesKevin SilverInvestment Operations Specialist at Golden SeedsMarkInvestor at Yu GalaxyMarco DeMirozGeneral Partner & Co-founder at The Venture Reality FundAndrew BartusiakSenior Associate at PeakSpan Capital PartnersMurli RaviCo-founder and Managing Partner at Tin Men Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at FireEye, Inc.24
Kevin MandiaGeneral Partner at Ballistic VenturesDave DeWaltFounder, Managing Director, CEO at NightDragonKen GonzalezManaging Director at NightDragonTherese CoutermarshDirector of Operations at NightDragonEnrique SalemPartner at Bain Capital VenturesJoe HorowitzManaging General Partner at Icon Ventures
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Also worked at Neohapsis, now part of Cisco4
Also worked at Deloitte & Touche LLP1,552
Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewBrian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of CoinbaseSteve AnaviCo-founder & President of QontoNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesRaychel BailonVP of Finance at Felicis Ventures
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Also worked at Symantec101
AyshaAdvisor at Clear VenturesSaket SrivastavaInvestor at Foundation CapitalGeyer JonesFormer Chief Strategy Officer at RSA Security at Scale Venture PartnersDoug NealManaging Director at eLab VenturesTed SchleinGeneral Partner at Ballistic VenturesNikhil KrishnanPrincipal at K5 Global
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