About
Ryan Crum is a Partner at ClearSky who combines operational cybersecurity experience with investing. He spent about a decade at Apollo, where he moved from Chief Information Security Officer to Chief Security Officer and Chief Technology Officer, and previously held cybersecurity leadership roles at TIAA-CREF and JPMorgan. He started his career as a Director in the Cyber Security Practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Invests in
Cybersecurity
Experience
- ClearSkyPartnercurrent2026 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Apollo Global Management Inc.Managing Director, Chief Security Officer & Chief Technology Officer2015 β 2026New York, NY
- TIAA-CREFSenior Director, IT Risk & Information Security2013 β 2015Greater New York City Area
- JP Morgan ChaseExecutive Director, IT Risk & Compliance, Global IT Risk Evaluation Lead2010 β 2013New York, NY
- PricewaterhouseCoopersDirector of Information Security & Risk1999 β 2010
- PricewaterhouseCoopersInternet Engineer1999 β 2000
- Florida Odyssey of the Mind, IncBoard Member (Volunteer Work, no compensation)1995 β 2007
- University of South FloridaTechnology Specialists1997 β 1999
Education
- Northeastern UniversityBachelor of Science and Business Administration (BSBA), Management Information Systems
Skills & more
Linux System Administration2Risk Management39Information Security76IT Audit21CISA12Information Security Management22IT Risk Management16Vulnerability Management6Risk Assessment14Governance44Penetration Testing29Application Security4
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IT StrategySecurity AuditsInformation TechnologyData PrivacyComputer ForensicsPayment IndustryEnterprise ArchitectureProcess ImprovementFinancial ServicesDHCPWindowsCisco Routing & SwitchingFrom Ryan's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Northeastern University211
Matt GuineyChief Financial Officer at Flybridge Capital PartnersSaunaz MoradiPartner, Communications at Lux CapitalBrian DixonManaging Partner at Kapor CapitalMurat BicerGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Arjun BalajiPartner, Investing & Research at ParadigmAyesha AroraVenture Partner at S32
+ 205 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Apollo Global Management Inc.38
Joseph R. SavianoFounder and Managing Member at Dot CapitalCosmo JiangGeneral Partner at Pantera CapitalGrant AllenFounding GP, Schneider Electric Ventures at Giant Ventures Global LlpMahesh RamakrishnanCo-founder & Managing Partner at Ev3 Ventures LlcJenna FieldHead of Investor Relations and Communications at Shine CapitalKevin JiangCo-Founder and CEO at Mangusta Capital
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Also worked at TIAA-CREF14
Clint MyersInvestor at RevolutionJackie ShobackC-Suite executive & operator at 1414 VenturesNancy SullivanCEO and Managing Director at Illinois VenturesMark BatsiyanGeneral Partner at Inspired CapitalJosephine LeeInvestor at E14 FundHemant BhardwajInvestor at Taurus Ventures
+ 8 more
Also worked at JP Morgan Chase254
Alexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalEricAdvisor at Clear VenturesDavid GoldenManaging Partner, Revolution VenturesTodd KleinManaging Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionNick ZurickTalent Lead at Pantera Capital
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Colleagues at ClearSky
Alex Weiss
CEO, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at ClearSky
Anjali Nagaraja
Associate at ClearSky
Austin Summers
Senior Vice President at ClearSky
Daniel Furey
Partner, Head of Global Capital Formation at ClearSky
Erik Straser
Partner at ClearSky
Guy Nizan
Venture Partner at ClearSky
Howard Shecter
Executive Partner at ClearSky
Jacqueline de Sanctis
Managing Director & Head of Investor Relations at ClearSky











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