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Scott Gerlach

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CSO, Co-Founder at StackHawk

Denver, Colorado, United States

FoundedStackHawk

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×5Scott: together at SendGrid
Scott: together at Kyocera Solar, Inc

About

Scott Gerlach is Co-Founder and Chief Security Officer at StackHawk, where he leads the company's development of an AppSec Intelligence platform focused on API security, business logic vulnerability detection, and AI-powered security testing. He has over 20 years of experience in information security, including prior leadership roles at GoDaddy and SendGrid, and holds multiple patents in security. His current work includes AI and large language model integration for security testing, platform strategy, and connecting security testing to business outcomes.

CSO, Co-Founder at StackHawk

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StackHawk's investors · 7

Costanoa VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $8M checks · since 2025Flybridge Capital PartnersNew York · $250K – $10M checksFoundryBoulder · $250K – $15M checks · since 2020Matchstick VenturesMinneapolis · $500K – $1.5M checks · since 2020Sapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checks · since 2025Skyview VenturesNashvilleTaronga Group

Co-founders at StackHawk

JKJoni Klippert
Joni KlippertCEO, Co-Founder
BABryce Ambraziunas
Bryce AmbraziunasExecutive Officer
RSRyan Severns
Ryan SevernsExecutive Officer, Promoter

Experience

  1. StackHawk, Inc.Co-Founder & CSOcurrent2019 — presentDenver, CO
  2. Twilio SendGrid (Acquired)Chief Security Officer2019Greater Denver Area
  3. SendGridChief Information Security Officer2017 — 2019Denver, CO
  4. SendGridSr. Director, Information Security2016 — 2017Denver, Colorado
  5. SendGridSr. Information Security Architect2016Denver, CO
  6. GoDaddyDirector Information Security Engineering and Architechture2013 — 2015Scottsdale, AZ
  7. GoDaddyDirector of Information Security Operations2009 — 2013
  8. GoDaddySecurity Administrator II2007 — 2009Scottsdale, AZ
  9. GoDaddySecurity Operations Center Analyst2006 — 2007Scottsdale, AZ
  10. Kyocera Solar, IncInformation Systems Manager1999 — 2006

Skills & more

Management7Leadership3Board PresentationsCross-functional Team LeadershipInvestor RelationsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Large Language Models (LLM)Virtualization10Networking20Security35DNS4System Administration2
+12 moreNetwork SecurityData CenterDisaster RecoveryInformation SecurityFirewallsCloud ComputingInformation TechnologyAI StrategyAPI SecurityCompetetive AnalysisSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Process Improvement
  • CISSP — ISC2

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Scott Gerlach?
Scott Gerlach is Co-Founder and Chief Security Officer at StackHawk, where he leads the company's development of an AppSec Intelligence platform focused on API security, business logic vulnerability detection, and AI-powered security testing. He has over 20 years of experience in information security, including prior leadership roles at GoDaddy and SendGrid, and holds multiple patents in security. His current work includes AI and large language model integration for security testing, platform strategy, and connecting security testing to business outcomes.
Where does Scott Gerlach work?
Scott Gerlach is CSO, Co-Founder of StackHawk.
What companies did Scott Gerlach found?
Scott Gerlach founded StackHawk.

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