About
Steve Tran is Vice President of Global Security at Iyuno, where he oversees security for entertainment and media assets. He brings experience from four major M&A transactions in the entertainment sector, including the $8.5 billion Amazon acquisition of MGM Studios, as well as a background as a retired police officer with expertise in executive protection, investigations, asset protection, and crisis management. His security experience includes major events such as MLB Playoffs and World Series competitions, Super Bowl LI, and the 2024 Democratic National Convention, along with advisory roles for high-growth technology startups.
Experience
- IyunoVice President Global Securitycurrent2025 — presentBurbank, CA
- Chapman UniversityLecturercurrent2025 — presentOrange, CA
- GTM CapitalLimited Partnercurrent2022 — present
- YL VenturesAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
- Democratic National CommitteeChief Security Officer (CSO)2022 — 2025Washington, DC
- Cypress CollegeAdjunct Instructor & Strategy Advisor2017 — 2025Cypress, CA
- Lightspeed Venture PartnersCISO Advisory Council2020 — 2023
- MGMChief Information Security Officer (CISO)2017 — 2022Beverly Hills, CA
- PrivateVarious2002 — 2017
- PrivateVarious1995 — 2002
Skills & more
Teaching2Higher Education2Investments2Security Awareness2Security Architecture Design2Cyber Defense2Security Operations2Security Management2Vulnerability2
- Common Sense Educator — Common Sense Media
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest — NFHS Network
- SafeSport Trained Core — U.S. Center for SafeSport
- Regulatory Ethics — Deloitte
- The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act — Deloitte
- Behavorial Ethics — Deloitte
- Okta Certified Administrator — Okta
- Okta Certified Professional — Okta
- IT Operations Specialist – CIOS — CompTIA
- Secure Infrastructure Specialist – CSIS — CompTIA
From Steve's professional profile.
Colleagues at YL Ventures
Adi Greenwald
Associate at YL Ventures
Adi Shamai
Office Manager at YL Ventures
Amichai Shulman
Venture Partner at YL Ventures
Andrew Offer
CEO at Scientific Health Development
Avi Shua
Chief Innovation Officer & Co-founder at Orca Security
Dan Amiga
Investor at Cyberstarts
Dave Reed
CFO at YL Ventures
Gal Spiner Abramovich
Marketing Partnerships Manager at YL Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Steve Tran?
- Steve Tran is Vice President of Global Security at Iyuno, where he oversees security for entertainment and media assets. He brings experience from four major M&A transactions in the entertainment sector, including the $8.5 billion Amazon acquisition of MGM Studios, as well as a background as a retired police officer with expertise in executive protection, investigations, asset protection, and crisis management. His security experience includes major events such as MLB Playoffs and World Series competitions, Super Bowl LI, and the 2024 Democratic National Convention, along with advisory roles for high-growth technology startups.
- Where does Steve Tran work?
- Steve Tran is Advisor at YL Ventures.
- What check size does Steve Tran write?
- Steve Tran typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Steve Tran go to school?
- Steve Tran studied at Harvard Business School Online (Certificate of Specialization in Entrepreneurship and Innovation); Boston University (Master of Science Computer Information Systems, Computer Security); California State University, Fullerton (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Criminal Justice).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Iyuno1
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