About
Tim McKnight combines an active Fortune‑5 CISO role with venture partnership, bringing FBI National Infrastructure Protection Center incident experience and security leadership across Fidelity, GE, Thomson Reuters, SAP, and UnitedHealth.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareInsurTech
Experience
- MerckSVP & CISOcurrent2026 — presentRahway, New Jersey, United States
- Wake Forest UniversityDeacon Club Board of Directorscurrent2024 — presentWinston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
- SYN VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2024 — presentWest Palm Beach, Florida, United States
- OnapsisBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- TenableExecutive Advisory Boardcurrent2018 — present
- HealthcareEVP & CISO2024 — 2026
- Crash OverrideBoard Observer2024
- BreachRxBoard Member2024United States
- GoogleMember Of The Board Of Advisors2019 — 2024
- ClearSkyMember Board of Advisors2017 — 2024West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)Member Of The Board Of Advisors2015 — 2024
- SAPEVP & Chief Security Officer2018 — 2023Newtown Square, PA
- Palo Alto NetworksCybersecurity Canon Committee2018Silicon Valley
- IBMMember Board of Advisors2017 — 2018Greater Boston
- Thomson ReutersExecutive Vice President & CISO2016 — 2018Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Layered InsightAdvisor2018San Francisco, California
- GEGlobal Chief Information & Product Security Officer2016Boston, Massachusetts
- GEGlobal Chief Information Security Officer2014 — 2016Glen Allen, Virginia, United States
- Internet Security AllianceChairman of the Board2012 — 2015Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Fidelity InvestmentsEVP, Enterprise Information Security & Risk2012 — 2014Boston, MA
Education
- Rutgers UniversityBA
- The Wharton SchoolExecutive Education, Finance2005
Skills & more
Strategy39Management24Leadership7Information Assurance99CISSP99Vulnerability Assessment99Information Security99Information Security Management99Security99Computer Security99Computer Forensics31Vulnerability Management37
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Network SecurityPenetration TestingBusiness ContinuityIntrusion DetectionDoDSecurity AuditsSecurity Architecture DesignNISTSecurity ClearanceSystems EngineeringFISMADoDAFFrom Tim's professional profile.
Colleagues at Syn Ventures Seed Management Llc
Adam Cecil
Chief Operating Officer & Operating Partner at Syn Ventures Seed Management Llc
Alex Tosheff
Venture Partner at Syn Ventures Seed Management Llc
Amal Kothari
Principal at Syn Ventures Seed Management Llc
Art Coviello
Managing Partner at Syn Ventures Seed Management Llc
Chris Behrens
Principal at Syn Ventures Seed Management Llc
Dan Burns
IC Chairman for Seed Funds at Syn Ventures Seed Management Llc
Dylan Posner
Senior Associate at Syn Ventures Seed Management Llc
Glenn Chisholm
Operating Partner at Syn Ventures Seed Management Llc
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Tim McKnight work?
- Tim McKnight is Venture Partner at Syn Ventures Seed Management Llc.
- What does Tim McKnight invest in?
- Tim McKnight invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, InsurTech.
Same school
Also attended Rutgers University111
Jigar RaythathaInvestor at Third Rock VenturesRobin LiInvestor at GGV CapitalDominique LittleGovernment Affairs Lead at ParadigmGanesh PersadVice President & Chief Information Officer at Flare Capital PartnersMark FieldsInvestor at Alsop Louie PartnersBasil AlomaryPrincipal, Head of Research & Growth Strategy at Stripes
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Also attended The Wharton School1,481
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General Catalyst
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Shared employers
Also worked at SAP157
Quentin ClarkInvestment Team at General CatalystSteve SinghManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupJohn TorreyVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupAnders RanumPartner at Sapphire VenturesRami BranitzkyPartner at Sapphire VenturesAnne GheriniChief Marketing Officer at Sierra Ventures
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Also worked at IBM657
Ken ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystRoger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalEricAdvisor at Clear VenturesKT MooreAdvisor at Clear VenturesVinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures
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Also worked at Thomson Reuters112
Andrea HippeauPartner at Lerer HippeauBob StefanskiManaging Director at eLab VenturesRhie LimPartner, Global Strategy at One Way VenturesJoePartner at Thomson Reuters VenturesJosef NajmPrincipal at Thomson Reuters VenturesJillExecutive Assistant at Thomson Reuters Ventures
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