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Tim McKnight

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Venture Partner at Syn Ventures Seed Management Llc

Greater Philadelphia

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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

  1. MerckSVP & CISOcurrent2026 — presentRahway, New Jersey, United States
  2. Wake Forest UniversityDeacon Club Board of Directorscurrent2024 — presentWinston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
  3. SYN VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2024 — presentWest Palm Beach, Florida, United States
  4. OnapsisBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  5. TenableExecutive Advisory Boardcurrent2018 — present
  6. HealthcareEVP & CISO2024 — 2026
  7. Crash OverrideBoard Observer2024
  8. BreachRxBoard Member2024United States
  9. GoogleMember Of The Board Of Advisors2019 — 2024
  10. ClearSkyMember Board of Advisors2017 — 2024West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
  11. Amazon Web Services (AWS)Member Of The Board Of Advisors2015 — 2024
  12. SAPEVP & Chief Security Officer2018 — 2023Newtown Square, PA
  13. Palo Alto NetworksCybersecurity Canon Committee2018Silicon Valley
  14. IBMMember Board of Advisors2017 — 2018Greater Boston
  15. Thomson ReutersExecutive Vice President & CISO2016 — 2018Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  16. Layered InsightAdvisor2018San Francisco, California
  17. GEGlobal Chief Information & Product Security Officer2016Boston, Massachusetts
  18. GEGlobal Chief Information Security Officer2014 — 2016Glen Allen, Virginia, United States
  19. Internet Security AllianceChairman of the Board2012 — 2015Washington D.C. Metro Area
  20. Fidelity InvestmentsEVP, Enterprise Information Security & Risk2012 — 2014Boston, MA
  21. Northrop Grumman CorpVice President & Chief Information Security Officer2003 — 2012Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  22. Georgetown UniversityAdjunct Professor2005 — 2007
  23. BAE SystemsDirector Information Security2001 — 2003Gaithersburg, MD
  24. Cisco SystemsProgram Manager Information Security2000 — 2001
  25. FBISpecial Agent1992 — 2000

Skills & more

Strategy39Management24Leadership7Information Assurance99CISSP99Vulnerability Assessment99Information Security99Information Security Management99Security99Computer Security99Computer Forensics31Vulnerability Management37
+12 moreNetwork SecurityPenetration TestingBusiness ContinuityIntrusion DetectionDoDSecurity AuditsSecurity Architecture DesignNISTSecurity ClearanceSystems EngineeringFISMADoDAF

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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
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
Ibrahim Mozawalla
Associate at Sopris Venture Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Tim McKnight?
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.
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.
Where did Tim McKnight go to school?
Tim McKnight studied at Rutgers University (BA); The Wharton School (Executive Education, Finance).

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