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Tom Gissel

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Chief Architect at Cerby

Apex, North Carolina, United States

About

Chief Architect bringing over two decades of expertise in cybersecurity and IT infrastructure. Recognized for envisioning groundbreaking solutions and successfully delivering them from concept to launch. Held technical leadership positions at IBM, Tanium, Tenable, Citrix, and Malwarebytes, where he most recently served as Chief Architect and Vice President of Architecture.

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Experience

  1. CerbySVP & Chief Architectcurrent2023 — presentRaleigh, NC
  2. MalwarebytesChief Architect and Vice President of Architecture2020 — 2023Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
  3. CitrixSenior Principal Engineer2019 — 2020Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
  4. TenablePrincipal Engineer2018 — 2019
  5. TaniumSenior Technical Director and Architect of Product Engineering2016 — 2018Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
  6. TaniumTechnical Director2013 — 2016Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
  7. IBMSenior Technical Staff Member2011 — 2013
  8. IBMSenior Software Engineer2006 — 2011
  9. IBMAdvisory Software Engineer2003 — 2006
  10. IBMStaff Software Engineer2001 — 2003
  11. IBMSoftware Engineer1999 — 2001

Education

  1. University of Wisconsin-MadisonBS, Computer Science1994 — 1999

Skills & more

LeadershipVulnerabilityArchitectureArtificial Intelligence (AI)1Technical RequirementsEnterprise SecurityApplication SecurityVulnerability ManagementCybersecurityCloud Computing23Distributed Systems30System Architecture5
+12 moreScalabilityServerless ComputingKubernetesSoftware EngineeringSoftware DevelopmentWeb ServicesAgile MethodologiesData CenterHigh AvailabilityEnterprise ArchitectureSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Amazon Web Services (AWS)

From Tom's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of Wisconsin-Madison174

Zhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalDougAdvisor at Clear VenturesDan RuchPartner at Rho VenturesGeorge RobertsInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersKevin WenzelAssociate at Marlin Equity PartnersSaar GurGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)

+ 168 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Malwarebytes2

Brooke SeawellVenture Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Jeremiah DalyGeneral Partner at Elephant Partners

Also worked at Citrix42

Mike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesAsheem ChandnaInvestor at Greylock PartnersParthaAdvisor at NewBuild.VCTommy AhlersFormer Danish Science Minister at Giant Ventures Global LlpWoody MarshallGeneral Partner at TCVMick HollisonInvestor at EPIC VENTURES

+ 36 more

Also worked at Tenable7

Shawn KungInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalRichard WellsManaging Director at Insight PartnersRon GulaPresident at Gula Tech AdventuresCyndi GulaManaging Partner at Gula Tech AdventuresAlex TosheffVenture Partner at Syn Ventures Seed Management LlcTim McKnightVenture Partner at Syn Ventures Seed Management Llc

+ 1 more

Also worked at Tanium3

Scott RubinVenture Partner at Lux CapitalScott KuporManaging Partner at Andreessen HorowitzSteven SinofskyPartner at Andreessen Horowitz

Colleagues at Cerby

April Lanier
VP of People Success at Cerby
Arye Glikman
General Manager, EMEA at Cerby
Belsasar Lepe
Co-Founder & CEO at Cerby
Ernie Tkac
Chief Revenue Officer at Cerby
Gabriela Arroyo
VP of Customer Delivery at Cerby
Manny Ataebi
Chief Marketing Officer at Cerby
Matt McCawley
VP of Customer Experience, Business Development & Partnerships at Cerby
Matthew Chiodi
Chief Strategy Officer at Cerby