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Yanek Korff

Founder

Founder at Expel

Vienna, Virginia, United States

FoundedExpel

About

Yanek Korff is Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Expel. His background spans information security and operations, including threat detection and response, security operations, development, and infrastructure management. He has led businesses through both economic downturns and high-growth periods.

Founder at Expel

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Expel's investors · 11

Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checksBurda Principal InvestmentsMunichCapitalGSan Francisco · $50M – $100M checksCisco InvestmentsSan JoseGreycroftNew York · $100K – $5M checksIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checksLightbankChicago · $500K – $5M checksMarch Capital PartnersSanta MonicaNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checksPaladin Capital GroupWashington · $100K – $5M checks · since 2016Scale Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $25M checks · since 2022

Experience

  1. ExpelCo-Founder & Chief Operating Officercurrent2016 — presentHerndon, Virginia, United States
  2. Berg Capital GroupInvestorcurrent2015 — presentMcLean, Virginia, United States
  3. ThreatSwitchBoard Member2020 — 2022
  4. ThreatSwitchAdvisor2017 — 2020
  5. Ntrepid CorpMember, Technical Advisory Board2016 — 2020Herndon, Virginia
  6. FireEye, Inc.VP & CTO, FireEye as a Service2015Reston, Virginia
  7. MandiantVice President, Managed Defense (FireEye as a Service)2010 — 2015Alexandria, Virginia
  8. AOL LLCSr Technical Manager2004 — 2009
  9. Cigital, Inc.Sr System Administrator1999 — 2004
  10. Bell AtlanticSystems Engineer1999

Skills & more

Leadership12Management6Strategy6Relationship Building1Information Security99Computer Security84Security99Information Technology24CISSP15Information Security Management30Enterprise Architecture25Identity Management9
+12 moreInformation AssuranceNetwork SecuritySolarisIT StrategyUnixArchitectureIT OperationsTechnical LeadershipSystem AdministrationSoftware DevelopmentSecurity AuditsNetworking

Languages English · French · German · Spanish

  • Textio Inclusive Recruiting Certification — Textio

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Yanek Korff?
Yanek Korff is Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Expel. His background spans information security and operations, including threat detection and response, security operations, development, and infrastructure management. He has led businesses through both economic downturns and high-growth periods.
Where does Yanek Korff work?
Yanek Korff is Founder of Expel.
What companies did Yanek Korff found?
Yanek Korff founded Expel.
Where did Yanek Korff go to school?
Yanek Korff studied at University of Virginia (MSMIT, Management of Information Technology); William & Mary (BS, Computer Science).

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Also attended William & Mary102

Rachel HansenInvestor at Index VenturesHannah ClarkDirector of Communications at RevolutionPatrick EnnisVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupTroy CichosCOO & Partner at Madrona Venture GroupLloyd HarrisonChief Executive Officer and Director, Partners Bancorp at Riphean InvestmentsEmilie PoteatVenture Partner at Gaingels

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Shared employers

Also worked at Expel5

Shardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesEric AndersonPartner at Scale Venture PartnersDan Nguyen-HuuPartner at Decibel PartnersMourad YesayanManaging Director at Paladin Capital GroupDave MerkelInvestor at Inner Loop Capital

Also worked at Ntrepid Corp2

Lance CottrellVenture Partner at The Veteran FundStephen CampbellFounder at Revamp

Also worked at Mandiant10

Kevin MandiaGeneral Partner at Ballistic VenturesDave DeWaltFounder, Managing Director, CEO at NightDragonMarshall HeilmanInvestor at Ballistic VenturesDavid MackeyCISO at Nordson at Strategic Cyber VenturesDave MerkelInvestor at Inner Loop CapitalSunil JamesPartner at Tech Equity

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Also worked at AOL LLC132

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