Dissecting the Journey From Startup to Cyber Giant – Dave Dewalt, Matthew Carroll – RSA22 #3

Dave DeWalt is one of the preeminent leaders in cybersecurity and technology, leading some of the world’s most influential companies toward immense success over the past 30 years. A four-time CEO, Dave been at the helm of some of the most impactful companies in the sector, creating more than $20 billion in shareholder value and driving some of the largest acquisition deals and IPOs in history. He currently serves as Founder and CEO of NightDragon, a venture capital and advisory firm building the world’s largest platform for growth for late-stage cybersecurity, safety, security and privacy companies. A sought-after advisor and executive leader, Dave has held more than 40 board of director roles at influential companies such as Delta Airlines, Optiv, Claroty, Five9, Mandiant, and Forescout Technologies. Dave is also a deeply committed public servant dedicated to advancing public-private partnership, including serving four Administrations on the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC). A thought leader on cybersecurity and technology issues, Dave has appeared in CNBC, the Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, Forbes, Bloomberg, and other leading media outlets.

Matthew Carroll is CEO and co-founder of Boston-based Immuta. Since its founding in 2015, Immuta has quickly become the leading provider of data access and data security, enabling some of the world’s largest global companies and the U.S. Government to protect and share even their most sensitive data and tackle complex data access, privacy, and security challenges. Immuta’s customers include global leaders across the financial services and insurance, healthcare, pharma and life sciences, manufacturing, and retail industries, as well as the public sector.

Before co-founding Immuta, Matthew served honorably as an intelligence officer in the U.S Army, including tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. After his military service, Matthew served as CTO of CSC’s Defense Intelligence Group, where he led data fusion and analytics programs and advised the U.S. Government on data management and analytics issues.