Dan Guido

CEO

Brooklyn, New York, United States17 yrs 7 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led Trail of Bits to become a cybersecurity leader.
  • Advised on cybersecurity policy for top institutions.
  • Founded a successful mobile security tool, iVerify.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a cybersecurity expert with a strong focus on security research and software assurance.

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Skills

Core Skills

Security ResearchSoftware AssuranceCybersecurityCybersecurity Program DevelopmentCybersecurity ResearchCurriculum DevelopmentCybersecurity EducationIncident ResponseThreat Intelligence

Other Skills

CryptographyMalware BehaviorReverse EngineeringAIBlockchainEducational Program OrganizationEvent OrganizationStudent MentorshipVulnerability AnalysisTechnical TestingStrategyLeadershipMarketingMarket DesignVenture Capital

About

Dan Guido is the CEO and co-founder of Trail of Bits, a cybersecurity firm specializing in security research and software assurance for critical technology. Under his leadership since 2012, Trail of Bits has grown to over 140 elite engineers with deep expertise in cryptography, AI, and blockchain security. The firm was a finalist in DARPA's Cyber Grand Challenge and the AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC), both competitions focused on automated security and AI-driven cyber defense. Dan has built a company culture recognized among NYC's Best Places to Work. In 2023, iVerify, a mobile security tool the firm developed to detect spyware like NSO Group's Pegasus, spun out as an independent company. Dan advises startups, government agencies, and policymakers on technology and cybersecurity. He serves on the boards of three startups and has contributed to cybersecurity policy work with the Council on Foreign Relations, RAND Corporation, and Harvard University. As the founder of Empire Hacking, he has connected over 1,800 NYC cybersecurity experts, and he created Algo VPN, a self-hosted VPN with 28,000+ stars on GitHub. Dan holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from NYU Tandon, with a concentration in Information Assurance, and is enrolled in Harvard Business School's Owner/President Management program (OPM). In 2021, he was inducted into the Scholarship for Service (SFS) Hall of Fame by CISA. Early in his career, he served as the founding Hacker in Residence at NYU, where he helped build the university's cybersecurity program and taught over 300 students. He recently established the Unconventional Innovator Scholarship at his alma mater, Mineola High School, to support students with a talent for creative technical problem-solving.

Experience

17 yrs 7 mos
Total Experience
5 yrs 2 mos
Average Tenure
8 yrs 7 mos
Current Experience

U.s. commodity futures trading commission

Co-Chair of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity

Mar 2023May 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos · Washington, District of Columbia, United States

  • In this advisory role, I helped the CFTC navigate the complexities of cybersecurity risks, particularly in emerging technologies like AI and blockchain. On the Technology Advisory Committee (TAC), I was the co-chair of the cybersecurity committee, a member of the Digital Assets & Blockchain Technology committee, and a member of the Emerging and Evolving Technologies committee.

Iverify

2 roles

Board Observer & Strategic Advisor

Jan 2023Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

  • Raised $16 million from Mantis VC, Altman Capital, Parameter Ventures, Box Group, Shine Capital, Exponential Founders Capital, Talons Ventures, and Trail of Bits.

Founder & Executive Sponsor

Jan 2017Jan 2023 · 6 yrs

Early-stage technology companies

Advisor

Sep 2017Present · 8 yrs 7 mos

  • Current:
  • iVerify (mobile security), iverify.io, Aug '23 - Present
  • PolySwarm (threat intelligence), polyswarm.io, Nov '17 - Present
  • Boston Cybernetics (security training), bostoncybernetics.org, Sep '17 - Present
  • Exited:
  • Skiff (e2ee document editing), skiff.org, Advised: Apr '21 - Feb '24 (acquired by Notion)
  • Kolide (endpoint security), kolide.co, Advised: Feb '18 - Feb '24 (acquired by 1Password)
  • NC-Hash (cryptography), @hash_nc, Advised: Jan '20 - May '20 (wound down)

Various

Angel Investor

Sep 2017Present · 8 yrs 7 mos

  • Technology
  • AlphaSOC (security analytics), alphasoc.com
  • Everykey (password manager), everykey.com
  • Fleet Defender (vehicle security), fleetdefender.com
  • Fulcra Dynamics (personal analytics), fulcradynamics.com
  • Gumroad (e-commerce), gumroad.com
  • Meow (business bank), meow.com
  • Supplyco (manufacturing), supplyco.ai
  • Blockchain
  • Asset Reality (asset seizure), assetreality.com
  • Bastion Platforms (asset management), bastion.com
  • Healthcare
  • Journey Clinical (psychedelic therapy), journeyclinical.com
  • Rational Vaccines (vaccine development), rationalvaccines.com
  • The Lanby (direct primary care), thelanby.com
  • Food & beverage
  • Citizens, citizens.coffee
  • Drink Monday (non-alcoholic spirits), drinkmonday.co
  • Rebellyous Foods (plant-based meat), rebellyous.com
  • Free Spirits (non-alcoholic spirits), drinkfreespirits.com
  • Sustainability
  • Bright (solar loans), thinkbright.mx
  • Bloom Labs (materials science), bloomlabs.bio

Nyu tandon school of engineering

2 roles

Hacker in Residence

Promoted

Mar 2012Dec 2015 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Greater New York City Area

  • I helped kickstart growth in the NYU Tandon cybersecurity program:
  • Founded the THREADS security research conference (https://github.com/trailofbits/threads)
  • Advised student research projects and matched students with industry contacts
  • Represented NYU's cybersecurity program to the media
  • Helped the university achieve an NSA certification in Cyber Operations
  • Helped organize educational programs and a conference for women in cybersecurity
  • Spoke regularly at the NYU Law Seminar, Cyber Security Club, and related events on campus
CybersecurityAIBlockchain

Adjunct Faculty

Sep 2008May 2015 · 6 yrs 8 mos · Greater New York City Area

  • I taught the capstone course in the cybersecurity program at NYU Tandon for 7 years:
  • Prepared 300+ students with the skills to identify, analyze, and exploit software vulnerabilities
  • Developed the graduate course material from scratch while still finishing an undergrad degree
  • Integrated outside industry experts into the course and helped place students in internships
  • Published an early version of the course as the CTF Field Guide (trailofbits.github.io/ctf/)
  • Rewrote a companion defensive course and transitioned it to new instructors after 1 year
Cybersecurity Program DevelopmentEducational Program Organization

Trail of bits

Co-Founder & CEO

Jan 2012Present · 14 yrs 3 mos · Greater New York City Area

  • Since 2012, Trail of Bits has helped secure some of the world’s most targeted organizations and devices. We combine high-end security research with a real-world attacker mentality to reduce risk and fortify code.
  • Our clientele - ranging from Facebook to DARPA - lead their industries. Their dedicated security teams come to us for our foundational tools and deep expertise in reverse engineering, cryptography, virtualization, malware behavior and software exploits. We help them assess their products or networks, and determine the modifications necessary for a secure deployment.
  • After solving the problem at hand, we continue to refine our work in service to the deeper issues. The knowledge we gain from each engagement and research project further hones our tools and processes, and extends our software engineers' abilities. We believe the most meaningful security gains hide at the intersection of human intellect and computational power.
Security ResearchSoftware AssuranceCryptographyMalware BehaviorReverse Engineering

Isec partners

Senior Security Consultant

Jul 2010Dec 2011 · 1 yr 5 mos · Greater New York City Area

  • I was the first hire in NYC and I helped establish iSEC Partners on the East coast:
  • Led client deliveries, research, outreach, recruiting, and new employee training
  • Performed in-depth technical testing and code reviews in C++, C#, Java, Python, and PHP
  • Led the response to Gnosis at a major web firm and developed training on incident response
  • Co-authored one of the industry's earliest trainings on mobile application security
  • Organized quarterly meetups with expert speakers on sandboxing, IR, and mobile security
  • Published original research on attacker economics and spoke at over a dozen conferences
Curriculum DevelopmentStudent Mentorship

Federal reserve system

Threat Intelligence Lead

Feb 2009Jun 2010 · 1 yr 4 mos · Greater New York City Area

  • I proposed and developed a centralized threat intelligence function within the Federal Reserve System to provide highly-tailored information about observed attacks to clients within the organization. This team used its expert knowledge of attacks in the wild to develop sophisticated, enterprise strategies to mitigate them. Prior to leading the threat intelligence function, I was an incident response analyst and handled over one hundred security incidents.

Owasp foundation

Board Member, NY/NJ Chapter

Nov 2008Jan 2011 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Greater New York City Area

  • I revitalized chapter meetings with engaging events and high-quality technical content:
  • Developed and ran the Capture the Flag contest for OWASP AppSec NYC 2008
  • Streamlined the speaker submission process and recruited over a dozen expert speakers
  • Designed an original web application security Jeopardy event with prizes for winners
  • Evaluated an OWASP-sponsored project at every meeting in an ongoing "OWASP Tool Review" series
Technical TestingIncident Response

Theladders.com

Application Security Analyst

Jun 2008Aug 2008 · 2 mos · Greater New York City Area

Threat IntelligenceIncident Response

National security agency

2 roles

Vulnerability Analyst, SNAC

Jun 2007Aug 2007 · 2 mos · Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, United States

Vulnerability Analyst, TAO

Sep 2006Dec 2006 · 3 mos · Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, United States

Goldman sachs

Infrastructure Risk Analyst

Jun 2006Aug 2006 · 2 mos · Greater New York City Area

Education

Harvard Business School

OPM 65

Jan 2024Jan 2026

New York University - Polytechnic School of Engineering

Bachelor's Degree — Computer Science

Jan 2003Jan 2008

Johns Hopkins Center For Talented Youth (CTY)

Jan 1998Jan 2001

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