Andy Ellis — CEO
Andy Ellis is a Legendary CISO, providing a spark of genius across security, leadership, product and messaging. A graduate of MIT and former US Air Force officer, Andy designed, built, and brought to market many of Akamai’s security products, leading the Fortune 1000 company from its start as a content delivery network into an industry powerhouse with a billion-dollar dedicated cybersecurity business. Widely respected across the cybersecurity industry for his pragmatic approach to aligning security and business needs, Andy regularly speaks and writes on cybersecurity, leadership, inclusion, and decision making. He is the author of 1% Leadership: Master the Small, Daily Improvements that Set Great Leaders Apart. Andy is an early-stage investor in the cybersecurity industry. Andy may be the only person on the planet to receive the CSO Compass Award, Air Force Commendation Medal, Spirit of Disneyland Award, Wine Spectator Award of Excellence (for The Arlington Inn), and to win the Sherman Oaks Galleria Spelling Bee. In 2021, Andy was inducted into the CSO Hall of Fame.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity Executive with extensive leadership and product development experience.
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Experience: 33 yrs 2 mos
Skills
- Cybersecurity
- Leadership
- Content Development
- Board Level
- Early Stage Investment
- Security Architecture Design
Career Highlights
- Transformed Akamai into a cybersecurity powerhouse.
- Inducted into the CSO Hall of Fame in 2021.
- Author of the influential book '1% Leadership'.
Work Experience
CYBR.SEC.Media
Partner (3 mos)
How to CISO
Author (1 yr)
MIND
Seed Investor (8 mos)
YL Ventures
Partner (10 mos)
Operating Partner (3 yrs 4 mos)
Venture Advisor (3 yrs 10 mos)
Miggo Security
Seed Investor (1 yr 2 mos)
Aim Security
Seed Investor (1 yr 3 mos)
Gutsy
Seed Investor (1 yr 8 mos)
Gann Academy
Member Board of Trustees (2 yrs 7 mos)
Hunters
Board Member (2 yrs)
Seed Investor (2 yrs 2 mos)
Grip Security
Board Observer (2 yrs)
Seed Investor (2 yrs 2 mos)
Cycode
Board Member (2 yrs)
Seed Investor (2 yrs 2 mos)
The Cole Strange Foundation
Executive Board Member (2 yrs 2 mos)
Spera Security
Seed Investor (1 yr 5 mos)
Opus Security
Seed Investor (3 yrs 1 mo)
Orca Security
Advisory CISO (2 yrs 10 mos)
Seed Investor (4 yrs 2 mos)
Advisor (2 yrs 2 mos)
Vendict
Angel Investor (4 yrs 10 mos)
Piiano
Seed Investor (4 yrs 2 mos)
Satori
Seed Investor (4 yrs 2 mos)
Eureka Security
Seed Investor (4 yrs 2 mos)
Valence Security
Seed Investor (4 yrs 2 mos)
Vulcan Cyber
Seed Investor (3 yrs 9 mos)
enso.security (Part of Snyk)
Seed Investor (2 yrs 3 mos)
build.security (acquired by Elastic)
Seed Investor (4 mos)
Duha
Legendary CISO (5 yrs 1 mo)
Security Tinkerers
Tinkerer (6 yrs 1 mo)
Uptycs, Inc.
Advisor (4 yrs)
Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University
Affiliate (6 yrs 5 mos)
Akamai Technologies
Chief Security Officer (9 yrs 8 mos)
Senior Director of Information Security (6 yrs 5 mos)
Director of Information Security (2 yrs 5 mos)
Chief Security Architect (10 yrs 7 mos)
Senior Security Engineer (6 mos)
United States Air Force
Chief, Command & Control Test Management, Electronic Systems Center (1 yr 1 mo)
Information Warfare Engineer, 609th Information Warfare Squadron (2 yrs 3 mos)
Arlington Inn
Asst. Innkeeper / Wine Steward (1 yr 3 mos)
Disneyland Resort
Foreman (2 yrs 9 mos)
Education
S.B. at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
