Ken Gonzalez
Advisor at YL Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Director
2018 - Current
NightDragon is an investment and advisory firm focused on growth and late-stage companies in cybersecurity, safety, security and privacy.
Advisor
2018
YL Ventures funds and supports seed-stage entrepreneurs in the cybersecurity sector.
Managing Director
2017 - 2018
Forgepoint Capital is a venture capital management company to invest in cybersecurity startups mainly in Europe, Latin America and Israel.
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Global Alliances
2013 - 2017
FireEye, a leader in providing cyber security solutions, protects the most valuable assets in the world from those who have them in their sights. Our combination of technology, intelligence, and expertise — reinforced with the most aggressive incident response team — helps eliminate the impact of security breaches. We find and stop attackers at every stage of an incursion. With FireEye, you’ll detect cyber attacks as they happen, understand the risk they pose to your most valued assets, and have the resources to quickly respond and resolve security incidents. The FireEye Global Defense Community includes more than 2,500 customers across 65 countries, including over 150 of the Fortune 500
FireEye is an intelligence-led security company that protects customers using innovative technology and expertise from the front lines.
Raised $1,685,645,776.00 from ClearSky and Blackstone Tactical Opportunities.
Chief Strategy Officer
2011 - 2012
Responsible for strategy, corporate and business development, including partnerships, inbound licensing and new channel development. Establishing Americas operations and growing the business.
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
2006 - 2011
Responsible for acquisition target selection, deal negotiation, and post merger integration. Inbound OEM/Reselling. Minority investing.
Vice President, Corporate Development
1998 - 2006
Responsible for acquisition target selection, deal negotiation, and post merger integration.
Vice President, Corporate Marketing
2002 - 2002
Responsible for all corporate marketing activities. Budgeting, Brand, Creative Services, Programs: Advertising, Tradeshows, Events, Web Marketing.
Oracle is an integrated cloud application and platform services that sells a range of enterprise information technology solutions.
Captain, Infantry
1991 - 1996
82nd Airborne (1-325 AIR), 1st Bn 75th Ranger Regiment, Joint Task Force Bravo (Honduras)