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Nate Fick

U.S. Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace & Digital Policy at U.S. Department of State

United States

Overview 

Nate Fick is currently serving as the U.S. Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace & Digital Policy at the U.S. Department of State, showcasing expertise in national security, defense, and foreign policy. With a background that includes leadership roles at Elastic and Endgame, Fick brings a wealth of experience in cybersecurity, enterprise software, and corporate development to his current diplomatic position.

Work Experience 

  • U.S. Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace & Digital Policy

    2022 - Current

    Leading diplomacy on cybersecurity, telecommunications, and emerging technologies for the United States.

Helps formulate U.S. policy on the prevention of, responses to, and accountability for mass atrocities.

  • General Manager, Security

    2019 - 2022

    Led Elastic’s information security business globally. Elastic offers solutions for enterprise search, observability, and security that are built on a single, flexible technology stack that can be deployed anywhere.

Elastic builds software to make data usable in real time and at scale for search, logging, security, and analytics use cases.

Raised $161,999,996.00 from Employee Stock Option Fund.

  • CEO

    2012 - 2019

    I was privileged to lead an outstanding team that built one of the best cybersecurity software companies in the world. Accenture acquired our services business in 2017, and Elastic acquired our software business in 2019. The Endgame team and product became the core of Elastic Security.

Endgame's endpoint protection platform protects the world’s data from advanced attacks.

Raised $107,176,543.00 from Bessemer Venture Partners, Top Tier Capital Partners, Paladin Capital Group, Columbia Capital, Edgemore Capital, Kleiner Perkins and TechOperators.

  • Operating Partner

    2011 - 2019

    Bessemer Venture Partners was born from innovations in steel that literally forged modern building and manufacturing. Today, our team partners with audacious entrepreneurs building enduring companies.

BVP Forge operates as a private equity firm that focuses on software-enabled businesses.

  • CEO

    2008 - 2012

    The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is an independent, nonpartisan research organization that develops strong, pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies.

CNAS is an independent, bipartisan, nonprofit organization that develops pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies.

  • Infantry and Reconnaissance Officer

    1999 - 2004

    Making Marines and winning our Nation's battles since November 10, 1775.

School of Infantry West - US Marine Corps Training

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