Overview
Aleksandr Yampolskiy is co-founder and CEO of SecurityScorecard [1][2], a position held since January 2014 [3]. Yampolskiy holds a Ph.D. in Cryptography from Yale University [11] and a B.A. in Mathematics from New York University [12]. Prior to founding SecurityScorecard, Yampolskiy served as Chief Technology Officer of BlogTalkRadio from September 2011 to December 2013 [8], Chief Information Security Officer at Gilt Groupe from October 2009 to September 2011 [9], and Tech Lead for Security Engineering at Goldman Sachs from October 2007 to October 2009 [10]. Yampolskiy was named EY Entrepreneur of the Year for New York in 2021 [5] and serves as a Global Innovator for the World Economic Forum [4]. Yampolskiy is an official member of the Forbes Technology Council [6] and works as an angel investor [7].
Profile introduction
Dr. Aleksandr Yampolskiy is a cofounder and CEO of SecurityScorecard (www.securityscorecard.com), the leading security rating company, which is used by over 3,300+ top customers which include 70% of Fortune 100. He was an E&Y 2021 New York Entrepreneur of the Year Winner ; he is a global innovator selected by World Economic Forum. He is an active mentor and angel investor into over 20+ leading startups in enterprise software. Previously, Alex was a CTO of BlogTalkRadio, the largest online radio network averaging over 40 million visitors a month leading to its M&A. Prior to that, Alex…
Career history
- Co-founder & CEOJan 2014 to presentSecurityScorecard
- Global InnovatorJan 2021 to presentWorld Economic Forum
- Entrepreneur of the Year - 2021 New York Winner; Tri-State Region Regional JudgeJun 2021 to presentEY
- Official MemberApr 2020 to presentForbes Technology Council
- Angel investorApr 2018 to presentTop Companies
- CTOSep 2011 to Dec 2013BlogTalkRadio
- CISOOct 2009 to Sep 2011Gilt Groupe
- Tech Lead, Security EngineeringOct 2007 to Oct 2009Goldman Sachs
Education
Ph.D., Cryptography2001 - 2006Yale University
B.A., Mathematics1997 - 2001New York University
- Sinai Academy
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