Sanaz Yashar

Co-Founder & CEO at Zafran Security

Overview

Sanaz Yashar is Co-Founder and CEO of Zafran Security, a position held since November 2022[1][2]. Prior to founding Zafran Security, Yashar served as Senior Manager at Mandiant from November 2021 to November 2022[3]. Yashar's earlier experience includes roles as Manager at FireEye, Inc. from October 2017 to March 2022[4] and Director of Intelligence at Cybereason from September 2016 to October 2017[5]. Yashar spent fifteen years in Israeli Military Intelligence as Head of Department from October 2001 to September 2016[6]. Yashar holds a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Tel Aviv University, completed between 1999 and 2002[8], and an MBA from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, earned between 2008 and 2010[9].

Career history

  1. Co-Founder & CEONov 2022 to presentZafran Security
  2. Senior ManagerNov 2021 to Nov 2022Mandiant
  3. ManagerOct 2017 to Mar 2022FireEye, Inc.
  4. Director of IntelligenceSep 2016 to Oct 2017Cybereason
  5. Head of DepartmentOct 2001 to Sep 2016Israeli Military Intelligence
  6. Research Assistant1999 to 2001Tel Aviv University

Education

  1. Bachelor’s of science, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology1999 - 2002Tel Aviv University
  2. Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)2008 - 2010Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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