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Michael Coates

Chief Information Security Officer

San Francisco, California, United States · 1 connection

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About

Two decades of cybersecurity experience including executive roles at Twitter, CoinList, Mozilla and OWASP. A co-founder and CEO of a venture backed cybersecurity startup (acquired) and an early stage investor finding and growing the next generation of amazing cybersecurity companies. Based in San Francisco

Experience

Chief Information Security OfficerSolana Foundation
Jun 2026
Investor In ResidenceThe General Partnership
Jan 2026
Advisory Board MemberSynack
Jan 2014 to Jan 2018
Global Membership Committee MemberOWASP® Foundation
Nov 2008 to Sep 2011
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Information Security OfficerCoinList
May 2024 to Jan 2025
VP Engineering & Chief Information Security OfficerCoinList
Mar 2022 to May 2024
InvestorKenzo Security (Acquired by Rapid7)
Dec 2023
Seed InvestorNoma Security
Oct 2023
Seed InvestorDefakto Security
Nov 2022
Director of Product SecurityShape Security
Nov 2013 to Dec 2014
Advisory Board MemberBlack Duck
Feb 2016 to Jan 2018
MemberPEF Community
Jan 2022
Seed InvestorProjectDiscovery
Jan 2021
Chairman Of The Board Of DirectorsOWASP® Foundation
Sep 2011 to Dec 2014
Seed InvestorCider Security (acquired by Palo Alto Networks)
Dec 2020 to Dec 2022
Board of DirectorsOWASP® Foundation
Jan 2014 to Jan 2017
General PartnerSeven Hill Ventures
Jan 2025
Angel InvestorSeven Hill Ventures
Jun 2020
Co-Founder & CEOAltitude Networks
Apr 2018 to Apr 2022
Advisory Board MemberKenna Security
Feb 2017 to Jan 2021
Board MemberVendor Security Alliance
Sep 2016 to Mar 2018
Chief Information Security OfficerTwitter
Jan 2015 to Apr 2018
Head Of SecurityMozilla
Mar 2010 to Oct 2013
SpeakerRSAC
Mar 2013 to Mar 2013
Senior Application Security ConsultantAspect Security
Jan 2008 to Mar 2010
Senior Security Consultant / Security Response LeadMotorola Mobility (a Lenovo Company)
Jan 2006 to Jan 2008
Security ConsultantCrowe
Jan 2004 to Jan 2006
System AdministratorMotorola Mobility (a Lenovo Company)
Jan 2003 to Jan 2004
Software DeveloperUniversity of Illinois System Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Jan 2002 to Jun 2003

Education

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
BS Computer Science
DePaul University
MS Computer, Information and Network Security
Federal University of Ceara
Portuguese culture and language