Ed Jackowiak

Ed served as Chief Executive Officer of CyGlass for over six years (2017–2023), successfully guiding the company through multiple acquisitions – first by Nominet, followed by a management buyout, and ultimately by WatchGuard. His career spans more than 25 years in high technology sales and management, with leadership roles at companies including Nutonian (VP of Sales, acquired by DataRobot), Aurionpro Solutions (Executive VP, acquired by KPMG), Vordel (VP of Sales, acquired by Axway), Oracle (VP of Sales, Security Group), Bridgestream (VP of Worldwide Sales, acquired by Oracle), Kavado (CEO, acquired by Protegrity), and Netegrity (VP of Sales, acquired by CA). His expertise is focused on cybersecurity, AI and machine learning, and enterprise software, with a strong track record of building and scaling technology companies through successful acquisitions.
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Most recently, Ed has been consulting and investing with a variety of firms. He also serves as a Strategic Advisor and Investor for several technology companies, including DayaMed, Cognisec, Symbol, CV Sifter, and DeleteMe, among others, and is an investor in xAI and Anthropic.
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Ed holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance, Management, and Economics from Indiana University Bloomington.

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