Meetup Hosted by Team8:
The CISO Priorities Model by Will Lin
TEAM8 OFFICE TLV | SEP 21 | 8:15PM
Hosted by Team8, join us for an intimate fireside chat and open Q&A with Will Lin, Managing Director & Co-Founder of ForgePoint Capital, moderated by Team8 CISO-in-Residence Gadi Evron.
SPEAKER
Will Lin
Managing Director & Co-Founder, ForgePoint Capital
William (“Will”) Lin is a Managing Director and Founding Member at Forgepoint. Forgepoint Capital (FPC) was founded in 2015 and is investing $770M dedicated to startups protecting the digital future; FPC is currently the largest and most active team in the category.
Will is honored to be a coach for entrepreneurs at multiple companies including: Attivo Networks, Bishop Fox, Concourse Labs, Cyberhaven, LoginRadius, Remediant, Sphere, Symmetry Systems, Uptycs and a Stealth Investment.
Will is a Co-Founder & President of the Security Tinkerers, a non-profit organization that brings together information security professionals to share learnings, provide mentorship, and generate opportunities for the security community and its next generation of leaders. He is a Visiting Fellow at the National Security Institute at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School. He also is a regular contributor to SecurityWeek, was named a Venture Capital Journal Rising Star, and is an avid connector in the cybersecurity entrepreneur, investor, and practitioner ecosystems.
Will holds a BA from the University of California, Berkeley, and found his calling at the intersection of IT and entrepreneurship after starting businesses to help pay for college. When not in the office, you’ll find Will on the hunt for up-and-coming restaurants or talking about startups at home with his VC spouse.
Will is honored to be a coach for entrepreneurs at multiple companies including: Attivo Networks, Bishop Fox, Concourse Labs, Cyberhaven, LoginRadius, Remediant, Sphere, Symmetry Systems, Uptycs and a Stealth Investment.
Will is a Co-Founder & President of the Security Tinkerers, a non-profit organization that brings together information security professionals to share learnings, provide mentorship, and generate opportunities for the security community and its next generation of leaders. He is a Visiting Fellow at the National Security Institute at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School. He also is a regular contributor to SecurityWeek, was named a Venture Capital Journal Rising Star, and is an avid connector in the cybersecurity entrepreneur, investor, and practitioner ecosystems.
Will holds a BA from the University of California, Berkeley, and found his calling at the intersection of IT and entrepreneurship after starting businesses to help pay for college. When not in the office, you’ll find Will on the hunt for up-and-coming restaurants or talking about startups at home with his VC spouse.
HOST
Gadi Evron
CISO-In-Residence
Team8
Prior to joining Team8, Gadi held a number of senior positions in the cybersecurity field, and was the founder and CEO of Cymmetria, a startup that develops cyber deception solutions. He also managed the security system for Tehila, Israel’s e-government unit. In addition, Gadi held prominent cyber roles at Citi, PwC, and worked with the World Economic Forum. He founded and managed a number of industry organizations, including the The Israeli CERT and the Art into Science cyber defense conference, and is the author of two books on cybersecurity.
