Michael Shaulov
Michael Shaulov is the Co-Founder and CEO of Fireblocks, the leader in digital assets and cryptocurrency custody, transfer and issuance technology. Shaulov is a renowned cybersecurity entrepreneur and investor. He has 10 years of experience researching and working in the mobile security space, keeping a tight tab on the shift from feature-phones to smartphones. Prior to Fireblocks, he co-founded Lacoon Mobile Security, which was acquired by Check Point, and was then appointed the Head of Products, Mobile and Cloud Security for Check Point. Before his commercial endeavors, he pioneered the mobile security field in an elite military technological unit (8200), where he received the Israeli Presidential Excellency Honor for his contributions.
Michael Shaulov Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Academic History
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B.S., Computer Science and Physics
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Co-Founder and CEO, Fireblocks
Seed Investor, Aporia
Member, Cyberstarts VC
EARLY CAREER
Shaulov was the Co-Founder and CEO of Lacoon Mobile Security, protecting the world's leading organizations from advanced mobile threats.
Prior to founding Lacoon, he worked at the security division of NICE systems where he led a team of mobile security researchers.
He was also a Software Team Leader at Unit 8200, leading a group of developers in one of the most demanding and mission critical IDF projects.
RECOGNITIONS
2004 Head of the Israeli Intelligence Branch Excellency Award
2004 The Israeli Presidential Excellency Honor
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Michael is a recognized industry speaker, delivering talks at RSA Conference, BlackHat and Infosec.
He has also been featured or quoted in Forbes, Bloomberg, Yahoo! Finance, CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, Blockworks, and more.
He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.