Dean Sysman
Co-Founder and CEO
Dean is a world-renowned entrepreneur and expert in cybersecurity. He's been honored with a place on the Forbes Under 30 Israel list, and he was a winner of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award in New York.
Dean is the CEO and co-founder of Axonius, which is the world leader in enabling organizations to see and secure their infrastructure and has grown to a $2.6B valuation in less than 5 years from founding. Before founding Axonius, Dean co-founded Cymmetria, A YC-backed cyber deception company with Fortune 500 customers that was acquired by private equity.
He has spoken at major conferences including Blackhat, Defcon, CCC, and more. He is an alumnus of the rank of Captain of an elite unit in the Israeli Intelligence Corps, where he served for five years, during which he received commendations and awards. Dean is a graduate of the special "Etgar" program, where he earned his B.Sc in computer science at the age of 19. In 2005, Dean was part of the gold medal team in the international Robotic Olympics in South Korea.