– USA, UT – Strider Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of Strategic Intelligence, today announced the appointment of Michael Brown to its Board of Directors.
“Michael Brown is one of our nation’s premier security leaders and has a unique understanding of the role innovation and industry can play in protecting our people, businesses, and national security. More importantly, he knows what it takes to build a culture that delivers cutting-edge solutions to address important global challenges. We’re fortunate to have him on our board, and I look forward to collaborating with him to advance our mission,” said CEO and co-founder, Greg Levesque.
About Michael Brown
Most recently, Michael Brown served as the Director of the Defense Innovation Unit in the U.S. Department of Defense from 2018 to 2022. As a director, he spearheaded the unit’s efforts to field leading-edge commercial capabilities to the military and strengthen the U.S. national security innovation base.
Before joining DIU, Brown served as a White House Presidential Innovation Fellow at the DoD. In this role, he co-authored the Pentagon study on China’s participation in the U.S. venture ecosystem, a catalyst for the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act.
“Strider provides game-changing intelligence solutions to government, private industry, and research institutions, which are under constant attack from nation-states seeking to steal their technology, recruit their talent, and compromise their supply chains,” said Michael Brown. “Strider’s work is essential to curbing the technology and talent loss that threatens the competitiveness of individual organizations and, ultimately, the free world. I look forward to supporting the Strider team.”
Earlier in his career, Michael Brown spent two decades as a corporate executive at leading computer storage and security software providers. From 2014 to 2016, he was the CEO of Symantec. He led a turnaround focusing on its security business, sold its storage software business, hired a new executive leadership team, and led the articulation of a new company culture.
Currently, Michael Brown is a visiting scholar at The Hoover Institution at Stanford University and a venture partner at Shield Capital. This VC firm invests in companies building solutions in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, space, and autonomy for commercial and government enterprises.
About Strider Technologies
Strider Technologies is revolutionizing how companies, universities, research institutions, and government agencies protect their innovation and compete in a new era of global strategic competition. Our trailblazing technology and intelligence solutions enable clients to proactively identify, manage, and respond to nation-state-directed IP theft and supply chain vulnerabilities. Strider has operations in Salt Lake City, Washington, D.C., and London.
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