Dean Sysman

Dean Sysman, a world renowned expert in cybersecurity, is the CEO and co-founder of Axonius, a cybersecurity asset management platform. He began his career as a software developer for the Integrity Project where he conducted research on advanced machine-independent compilation. He remained in this role for a year until serving an elite unit in the Israeli Intelligence Corps, where he served for 5 years as a team leader and officer. During his service, Dean received commendations and awards for his service. Before founding Axonius, Dean co-founded Cymmetria, a YC-backed cyber deception company focused on changing the asymmetry of cybersecurity.

In 2005, Dean was part of the gold medal winning team in the international Robotic Olympics in South Korea. He has spoken at major conferences including Blackhat, Defcon, CCC and more. In 2017, he was honored with being in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Israel list. Dean is a graduate of the special "Etgar" program at the University of Haifa, where he earned his B.Sc in computer science at the age of 19.