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Mark Weatherford

Founding Partner at Aspen Chartered

United States

Overview 

Mark Weatherford is the Chief Cybersecurity Strategist at Coalfire and Founding Partner at Aspen Chartered, with a background that includes roles such as Deputy Under Secretary for Cybersecurity at the US Department of Homeland Security and Vice President and Chief Security Officer at North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). He has invested in companies like Dasera and SenseOn, focusing on sectors like Security, Cybersecurity, and Cloud Infrastructure. Mark Weatherford's career highlights include serving as the Deputy Under Secretary for Cybersecurity at the US Department of Homeland Security and being the Vice President and Chief Security Officer at North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), showcasing his expertise in cybersecurity strategy and leadership roles in the government and private sector.

Work Experience 

  • Director

    2025 - Current

NVIDIA is a computing platform company operating at the intersection of graphics, HPC, and AI.

Raised $4,095,000,000.00 from ARPA-E and DARPA.

  • VP of Policy and Standards

    2024 - 2025

Gretel is a multimodal synthetic data platform that leverages advanced generative AI and privacy-enhancing technologies.

Raised $67,699,996.00 from Moonshots Capital, Section 32, Anthos Capital and Greylock.

  • Chief Cybersecurity Strategist

    2024 - 2024

  • Chief Strategy Officer

    2020 - 2024

It is a nonprofit organization providing collaborative cybersecurity knowledge and services to the nation.

  • VP & Global Information Security Strategist

    2019 - 2020

Booking Holdings provides online travel and travel-related reservation and services.

Raised $2,980,561,321.00.

  • SVP & Chief Cybersecurity Strategist

    2015 - 2019

VArmour offers data defined perimeter security solutions for mobile, virtual, and cloud platforms.

Raised $185,000,000.00 from Redline Capital, Highland Capital Partners, NightDragon, AllegisCyber, Employee Stock Option Fund, Titanium Ventures, EDBI and SC Ventures.

  • Principal

    2013 - 2015

    Provide strategic consulting and advisory services that highlight cybersecurity as a business discriminator through the employment of sound risk management practices.

Chertoff Group is a private equity firm primarily investing in the defense technology, government services, and cybersecurity sectors.

  • Deputy Under Secretary for Cybersecurity

    2011 - 2013

    Appointed in the Obama administration as the nation’s first Deputy Under Secretary for Cybersecurity at the Department of Homeland Security.

U.S. National Infrastructure Advisory Council is a security enforcement organization that safeguards the American land from threats.

  • Vice President and Chief Security Officer (CSO)

    2010 - 2011

    Led the critical infrastructure protection program and provided cyber and infrastructure security oversight for over 1,900 North American electric sector utilities.

NERC is a not-for-profit international regulatory authority whose mission is to assure the reliability of the bulk power system.

  • Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

    2008 - 2010

    Appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to establish and lead the California Office of Information Security.

State of California is widely known for its pioneers and leaders in technology and film production.

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