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Merlin Ventures Names Andrew Smeaton As Ciso In Residence

PRIVATEJun 17, 2024•almost 2 years ago

Position

Chief Information Security Officer

Company

Merlin Ventures

Andrew Smeaton
FairfaxVenture Capital

Description

Merlin Ventures has appointed cybersecurity executive Andrew Smeaton as the firm's CISO-in-Residence. In this role, Smeaton will provide strategic and technical counsel to Merlin Ventures' portfolio companies and strengthen alignment between the needs of today's CISOs with Merlin's portfolio companies and prospects.

Company Information

Company

Merlin Ventures

Location

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

About

Merlin Ventures is the venture capital affiliate of The Merlin Group, a network of companies with more than 25 years of success bringing technologies to the U.S. Government market. Merlin Ventures rapidly scales visionary companies and introduces disruptive solutions.

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