Andrew Plato is an experienced CEO, founder, author, and cybersecurity expert. In 1995, Andrew founded Anitian, one of the world’s first dedicated cybersecurity companies. Over the next 26 years, Andrew helped pioneer advancements in security technologies such as intrusion detection, endpoint security, risk assessment, and cloud security. Andrew has directly managed thousands of security projects and has extensive experience with compliance frameworks such as PCI-DSS, FedRAMP, Department of Defense Security Requirement Guide (DoD SRG), ISO 27001, NIST, CMMC, SOC2, HIPAA, CJIS, and more. 

Andrew’s vision for security culminated with the invention of an automated, cloud security platform that dramatically accelerated the security of ultra-high-performance, regulated workloads.  After securing venture investment, Andrew guided Anitian through exponential growth and built lucrative alliances with technology giants such as AWS, Microsoft, Trend Micro, Red Hat, Sentinel One, and Qualys. Andrew successfully exited Anitian in 2022.

In 2019, Andrew founded Zenaciti, which provides go-to-market strategy and security advisory services to organizations and investors worldwide. Zenaciti has conducted technical due diligence for multiple corporate acquisitions with a combined total of over $20 billion.

Andrew is the author of The Founder’s User Manual: Practical Strategies for the Startup Leader which distills decades of hard-learned lessons from running a startup. 

‍Andrew is available for commentary, interview, and select byline opportunities. Please email Smith Publicity for more information at emily.willette@smithpublicity.com. For any other inquiries use this contact link.