Mike Wiacek

I’ve dedicated my career to solving one of cybersecurity’s hardest problems: exposing and understanding threats hidden in your systems. Began my career as a Global Network Exploitation and Vulnerability Analyst at the Department of Defense (DoD). Led Google’s response to Operation Aurora, one of the earliest and most impactful state-sponsored cyberattacks on U.S. companies. Founded and led Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG), pioneering global-scale tracking of nation-state actors and protecting millions of users. Initiated and led Google's acquisition of VirusTotal. Co-founded Chronicle within Alphabet, radically transforming threat detection with scalable data infrastructure. Today, as Founder and CEO of Stairwell, my mission is clear: security is fundamentally a data search problem. At Stairwell, we're empowering security teams with a search-driven approach that definitively reveals when and where malware has ever been on their systems. Backed by $70M+ in funding from leading investors including Sequoia and Accel, Stairwell equips the world’s top security teams to outpace their adversaries. My goal is straightforward: use data and technology to help the good guys stay ahead of the bad guys.