# Clara Gustafson

## About

Clara is a Portland, Oregon native, and spent two years during high school living in Dalian (大连), China. She joined ZeroFox in 2013 as its 10th employee, grew it from an early-stage US-based cybersecurity startup into a $100M+ publicly traded global company, and then led it through a private equity
re-privatization. Her expertise spans business intelligence and data systems, mergers & acquisitions and post-acquisition integration, cross-functional leadership in high-growth environments, and building high-performing global threat intelligence teams. Clara holds a BS from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, is writing her first book, and is based in Baltimore, Maryland.

## Connect

- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/claragustafson/)
- [Website](https://claragustafson.com/)

## Speaking At

- [RBLN West 2026 - San Francisco](https://www.rbln.com/events/2026/west)
- [RBLN Europe 2026 - Amsterdam](https://www.rbln.com/events/2026/europe)

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*Source: [RBLN (Rebellion) Cybersecurity Conference – Technical Security Event for Hackers, AI Builders & Operators](https://www.rbln.com/speakers/clara-gustafson)*