# Dr. Neil Daswani 

**CISO-in-Residence at  Firebolt Ventures and Co-Academic Director of Stanford’s Advanced Cybersecurity Program**

## About

Dr. Neil Daswani is a CISO-in-Residence at Firebolt Ventures and the Co-Academic Director of Stanford’s Advanced Cybersecurity Program. Formerly the CISO at Symantec's Consumer Business Unit, LifeLock, and QuantumScape, he has also led security initiatives and cutting-edge research at Twitter/X, Google, and Stanford. He advises multiple VC funds and co-authored "Big Breaches" and "Foundations of Security". Neil holds over a dozen patents, has published extensively, and speaks frequently at top industry events. He earned his PhD and MS in Computer Science from Stanford University, and a BS with honors from Columbia University.

## Speaking At

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

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