Gary Fish

Gary Fish

Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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Serial entrepreneur, investor, and a pioneer in Cybersecurity. Currently I am the…

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  • Overcoming the Cybersecurity Staffing Drought
    Jan 11, 2019

    Overcoming the Cybersecurity Staffing Drought

    Companies won’t ever be able to hire enough qualified pros. Partnering with full-service cybersecurity…

    8 Comments
  • That Nagging Entrepreneurial Spirit
    Sep 28, 2015

    That Nagging Entrepreneurial Spirit

    This past year I took the year off to see if I was content just golfing, skiing, fishing, traveling, hanging out…

    16 Comments
  • Microsoft Office on MAC Fix
    May 20, 2015

    Microsoft Office on MAC Fix

    I just wasted a bunch of time on this so for my friends that use Outlook on their MAC's I may be able to save you some…

    6 Comments
  • My Leadership Principles
    May 8, 2015

    My Leadership Principles

    I was recently reminded of these. I used to regularly share them with my staff. These are the leadership principles…

    22 Comments
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Experience

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    Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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    Kansas City, Missouri Area

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    Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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    Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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Education

Honors & Awards

  • Top 25 IT Cybersecurity Executive 2020

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  • Kansas City Power 100

    Kansas City Business Journal

    The Kansas City Power 100 is a list of the top 100 most influential business people in Kansas City

  • Henry W. Bloch School of Management Entrepreneur of the Year

    UMKC

    The Entrepreneur of the Year Awards event has been an iconic Kansas City tradition since 1985. Beyond its philanthropic cause, this event is a valuable forum where Kansas City CEOs, entrepreneurs, business owners, industry legends, world-class faculty and students alike are able to celebrate a common passion. The event is delivered by the Regnier Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, in partnership with the Regnier Institute Advisory Council. The celebration commemorates the…

    The Entrepreneur of the Year Awards event has been an iconic Kansas City tradition since 1985. Beyond its philanthropic cause, this event is a valuable forum where Kansas City CEOs, entrepreneurs, business owners, industry legends, world-class faculty and students alike are able to celebrate a common passion. The event is delivered by the Regnier Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, in partnership with the Regnier Institute Advisory Council. The celebration commemorates the entrepreneurial spirit by honoring innovative and creative accomplishments, as well as inspiring a new generation of successful entrepreneurs.

  • Kansas City Power 100

    Kansas City Business Journal

    The power 100 is a list of the 100 most influential business people in Kansas City

  • Kansas City Power 100

    Kansas City Business Journal

    The power 100 is a list of the 100 most influential business people in Kansas City

  • Kansas City Business Hall of Fame

    Junior Achievement

    Since 2001, the annual Induction and Dinner event celebrates the achievements of prominent business leaders who have made outstanding contributions to Kansas City and earned the respect of the local community.

    These remarkable men and women have achieved extraordinary success and continue to shape Kansas City as a community of innovation, entrepreneurship, and a valuable place to live and work. Our laureates are exemplary role models for the young people we serve and inspire them to…

    Since 2001, the annual Induction and Dinner event celebrates the achievements of prominent business leaders who have made outstanding contributions to Kansas City and earned the respect of the local community.

    These remarkable men and women have achieved extraordinary success and continue to shape Kansas City as a community of innovation, entrepreneurship, and a valuable place to live and work. Our laureates are exemplary role models for the young people we serve and inspire them to realize their dreams.

    In honoring these leaders and visionaries, Junior Achievement of Middle America not only highlights the contributions of the Free Enterprise System and its value in shaping our local way of life, but encourages and inspires young people to make a career in business and contribute to their communities, as the laureates have done before them.

  • CEO Mid Market Elite 100

    CEO Magazine

    Mid-Market Elite winners demonstrate at least one of the following characteristics: superior growth, a track record of innovation, an exceptional corporate culture, charismatic leadership, and a compelling business model.

  • Distinguished Alumni Award

    DeVry University

  • Board Member and Honorary Chairman

    Boy Scouts of America

  • Man of the Year

    Big Brothers Big Sisters

  • Security Superstar

    CRN

  • 40 Under 40

    Ingrams Magazine

  • Technology Entrepreneur of the Year

    Ernst & Young

  • Top 25 Technology Executive

    CRN

Organizations

  • Cyderes

    Board Member / Largest Individual Investor

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    Cyderes was created from the sale and subsequent merger of Fishtech Group and Herjavec Group by Private Equity Firm Apax. The name Cyderes was adopted from Fishtech Group’s previous branding for it’s Managed Detection and Response business.

  • CloudSaver

    Investor

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    CloudSaver is a leading cost optimization solution provider for enterprise IT organizations. Using our proprietary technology and extensive managed service capabilities, we are able to consistently reduce our customers' AWS cloud infrastructure spend by more than 50%.

  • RealX Trading

    Investor / Board Member

    - Present

    A dedicated alternative asset exchange, providing liquidity initially to non-traded REIT’s

  • Pepper

    Investor / Board Member

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    Pepper IoT (https://pepper.me) is the leading full-service platform enabling the Internet of Things. Pepper works with large enterprises interested in leveraging the benefits of the Internet of Everything movement by providing comprehensive, full-stack, white-label solutions for manufacturers, service providers, and retailers. The approach brings enterprise-grade cybersecurity and data privacy protections that are absent in consumer IoT today.

  • Neosec

    Founding Investor

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    Protect APIs, microservices and applications. Visualize API usage with business and risk context, hunt API-based security threats and remediate vulnerabilities. Https://neosec.com (SOLD, Exited)

  • Haystax

    Investor / Board Member

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    The Haystax Constellation Analytics Platform™ delivers the kind of actionable insights into complex risk that decision-makers need every day, helping them maintain greater domain awareness and respond with confidence and agility no matter what internal or external threat they encounter. http://haystax.com

  • Foresite

    Investor / Board Member

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    Foresite is a global service provider, delivering a range of managed security and consulting solutions designed to help our clients meet their information security and compliance objectives. In the face of increasingly persistent cyber-threats, Foresite’s solutions empower organizations with vigilance and expertise to proactively identify, respond to, and remediate cyber-attacks and breaches where they occur. http://foresite.com

  • Data Locker International

    Investor / Board Member

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    Data Locker is an innovative provider of hardware encrypted storage devices. Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas http://datalockerdrive.com

  • DistruptOps

    Investor

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    DisruptOps brings Security & DevOps teams together to find and fix issues, fast. (SOLD, Exited)

  • Thycotic

    Investor

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    Thycotic prevents cyberattacks by securing passwords, protecting endpoints, and controlling access http://thycotic.com (SOLD, Exited)

  • Perch Security

    Investor / Board Member

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    Perch Security offers the first Community Defense Platform. For the first time, even small and midsize businesses can use their sharing community membership (ISACs and ISAOs) to access their relevant industry-specific threat intelligence and participate within the community – all without purchasing specific tools or increasing staff. (SOLD, Exited)

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