Summary
Christopher Von Hessert is a seasoned security leader based in Amsterdam, currently serving as VP of Security at Polygon Labs after progressing from Security Director, and simultaneously chairing the board of Sub7: Web3 Security. He brings over a decade of cross-disciplinary experience spanning cloud security leadership at ServiceNow, IT forensics for the Buenos Aires Justice Department, and hands-on engineering and consultancy roles earlier in his career. Christopher blends operational security, incident response, and strategic program building to protect high-value cloud and blockchain systems, with a particular focus on the Web3 space. His background in software engineering and business project management underpins a pragmatic approach that balances technical rigor with governance and risk management. Notably, he transitioned from traditional enterprise and forensic roles into leading security for a major blockchain platform, demonstrating adaptability across emerging threat landscapes.
3 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Business Project Management, Business Project Management at Instituto Tecnol贸gico de Buenos Aires
Software Engineer, Software Engineer at Universidad del CEMA
English, Spanish, Dutch