Dave Herrald
Global Head Of Cybersecurity GTM at Databricks
Denver, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDave Herrald is a seasoned cybersecurity leader with 11+ years focused on adversary simulation, blue team enablement, and go-to-market security strategy for global tech firms. Currently Global Head of Cybersecurity GTM at Databricks, he previously shaped security adoption and strategy at Google and Splunk, where he led research projects like Boss of the SOC and trained worldwide technical sales and customer teams. A hands-on practitioner turned strategist, his background spans penetration testing, security architecture, CISO responsibilities, and founding a consultancy, supported by elite certifications including GSE #79. Based in Denver, he blends technical depth with commercial savvy to translate advanced security use cases into measurable business outcomes, often surfacing practical insights from red-team exercises that inform product and sales motions.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at Iowa State University
Github Skills (20)
portable10
simulation10
mitre-attack10
simulate10
simulations10
splunk10
soc10
risk-assessment10
security9
python-scripts9
log4j9
parse9
logging9
java8
threat-intelligence7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
splunk/SA-ctf_scoreboard_admin
Apr 2018 - Jan 2022
Contributions:11 commits, 1 PR, 18 pushes in 3 years 10 months
splunk/TA-microsoft-sysmon
Oct 2015 - Mar 2020
TA-microsoft-sysmon
Contributions:11 releases, 24 PRs, 99 pushes in 4 years 5 months
sysmonmicrosoft
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