Ignacio Parada is an entrepreneurial technology leader and adjunct professor with 11 years of experience building and scaling software teams and products across startups and enterprise settings. He founded and scaled Magnet SPA from 5 to 45 people and led delivery of mission-critical platforms used by LATAM airline and national immigration systems, then transitioned to leadership roles at ZeroFox where he built the Attack Surface product and hired 60+ engineers across five time zones. He blends hands-on engineering and product instincts with people leadership—mentoring future managers and creating HR and hiring processes that improved retention and velocity. An MIT SDM graduate with teaching stints at multiple universities and research experience at MIT Sloan’s cybersecurity consortium, he brings a rare mix of academic rigor and real-world operational impact. Outside work he’s a tennis enthusiast, reflecting a competitive, disciplined approach to problem solving.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at Copenhagen University College of Engineering
Stanford Ignite Program (Innovation and Entrepreneurship), Stanford Ignite Program (Innovation and Entrepreneurship) at Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Master of Science - MS, System Design and Management, Master of Science - MS, System Design and Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Global Competitiveness Leadership Program, Global Competitiveness Leadership Program at Georgetown University - The McDonough School of Business
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Ignacio Parada - Software Engineering Manager at ZeroFox