John Viega
Summary
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SeniorJohn Viega is a seasoned security software leader and entrepreneur with over eight years of executive experience building and scaling security products, most recently as CEO and co-founder of Crash Override and previously leading Capsule8 through acquisition by Sophos. He blends deep technical roots—MS in Computer Science and early work on language design and static analysis—with hands-on product and engineering leadership across startups and large enterprises like McAfee and BAE Systems. A repeat founder and operator, he has run product, engineering, and strategy functions, overseen M&A diligence and integration, and taught computer science as an adjunct professor at NYU. His career spans both research and practical security operations, from creating CLASP and early static-analysis tech to shipping SaaS security at scale. Based in New York, he pairs academic rigor with commercial savvy and a knack for translating complex security problems into usable products. An often behind-the-scenes influencer in the security community, he has also led editorial and advisory roles that shaped industry thinking.
8 years of coding experience
Stackoverflow
56reputation
138reached
1answer
0questions
Github Skills (60)
nim-lang10
concurrent-programming10
docker10
parallel10
system-programming10
python10
wait-free10
macros10
stack10
metadata10
cicd10
hashmap10
metaprogramming10
wrapping10
lockless10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
crashappsec/con4m
Nov 2022 - Mar 2023
Configuration Language for Mortals
Contributions:13 reviews, 191 commits, 56 PRs in 3 months
configuration-language
crashappsec/libcon4m
Mar 2024 - Oct 2024
Base Compiler and Runtime Support for con4m
Contributions:33 reviews, 65 PRs, 273 pushes in 7 months
compiler
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