Summary
Michael Gladishev is a seasoned software leader and co-founder with over a decade of experience building cloud-native security products, including a 12-year tenure at Microsoft where he helped architect and scale Microsoft Sentinel into a leading SIEM. As VP R&D at Legion Security, he blends hands-on coding with strategic leadership to build an AI-first platform that models analysts’ investigative workflows into adaptive agents and automated responses. His background spans deep technical roles through to principal engineering management, with roots in Israeli Intelligence (Unit 8200) and an electrical engineering degree from Technion, reflecting strong foundations in security and systems thinking. Known for zooming between technical detail and team culture, he prioritizes mentorship, scalable architectures, and operationally practical AI applied to SOC problems.
9 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology