Michael Schroll is a seasoned technology leader and entrepreneur with 12 years of experience building security-focused cloud platforms and scaling teams and infrastructure. As CTO and co-founder of DNSFilter he led product and engineering through rapid growth—traffic increased 900% in 2020—and integrated AI-powered crawling and categorization via the acquisition of Webshrinker. His background spans hands-on security (pen testing and incident response), operations, and product engineering across startups and enterprise environments, from Veracode and ITA Software to multiple founder roles. He has deep experience designing reliable, scalable DNS and hosting systems, plus a track record mentoring and teaching technical founders and students. Based in Flagstaff, AZ, he blends entrepreneurial grit with formal training in networking and engineering management from RIT and Tufts. Notably, his career includes both early-stage product experiments (TechStars founder and mentor) and the operational discipline of running high-throughput internet services.
12 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Applied Networking Systems Administration, BS, Applied Networking Systems Administration at Rochester Institute of Technology
General Studies, General Studies at Penn State University
Enterpreneurship, Enterpreneurship at TechStars
Masters, Engineering Management, Masters, Engineering Management at Tufts University
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Michael Schroll - Chief Technology Officer at DNSFilter