Summary
Mike Hewett is a veteran software engineer and AI researcher with 13+ years of recent industry experience and a multi-decade track record spanning startups, academia, and enterprise security. Currently a Principal Engineer at Keeper Security and a member of the University of Kansas EECS Advisory Board, he focuses on advanced cryptography, cybersecurity products, and applied AI. He has led engineering teams and founded multiple companies, turning early concepts into shipped products such as the DDUX event finder and novel litigation document systems. His background includes research roles at Stanford and a PhD-level foundation in computer science, giving him deep competence in knowledge-based systems, NLP, and ontologies. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, he blends hands-on engineering, technical leadership, and product-building savvy with a persistent interest in leveraging linked data and AI for practical information management. An understated thread through his career is a knack for moving cutting-edge research into usable, secure software at scale.
13 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
University of Kansas
BA, Mathematics, BA, Mathematics at Washburn University
PhD, Computer Science, PhD, Computer Science at The University of Texas at Austin
MS, Artificial Intelligence, MS, Artificial Intelligence at Stanford University