Summary
Sid Shaytay is a seasoned technology and security leader with over 20 years of engineering and entrepreneurial experience, currently heading ServiceNow’s Platform Security Business and overseeing a $100M portfolio of encryption, privacy, and secrets management products. He combines deep hands-on technical roots—from circuit timing and secure boot architectures that scaled to billions of devices—to modern concerns like LLM privacy and database encryption, enabling him to operate seamlessly from intern mentorship to board-level strategy. As founder and former CEO of Crypteron and earlier ventures, he has repeatedly translated hard security problems into developer-friendly products with ultra-fast integration times. Sid’s background spans large orgs (Broadcom, Qualcomm) and startups, giving him a rare blend of product execution, go-to-market savvy, and technical credibility. Based in San Diego with an MSEE and an MBA, he’s known for energizing teams and delivering pragmatic security that meets real customer needs.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
MSEE Computer Networks and Security, MSEE Computer Networks and Security at University of Southern California - Viterbi School of Engineering
Bombay Scottish School
MBA Finance, MBA Finance at University of California, San Diego - Rady School of Management
BE Electronics Engineering, BE Electronics Engineering at Mumbai University - VESIT
English, Hindi, Marathi