Erik Bloch

Erik has been in the security space for 35 years, starting in the Army back in 1990. While today he leads the security organization for Illumio, he’s previous lead Security Operations teams at Atlassian, Sprinklr, Salesforce and Cisco. He’s also been on the product side of things, attempting to make better products for people like him. Over the years, he has tracked what’s worked and what hasn’t, and now loves to share his thoughts, data and experiences with anyone who will listen. He currently resides in the bay area in California with his two kids who keep him busy. When he’s not working or running around with his kids, Erik loves to advise startups, get out on his motorcycle, play paintball, or hit the gym.