Andrew Plato

Andrew Plato is an experienced CEO, founder, author, and cybersecurity expert. In 1995 Andrew founded one of the first cybersecurity companies, Anitian. While CEO of Anitian, Andrew pioneered advancements in intrusion detection, endpoint security, cloud security, and risk assessment. This culminated with the invention of an automated platform to dramatically accelerate the deployment and configuration of secure cloud environments. Andrew closed venture funding for this technology and lead the company through rapid growth. During this time Andrew also cultivated key strategic partnerships with leading security and cloud companies such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, Trend Micro, Sysdig, Elastic, Qualys, and Sentinel One. Andrew successfully exited Anitian in 2022 and is currently the CEO/Founder of Zenaciti (https://zenaciti.com) which offers security and cloud advisory services to investors and leaders worldwide. In 2023, Andrew founded Screenopolis (https://screenopolis.com), a site dedicated to commentary and analysis of movies, TV shows, and streaming media. Andrew is also the author of the Founder’s User Manual: Everyday Strategies for the Startup Leader (Available at Amazon: https://a.co/d/9T3zmJW) .