Dave Cole
Dave Cole on stage during a panel
The Tenable team on the Nasdaq tower on IPO day
Security Voices logo
A junior player serving in a TNNS HEAD shirt
CrowdStrike Fal.Con 2015 hoodie artwork
A Napoleon wrasse over a coral reef
Dave with a bike on a coral beach on a diving trip
Dave with his LA Marathon bib
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Dave Cole

Building cybersecurity products since '99. First Chief Product Officer at CrowdStrike, CPO at Tenable through its IPO, then co-founder and CEO of Open Raven. Now building at the intersection of AI and spatial intelligence. Board member, advisor, and investor. Tennis dad, diver & plant lover.

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01 · Work

CxO, IPOs & Exits

CrowdStrike's 1st Chief Product Officer. CPO at Tenable through '18 IPO. Co-founder and CEO of Open Raven, acquired in 2024. Led AI transformation of Intellistack from Formstack. 

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02 · INDUSTRY

Boards, advisory & investments

Board roles at Inspectiv and the University of Michigan School of Information. Advisor to Fika Ventures, Kai Cyber, Hinoki Security and SecurityScorecard, and others. 

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03 · Projects

TNNS HEAD & the podcasts

TNNS HEAD, where we're building at the intersection of AI and spatial intelligence. Before that, Security Voices:  5 years of conversations with Jack Daniel. In '24, the Agentless podcast, with Jason Loomis.

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04 · MEDIA

Talks, essays,  & such

RSA Conference, the Montgomery Summit, Black Hat and BSides. NBC and CNN. Contributing author to Crimeware. Named inventor on 14 US patents in cybersecurity.

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