Zach Levow
About Zach Levow
Zach Levow is the Co-Founder, Executive Vice President, and CTO of Barracuda Networks, with a background in technology and cybersecurity, and a history of successful entrepreneurial ventures.
Company
Zach Levow is currently working at Barracuda Networks, a company he co-founded. He holds the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at the company. Under his leadership, Barracuda Networks has become a significant player in the cybersecurity sector, specializing in advanced security solutions.
Title
Zach Levow serves as the Executive Vice President and CTO at Barracuda Networks. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the company's technology strategy and development, particularly in the areas of application protection, network security, and data protection. He plays a crucial role in shaping the technical direction of the company.
Education and Expertise
Zach Levow studied Mathematics and Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. His expertise spans several areas within the technology and cybersecurity domains, including application protection, network security, and data protection. He has in-depth knowledge of integrating security solutions with various authentication and directory services such as AD, LDAP, SAML, JWT, OpenID, and RADIUS.
Background
Prior to his current role at Barracuda Networks, Zach Levow co-founded several companies, including Affinity Path and Spinway Inc. At Spinway, he served as the lead developer for the Spinway architecture, which was one of the world's largest client-server applications at the time. His career also includes consulting roles in software development and architectural software design for notable companies like Sun Microsystems and Motorola Inc.
Achievements
Zach Levow's achievements are highlighted by his receipt of the 2007 Ernst & Young 'Technology Entrepreneur of the Year for Northern California' award. He has also contributed to the development of a Content Delivery Network (CDN) with over 100 points of presence (PoPs) and has been involved in creating advanced cybersecurity solutions that integrate with third-party DevOps tools. Additionally, he has considerable experience with automating and orchestrating application delivery and security, as well as secure access to applications and data.