Daniel Fishkov
About Daniel Fishkov
Daniel Fishkov serves as the AVP of Engineering at RingCentral, where he has worked since 2021. He has extensive experience in engineering leadership roles across various companies, including a previous tenure as Senior Director of Engineering at RingCentral and as CTO and co-founder of Bluechip Systems.
Work at RingCentral
Daniel Fishkov currently serves as the AVP of Engineering at RingCentral, a position he has held since 2021. Prior to this role, he worked as the Senior Director of Engineering, Security R&D at the same company from 2020 to 2021. His tenure at RingCentral has been marked by a focus on enhancing security engineering for video, voice, and messaging, utilizing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) and bring your own key (BYOK) security paradigms.
Education and Expertise
Daniel Fishkov studied Computer Science at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree from 2000 to 2003. He also attended the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the University of California, Berkeley, for further studies. His expertise includes security engineering, particularly in video, voice, and messaging applications, and he employs Lean and Agile methodologies to improve productivity and scalability.
Background
Daniel Fishkov has extensive experience in the technology sector, having held various engineering and leadership roles. He co-founded Bluechip Systems and served as its CTO from 2014 to 2017. He also worked as Vice President of Engineering at SupplyShift from 2017 to 2020. His career includes positions at CSR Technology, IBM Research Lab, and Zoran Microelectronics, showcasing a diverse background in software engineering and technical leadership.
Achievements
Throughout his career, Daniel Fishkov has played a significant role in leading multinational engineering teams to develop cloud-based WebRTC and HLS-based video conferencing platforms. He has experience in launching products across various technologies, including SaaS, video streaming, blockchain, and machine learning. Additionally, he has been involved in mergers and acquisitions, focusing on team and system integration to support global expansion.