Paul Foryt
About Paul Foryt
Paul Foryt is the Director of Product Management at Styra, with over 10 years of experience in engineering and product leadership roles across various industries.
Current Position at Styra
Paul Foryt currently holds the position of Director of Product Management at Styra. In this role, he focuses on cloud-native security and infrastructure management. He has contributed to the Styra Knowledge Center with detailed articles on these subjects, including enforcing Kubernetes and Terraform guardrails using Styra DAS.
Previous Roles at Ready
Before joining Styra, Paul Foryt worked at Ready where he held multiple key positions. He served as Director of Product, Security | Infrastructure Engineering from 2021 to 2022. Prior to this, he was the Vice President of Product and Engineering for 11 months from 2020 to 2021. His responsibilities included overseeing product safety and infrastructure initiatives.
Experience at Infuse.us
Paul Foryt gained significant experience at Infuse.us. He was the Director of Security from 2018 to 2020, a Senior Product Manager from 2016 to 2020, and a Product Manager/Software Engineer from 2015 to 2016. During his tenure, he was based in the San Francisco Bay Area and focused on security and engineering-related roles.
Background in Systems Engineering and CTO Role
Paul Foryt co-founded SimpliFit and served as its CTO from 2014 to 2015. Earlier, he worked as a Systems Engineer at Hospira from 2012 to 2014 and as a Systems Engineering Co-Op at Fenwal Blood Technologies, Inc. from 2009 to 2011. His background in systems engineering has helped him address complex problems using systems thinking.
Educational Background
Paul Foryt studied Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University, where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree. He attended the university from 2007 to 2012. His earlier education was at Harry D. Jacobs High School, where he studied from 2002 to 2007.
Diverse Industry Expertise
Paul Foryt has worked across numerous industries, including healthcare software, medical devices, fintech, and digital health & fitness. His diverse background showcases his adaptability and versatility in handling different technological and regulatory environments.