Ev Kontsevoy
About Ev Kontsevoy
Ev Kontsevoy is the co-founder and CEO of Teleport, where he focuses on enhancing engineering velocity and developer satisfaction. He has held various engineering and leadership roles at companies such as National Instruments, Mailgun, GE Security, and Rackspace Hosting.
Work at Teleport
Ev Kontsevoy serves as the Cofounder and CEO of Teleport, a role he has held since 2015. Under his leadership, the company focuses on enhancing engineering velocity and developer happiness through innovative product development. Kontsevoy has been instrumental in integrating Identity and Access Management (IAM), machine identity, endpoints, and Zero Trust principles to improve security and compliance. His work emphasizes the importance of identity-native infrastructure access, contributing to the company's mission of modernizing access controls.
Previous Experience
Before founding Teleport, Ev Kontsevoy held several significant positions in the tech industry. He was a Software Engineer at National Instruments from 1999 to 2003 in Austin, Texas. He then worked as Lead Engineer at GE Security from 2006 to 2008, also in Austin. Kontsevoy co-founded Mailgun, Inc, serving as CEO from 2010 to 2012 in San Francisco. Additionally, he was the Director of Product at Rackspace Hosting from 2012 to 2015 in San Antonio, Texas, and briefly worked as a Venture Partner at BuildGroup in 2015.
Education and Expertise
Ev Kontsevoy studied Applied Mathematics at Krasnoyarsk State University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree from 1994 to 1998. He also studied Mathematics at Сибирский федеральный университет, achieving a Bachelor of Science during the same period. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his expertise in product development, engineering velocity, and security solutions in the tech industry.
Contributions to Security and Access Control
Kontsevoy has made significant contributions to discussions surrounding security and access control. He has shared insights on managing multi-account AWS console and CLI access challenges and solutions. His involvement in podcasts and live interviews highlights the evolution of access controls and the future of identity-native infrastructure access. He actively participates in discussions aimed at modernizing access to reduce security risks and enhance threat response capabilities.