Ron Grinfeld
About Ron Grinfeld
Ron Grinfeld is the Vice President of Engineering at Varonis, with a rich background in engineering leadership roles across various technology companies in Israel.
Title: Vice President of Engineering
Ron Grinfeld serves as the Vice President of Engineering at Varonis. Since 2023, Ron has been leading engineering initiatives within the company, leveraging his extensive experience in software development and team leadership.
Past Roles at Varonis
From 2017 to 2023, Ron Grinfeld held the position of Director of Engineering at Varonis in Herzliya, Tel Aviv District, Israel. In this role, he was responsible for overseeing engineering projects and managing teams, significantly contributing to the company’s technology development.
Career in Research and Development
Before joining Varonis, Ron Grinfeld served as Vice President of Research and Development at two different companies. He was at Optitex from 2015 to 2017, focusing on 3D Virtual Prototyping and 2D CAD/CAM software solutions, and at TGS from 2013 to 2014.
Previous Engineering Leadership
Ron Grinfeld has held several key positions in engineering throughout his career. From 2009 to 2013, he was Vice President of Engineering at SafeNet. Before that, he served as Director of Engineering at Aladdin Knowledge Systems from 2005 to 2009. Additionally, he was a Co-Founder and Director of Software at Siliquent Technologies Ltd. from 2000 to 2005.
Software Development Experience
Early in his career, Ron Grinfeld gained valuable experience in software development. He worked as a Software Developer and Team Leader at Orckit Communication from 1998 to 2000 and as a Project Leader at Testcom from 1996 to 1997. His initial roles included being a Software Developer at Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd. from 1994 to 1996 and at New-x Technologies from 1993 to 1995.
Education in Engineering
Ron Grinfeld holds a B.Sc. in Software Engineering from Bar-Ilan University, which he earned in 1997. He also achieved a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Tel Aviv University, completing his studies in 1996.
Patents in Protocol Acceleration
Ron Grinfeld is an inventor with several patents to his name. He holds US Patent No. 142,539 for TCP receiver acceleration, US Patent No. 7,035,291 for TCP transmission acceleration, and US Patent No. 6,963,537, which addresses resource reservation in a ring network.