David Ulevitch

David A. Ulevitch (born December 10, 1981) is founder and CEO of the enterprise security company OpenDNS (acquired by Cisco) and founder of EveryDNS (acquired by Dyn). In December, 2016, Ulevitch was named the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cisco's Security Business.[1] In October, 2018, Ulevitch joined Andreessen Horowitz as a General Partner[2] investing in Enterprise, SaaS, and Cybersecurity.[3]

David Ulevitch
Born (1981-12-10) 10 December 1981
CitizenshipAmerican
Occupation
Known forEnterprise software, SaaS, security, networking, privacy, dns
Websitedavid.ulevitch.com

Career

While a student at Washington University, Ulevitch created EveryDNS to fill his need for web-based DNS management software. EveryDNS grew from a personal project to a service with nearly 100,000 users worldwide within a few years. In January, 2010, EveryDNS was acquired by Manchester, NH company, Dyn, Inc.[4]

In July, 2006, Ulevitch launched OpenDNS,[5] a recursive DNS service focused on performance and security. On June 30, 2015 Cisco announced that it was buying OpenDNS for $635 million.[6]

In October, 2018, Ulevitch left Cisco Systems[7] and joined Andreessen Horowitz as a General Partner.[2]

Awards and recognition

In 2014, Inc. Magazine named Ulevitch to their annual "35 Under 35" list of entrepreneurs.[8] Ulevitch's company, OpenDNS, was selected as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer in 2011.[9]

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