Ryan Disraeli
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Ryan Disraeli | |
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Born | Ryan Disraeli |
Nationality | American |
Education | University of Southern California (B.S.) |
Occupation | CEO of TeleSign |
Known for | Co-founder of TeleSign |
Ryan Disraeli is an American businessman, and a co-founder and the CEO of TeleSign.
Early life and education
Raised in San Diego, California, Disraeli attended the University of Southern California (USC), where he studied business at USC Marshall School of Business.[1] In 2018, Disraeli was awarded the USC Marshall School of Business Alumni Entrepreneur of the year award.[2]
Career
In 2005, Disraeli, while he was a sophomore at USC, cofounded an online security service company, TeleSign, that protects online websites and users.[3] Disraeli worked as a vice president of the company for fraud services[4] and has helped expand TeleSign's communications platform-as-a-service (CPaaS) to any developer capable of invoking a REST Application Programming Interface (API).[5] Disraeli helped TeleSign raise $78 Million dollars in funding and grow to annual revenues of more than $100 Million and hundreds of employees across the globe.[6]
Disraeli regularly provides commentary in the area of behavioral biometrics and Multi-factor authentication.[7][8][9] He also regularly comments on online security and fraud-related issues.[10][11][12][13] In 2017, Disraeli was named to Forbes 30 under 30 for enterprise technology.[14][15] Also in 2017, TeleSign was acquired for 230 million dollars by Belgacom ICS.[16]
References
- ^ Hechinger, Patrick. "Fight on: USC alumni who founded major LA tech companies". Built in LA. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ "Entrepreneurs of the Year | USC Marshall". www.marshall.usc.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
- ^ "Ryan Disraeli 2017 30 Under 30: Enterprise Technology". Forbes. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ Hautala, Laura. "Your smartphone could have serious security flaws". CNET. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ Vizard, Mike. "TeleSign Opens Communications Platform Using REST APIs". IT Business Edge. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ "TeleSign Co-Founder Ryan Disraeli Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 List". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ Zurkus, Kacy. "Consumers still don't get two-factor authentication". CIO. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ Mastroianni, Brian. "Beyond passwords: Tech companies seek next generation of security". CBS News. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ Willis, David. "Passwords drive you nuts? 7 tips make you sane". Ashbury Park Press. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ Barker, Ian. "72 percent of companies plan to ditch passwords by 2025". BetaNews. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ Vijayan, Jai. "Intruders Pilfered Over 68 Million Passwords In 2012 Dropbox Breach". DARKReading. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ Miller, Jen. "How fake users are impacting business and your wallet". CIO. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ Toor, Amar. "Tinder says spam prevention is now 'priority number one'". The Verge. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ Chaykowski, Kathleen. "30 Under 30 2017: The Young Innovators Transforming Enterprise Tech". forbes.com. Forbes Magazine. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ Siegel, John. "The kids are alright: LA's young talent shines bright on 2017 Forbes 30 under 30". builtinla.com. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ Dave, Paresh. "TeleSign, a Marina del Rey start-up crucial to integrity of popular apps, purchased for $230 million". LA Times. Retrieved 29 April 2017.