Nate Lee

Nate Lee

B2B Scaleup CISO | Host @ The TPRM Podcast | Founder @ Stealth Startup (TBA!) | Founder @ Cloudsec.ai | Executive-in-Residence @ Scale Venture Partners | Advisor @ CX2.VC | Agentic Security Research Author @ CSA

About

I'm the founder of Cloudsec.ai where we help software-first organizations ensure their security and AI programs are aligned with business goals. I've been working in the security space for over 20 years spanning startups and the Fortune 50 in engineering, architect and leadership roles. As the CISO at Tradeshift, a hypergrowth unicorn B2B SaaS fintech, I secured over a trillion dollars in global trade for F500 companies on a platform that included virtual credit cards and a supply chain financing program with the largest trade bank in the world. In addition to security programs I've led Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Devops/Platform Engineering, IT, Platform Applications and CI/CD teams. This provided an extremely broad perspective into what goes into rapidly and consistently delivering high quality, cloud hosted business software. At Cloudsec, we use that insight to deliver high performing security programs that align with your company's business goals.

Country

United States

City

San Francisco Bay Area

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Skill

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Experience

Cox Exponential (CX2)

Venture Advisor

Cox Exponential (CX2)

LinkedIn
2025-1 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

San Francisco, California, United States

I support CX2 in two key ways - sourcing and evaluating new opportunities in the information security space and and strengthening current investments.

For companies within the portfolio, I serve as an advisor, guiding teams on everything from building their security roadmap to developing customer facing messaging and processes for selling through enterprise procurement and due diligence processes.

Scale Venture Partners

Executive in Residence

Scale Venture Partners

LinkedIn
2024-9 - Present · 2 yrs

San Francisco Bay Area

Evaluating the generative AI security market to help understand where the space is headed and identify investing opportunities ahead of the curve.

Cloud Security Alliance

AI Technology Risk Leadership

Cloud Security Alliance

LinkedIn
2024-5 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos

San Francisco, California, United States

Working to provide relevant, frontier guidance on building secure, AI backed systems.

Cloudsec.ai

Founder and Chief Information Security Officer

Cloudsec.ai

LinkedIn
2024-1 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

San Francisco, California, United States

I offer strategic security services to software-first companies looking to drive alignment between their information security program and their business.

Beyond Work

Chief Information Security Officer

Beyond Work

LinkedIn
2024-1 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

San Francisco, California, United States

Building and operating the security program for Beyond Work, an AI-first software company creating the next generation platform for workplace automation to offload tedious tasks, freeing up humans to spend time on the work that really matters.

MileIQ

Chief Information Security Officer

MileIQ

LinkedIn
2024-5 - 2025-9 · 1 yr 5 mos

San Francisco, California, United States

Fractional CISO leading the security program at MileIQ through acquisition by Bending Spoons.

Tradeshift

Chief Information Security Officer

Tradeshift

LinkedIn
2016-9 - 2024-1 · 7 yrs 5 mos

San Francisco

CISO responsible for overall security and the strategic operations of the Tradeshift SaaS FinTech platform and associated infrastructure services in the US, EU and China. The platform has handled over $1 trillion in B2B transactions including issuing credit cards and providing supply chain financing for some of the largest companies in the world.

Named annual MVP award winner by the sales organization 2 years in a row.

Built the security and compliance organization from the ground up to achieve multiple attestations including SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and PCI Level 1. I was also the Data Protection Officer, driving CCPA and GDPR compliance and led the Site Reliability Engineering, Platform Operations, Apps and CI/CD teams.

Tradeshift

Head of Technical Operations

Tradeshift

LinkedIn
2015-9 - 2016-9 · 1 yr 1 mo

San Francisco, California, United States

Responsible for Platform Operations, Dev Ops, Platform Apps, SRE, and Corporate IT

Tradeshift

Senior Director of Platform Operations

Tradeshift

LinkedIn
2014-12 - 2015-9 · 10 mos

San Francisco

Responsible for the Platform Operations team

Merritt College Cybersecurity Program

CISE Program Advisory Board Member and Guest Lecturer

Merritt College Cybersecurity Program

LinkedIn
2018-4 - 2022-4 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Oakland, CA

Fuze

Senior Director of Operations

Fuze

LinkedIn
2012-12 - 2014-12 · 2 yrs 1 mo

San Francisco, CA

Fuze, Inc.

Director of Platform Operations

Fuze, Inc.

LinkedIn
2011-10 - 2012-12 · 1 yr 3 mos
Fuze, Inc.

Senior Architect

Fuze, Inc.

LinkedIn
2011-5 - 2011-10 · 6 mos
Target Corporation

Engineer XV

Target Corporation

LinkedIn
2009-9 - 2011-5 · 1 yr 9 mos

Minneapolis

Target

Engineer XIII

Target

LinkedIn
2008-8 - 2009-9 · 1 yr 2 mos
Cloudsec.ai

CISO and Principal

Cloudsec.ai

LinkedIn
2024-1 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

San Francisco, California, United States

I offer fractional CISO and strategic security services to software-first companies looking to drive alignment between their information security program and the business.

Cloudsec.ai

Cloudsec.ai

LinkedIn

San Francisco, California, United States

Merritt College Cybersecurity Program

CISE Program Advisory Board Member and Guest Lecturer

Merritt College Cybersecurity Program

2018-4 - Present · 8 yrs 5 mos
Tradeshift

Chief Information Security Officer

Tradeshift

LinkedIn
2015-9 - Present · 11 yrs

San Francisco

Tradeshift

Chief Information Security Officer, Data Protection Officer and Head of Technical Operations

Tradeshift

LinkedIn
2015-9 - Present · 11 yrs

San Francisco

Responsible for overall security and the strategic operations of fintech platform and infrastructure services in the US, EU and China handling over $500B in transactions. Named annual MVP award winner by the sales organization 2 years in a row. Built the security and compliance organization from the ground up, leading to multiple attestations including SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, ISAE 3402 Type II, ISO 27001 and PCI Level 1. Drove GDPR compliance companywide and currently serving as Data Protection Officer. Managed integration efforts across multiple strategic acquisitions. Key negotiator on vendor and customer contract processes. Led several Engineering barbecue and camping initiatives to successful completion.

Tradeshift

Chief Information Security Officer and Head of Technical Operations

Tradeshift

LinkedIn
2015-9 - Present · 11 yrs

San Francisco

Responsible for overall security and the strategic operations of fintech platform and infrastructure services in the US, EU and China handling over $500B in transactions.

Named annual MVP award winner by the sales organization 2 years in a row.

Built the security and compliance organization from the ground up, leading to multiple attestations including SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, ISAE 3402 Type II, ISO 27001 and PCI Level 1. Drove GDPR compliance companywide and currently serving as Data Protection Officer.

Managed integration efforts across multiple strategic acquisitions. Key negotiator on vendor and customer contract processes.

Led several Engineering barbecue and camping initiatives to successful completion.

Valence

Chief Information Security Officer

Valence

LinkedIn
2024-6 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

San Francisco Bay Area

Working with the amazing Valence team on security, AI, strategy and keeping security blockers out of the revenue pipeline.

Merritt College

CISE Program Advisory Board Member and Guest Lecturer

Merritt College

2018-4 - Present · 8 yrs 5 mos

Oakland, CA

Fuze

Director of Platform Operations

Fuze

LinkedIn
2011-10 - 2012-12 · 1 yr 3 mos
Fuze

Director of Platform Operations

Fuze

LinkedIn
2011-5 - 2012-12 · 1 yr 8 mos
Fuze, Inc.

Director of Platform Operations

Fuze, Inc.

LinkedIn
2011-5 - 2012-12 · 1 yr 8 mos
Fuze

Senior Architect

Fuze

LinkedIn
2011-5 - 2011-10 · 6 mos
Target Corporation

Engineer XIII

Target Corporation

LinkedIn
2008-8 - 2009-9 · 1 yr 2 mos
Verus Corporation

Sr. Engineer

Verus Corporation

LinkedIn
2005-8 - 2008-8 · 3 yrs 1 mo
Verus Corporation

Engineer

Verus Corporation

LinkedIn
2003-9 - 2005-8 · 2 yrs

Education

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

LinkedIn

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Monticello High School

Monticello High School

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1992 - 1994 · 2 yrs
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

LinkedIn
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

LinkedIn
Monticello High School

Monticello High School

1992 - 1994 · 2 yrs

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