Richard Gordon

Founder at Tidal Cyber, Inc.

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Richard W.
Gordon is the founder and currently holds the position of Chief Executive Officer & Director at Tidal Cyber, Inc., which was founded in 2022.
He is also currently working as a Strategic Advisor at Blu Venture Investors LLC since 2023, an Advisor at Power Fingerprinting, Inc. since 2017, and an Investor & Board of Advisors at Black Kite Capital since 2016.
Additionally, he serves as an Advisor at Alphatech Group, Inc. since 2014.
Mr. Gordon has held several former positions, including CEO at GlobalCerts LC from 1999 to 2002, Director at Syncurity Corp.
from 2014 to 2020, Managing Director at The MITRE Corp.
from 2020 to 2022, Director at Inova Health System Services from 2017 to 2020, Director at Invincea, Inc. from 2008 to 2010, Managing Director at Civitas Group LLC from 2004 to 2011, Chief Operating Officer at LookingGlass Cyber Solutions, Inc. from 2011 to 2012, Vice President at The KeyW Corp.
from 2012 to 2013, Advisor at United States Naval Academy from 2015 to 2021, and Managing Partner at Mach 37 Cyber Accelerator from 2013 to 2017.
He has also served as an Advisor at Graphus, Inc. from 2018 to 2020 and Executive Vice President at Cyber Litigation, Inc. in 2020.
Mr. Gordon completed his undergraduate degree at the United States Naval Academy in 1991 and obtained an MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business in 1998.

Richard Gordon active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Tidal Cyber, Inc. Tidal Cyber, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Tidal Cyber, Inc. is a cybersecurity company founded in January 2022 by a team of threat intelligence veterans with experience at MITRE, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and other security providers. Tidal Cyber is based in Clifton, VA. The company helps businesses implement a threat-informed defense more easily and efficiently by mapping their security requirements and capabilities against the industry's most complete knowledge base of adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), including the MITRE ATT&CK® knowledge base, open-source threat intelligence sources, and a curated registry of security products mapped to specific adversary TTPs. The company was founded in 2022 by Richard J. Struse, Frank Duff, and Richard W. Gordon, with Richard W. Gordon serving as the CEO since then.	Founder	31/12/2021
Alphatech Group, Inc.	Consultant / Advisor	31/07/2014
Black Kite Capital Black Kite Capital Investment ManagersFinance Black Kite Capital is the hedge fund management subsidiary of Millennium Management LLC, ultimately held by MLM Trust B. Headquartered in New York City, the firm manages assets of high net worth clients.	Director/Board Member	31/12/2015
Power Fingerprinting, Inc. Power Fingerprinting, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Power Fingerprinting, Inc. provides innovative integrity assessment and intrusion detection solutions for critical cyber systems. It offers anomaly-based cyber security threat detection technology that can instantly identify software and hardware intrusion including active and dormant attacks. The company was founded by Carlos Roberto Aguayo Gonzalez, Steven C. Chen and Jeffrey H. Reed in 2010 and is headquartered in Vienna, VA.	Consultant / Advisor	31/07/2017
Blu Venture Investors LLC Blu Venture Investors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Blu Venture Investors LLC (Blu Venture Investors) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Jim Hunt, Robert Proctor, Kevin Hollins, and JS Gamble. The firm is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia.	Consultant / Advisor	30/04/2023

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Former positions of Richard Gordon

Companies	Position	End
The MITRE Corp. The MITRE Corp. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services The MITRE Corp. provides systems engineering, research and development and information technology support services. It offers federally funded research and development centers for the department of defense, the federal aviation administration, the internal revenue service and department of veteran affairs and the department of homeland security. The company was founded by Robert Everett in 1958 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.	Corporate Officer/Principal	31/12/2021
United States Naval Academy	Consultant / Advisor	30/06/2021
Cyber Litigation, Inc. Cyber Litigation, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Avolin LLC provides a platform that offers visibility via fraud analytics, monitoring, and action in the form of bot protection, financial protection, and traffic management. The company was founded by Adam Rogas, Eric Kay, Phil Vizzaccaro and Paul Korol in 2016 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV.	Director/Board Member	31/10/2020
Graphus, Inc. Graphus, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Graphus, Inc. provides cloud email security solutions. It employs artificial intelligence to establish a Trust Graph between people, devices, and networks to reveal untrusted communication and detect threats. The company was founded by Manoj Srivastava and Vishal Dixit in December 2014 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.	Consultant / Advisor	31/07/2020
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Training of Richard Gordon

United States Naval Academy	Undergraduate Degree
University of Virginia Darden School of Business	Masters Business Admin

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LookingGlass Cyber Solutions, Inc. LookingGlass Cyber Solutions, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services LookingGlass Cyber Solutions, Inc. operates a cyber-security software company. It products include scoutPRIME, scoutTHREAT, and Aeonik Security Fabric. Its services include managed threat intelligence, finished intelligence, and credential monitoring. The company was founded by Leif Claesson, Alex Hartman, Brian Garmey, and Derek Gabbard in 2009 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.	Technology Services
The KeyW Corp. The KeyW Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The KeyW Corp. engages in the provision fo cybersecurity and cyber superiority solutions. Its solutions include cyber, geospatial, cloud and data analysis, engineering, and analysis and operations. The company was founded by Leonard E. Moodispaw on August 4, 2008 and is headquartered in Hanover, MD.	Commercial Services
Syncurity Corp. Syncurity Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Syncurity Corp. engages in the provision of security automation and orchestration platform. It offers solutions by change such as alert overload, limited security staff, point solutions, and accountability; and by requirements which comprise of separate queues, BYO enterprise, human insight, and system of record. It also focuses on alert handling, incident handling, automation and orchestration, reporting and compliance, and customer success program platforms; and data sources, security tools, and ticketing system integrations. The company was founded by JP Bourget in 2014 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.	Commercial Services
The MITRE Corp. The MITRE Corp. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services The MITRE Corp. provides systems engineering, research and development and information technology support services. It offers federally funded research and development centers for the department of defense, the federal aviation administration, the internal revenue service and department of veteran affairs and the department of homeland security. The company was founded by Robert Everett in 1958 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.	Industrial Services
Inova Health System Services Inova Health System Services Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Inova Health System provides health care services. It operates a network of hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, outpatient services and facilities, primary and specialty care physician practices, emergency and urgent care centers, home health care, mental health and blood donor services, wellness classes, and more. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Falls Church, VA.	Health Services
GlobalCerts LC GlobalCerts LC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services GlobalCerts LC develops, markets and supports secure messaging products. The firm develops solutions to secure proprietary and confidential information, both in motion and at rest, and to facilitate compliance with HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley and European Union Privacy Laws. It also offer solutions to give probative value to digitized official documents and new electronic documents while securing all internal communications. The company serves state and local government agencies, healthcare providers, financial institutions and business enterprises worldwide. GlobalCerts was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.	Commercial Services
Blu Venture Investors LLC Blu Venture Investors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Blu Venture Investors LLC (Blu Venture Investors) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Jim Hunt, Robert Proctor, Kevin Hollins, and JS Gamble. The firm is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia.	Finance
Power Fingerprinting, Inc. Power Fingerprinting, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Power Fingerprinting, Inc. provides innovative integrity assessment and intrusion detection solutions for critical cyber systems. It offers anomaly-based cyber security threat detection technology that can instantly identify software and hardware intrusion including active and dormant attacks. The company was founded by Carlos Roberto Aguayo Gonzalez, Steven C. Chen and Jeffrey H. Reed in 2010 and is headquartered in Vienna, VA.	Technology Services
Mach 37 Cyber Accelerator Mach 37 Cyber Accelerator Investment ManagersFinance Mach37 LLC (Mach 37) is a venture capital subsidiary of Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation founded in 2013 by Jason Chen. The firm is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.	Finance
Black Kite Capital Black Kite Capital Investment ManagersFinance Black Kite Capital is the hedge fund management subsidiary of Millennium Management LLC, ultimately held by MLM Trust B. Headquartered in New York City, the firm manages assets of high net worth clients.	Finance
Graphus, Inc. Graphus, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Graphus, Inc. provides cloud email security solutions. It employs artificial intelligence to establish a Trust Graph between people, devices, and networks to reveal untrusted communication and detect threats. The company was founded by Manoj Srivastava and Vishal Dixit in December 2014 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.	Technology Services
Cyber Litigation, Inc. Cyber Litigation, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Avolin LLC provides a platform that offers visibility via fraud analytics, monitoring, and action in the form of bot protection, financial protection, and traffic management. The company was founded by Adam Rogas, Eric Kay, Phil Vizzaccaro and Paul Korol in 2016 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV.	Technology Services
Tidal Cyber, Inc. Tidal Cyber, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Tidal Cyber, Inc. is a cybersecurity company founded in January 2022 by a team of threat intelligence veterans with experience at MITRE, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and other security providers. Tidal Cyber is based in Clifton, VA. The company helps businesses implement a threat-informed defense more easily and efficiently by mapping their security requirements and capabilities against the industry's most complete knowledge base of adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), including the MITRE ATT&CK® knowledge base, open-source threat intelligence sources, and a curated registry of security products mapped to specific adversary TTPs. The company was founded in 2022 by Richard J. Struse, Frank Duff, and Richard W. Gordon, with Richard W. Gordon serving as the CEO since then.	Technology Services
Alphatech Group, Inc.
Invincea, Inc. Invincea, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Invincea, Inc. provides computer security software platform. It offers solution to identify and control the advanced attacks that evade legacy security controls. The company was founded by Anup K. Ghosh in 2006 and is headquartered in Fairfax, VA.	Technology Services
Civitas Group LLC Civitas Group LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Civitas Group LLC provides advisory and consulting services. It offers strategy and management consulting, mergers and acquisition support and due diligence and cyber security services. The firm provides a range of strategic consulting services to senior corporate executives and due diligence support to investors. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.	Commercial Services