Ryan Crum is a Partner at ClearSky with operational cybersecurity and investment experience. He previously held senior roles at Apollo, TIAA-CREF, JPMorgan, and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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ClearSky writes $1M to $3M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.
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- PricewaterhouseCoopers · Director
- JPMorgan · Executive Director of IT Risk & Compliance
- TIAA-CREF · Senior Director, IT Risk & Cyber Security
- Apollo · Chief Information Security Officer2015
- Apollo · Chief Security Officer and Chief Technology Officer
- ClearSky · PartnerNow
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Who is Ryan Crum?
Ryan Crum is a Partner at ClearSky with operational cybersecurity and investment experience. He previously held senior roles at Apollo, TIAA-CREF, JPMorgan, and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
How much does Ryan Crum invest?
Ryan Crum invests through ClearSky, which writes checks of $1M to $3M at seed, series a, series b.
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What did Ryan Crum do before ClearSky?
Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers; Executive Director of IT Risk & Compliance at JPMorgan; Senior Director, IT Risk & Cyber Security at TIAA-CREF; Chief Information Security Officer at Apollo; Chief Security Officer and Chief Technology Officer at Apollo.
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