Glow has appointed Patti Degnan as Chief Information Security Officer as the recently emerged-from-stealth cybersecurity company builds out its leadership team and strengthens its own security posture alongside its endpoint security platform.
Degnan brings nearly two decades of cybersecurity and privacy experience and most recently served as an Operating Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. She previously served as Chief Information Security Officer at Notion.
At Glow, Degnan will be responsible for building the company’s Security, IT, Compliance, Privacy, and Customer Trust organizations.
She will also work closely with Glow’s product and engineering teams as the company develops its technology for enterprise customers.
Glow said the appointment is particularly important because the company is building products designed to help security teams secure endpoints. The company believes its internal security standards should reflect the same expectations it sets for customers.
Degnan’s experience includes working with highly technical and AI-focused companies as security teams adapt to new risks associated with artificial intelligence.
At Andreessen Horowitz, she advised portfolio companies on security practices for AI-native products and helped build a network of CISOs and CIOs.
Before joining Andreessen Horowitz, Degnan founded the security organization at Notion and helped scale the function as the productivity software company grew beyond 100 million users.
Earlier in her career, she led teams at Looker through Google’s acquisition of the company.
Degnan has also held leadership roles at Informatica, Lending Club, and Symantec.
Beyond her operating roles, she has served on the advisory boards of Drata and Whistic and was previously a member of SVCI.
She also serves as an advisor to Crucyble, Venice and Oximy.
Glow sees Degnan’s experience as increasingly relevant as AI changes the cybersecurity threat landscape and forces companies to continuously adapt their defenses, privacy practices and trust infrastructure.
The company expects Degnan to expand her team over the coming months, with hiring planned across security, privacy and trust-related functions.
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“We’re very excited to welcome Patti Degnan, former Operating Partner at Andreessen Horowitz and CISO of Notion, as the Chief Information Security Officer of Glow. Patti is a recognized leader in cybersecurity and privacy and has nearly two decades of experience in the industry. Patti has worked with highly technical, AI-forward companies and brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise. We are delighted to have her join the leadership team.”
“Glow recently emerged from stealth, and our mission is to build a meaningful company that solves real world problems for security teams. As a company built to help others secure their endpoints, we believe our own security posture should set the very highest standards, and Patti’s leadership is central to that mission both internally and for our customers.”
“As AI continues to reshape the threat landscape at a rapid pace, it is critical to have a leader in our organization that can stay at the forefront of technology and connected to the broader cybersecurity community to ensure that we stay ahead of emerging threats. We are so grateful to have Patti here to help us to continuously evolve and keep the highest standards at the foundation of everything we do.”
Emily Heath of Glow
