# Andrew Rubin

> Andrew Rubin is the CEO and co-founder of Illumio, the company that pioneered Zero Trust Segmentation - the idea that once a breach happens (and it will), you stop it from spreading. A Brooklyn native who built his career through sales, he founded Illumio in 2013 and scaled it to a $2.75B valuation with $225M in Series F funding, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, General Catalyst, and investors including Marc Benioff and John W. Thompson. Named to Goldman Sachs' '100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs' seven times, he earned EY Bay Area Entrepreneur of the Year in 2024 and remains one of cybersecurity's most vocal advocates for rethinking how organizations think about inevitable breaches.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Illumio
- **Organizations:** Illumio, Menlo Security, Emigrant Bank, Washington University Skandalaris Center
- **From:** Brooklyn, New York, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BSBA, Finance and Marketing, Washington University in St. Louis
- **Known for:** Named to Goldman Sachs '100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs' seven times (Builders & Innovators program, starting 2015), Ernst & Young Bay Area Entrepreneur of the Year 2024, First undergraduate to win Washington University's Olin Cup business plan competition

## Career timeline

- **1994-1998** — Studied Finance and Marketing at Washington University in St. Louis; first undergraduate to win the Olin Cup business plan competition
- **1998-1999** — Business Development Analyst at VoiceNet Communications
- **2000-2004** — Director of Business Development at VoiceNet Communications
- **2004-2006** — VP of Sales at Cymtec Systems (intrusion detection market leader)
- **2006** — Became CEO of Cymtec Systems; made seed investment in Powermat
- **2006-2012** — Led Cymtec Systems as CEO
- **2013** — Co-founded Illumio in January 2013 as CEO, pioneering Zero Trust Segmentation
- **2015** — First named to Goldman Sachs '100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs' Builders & Innovators program
- **2018** — Became Strategic Advisor at Menlo Security Inc.
- **2019-2021** — Advisor at Bolt
- **2021** — Closed $225M Series F round at $2.75B valuation
- **2023** — Illumio surpassed $100M ARR; valuation reached ~$2.8B
- **2024** — Received Ernst & Young Bay Area Entrepreneur of the Year award
- **2025** — Illumio employees allowed to sell shares at $5B implied valuation; Rubin named Goldman Sachs Intriguing Entrepreneur for seventh time

## Achievements

- Named to Goldman Sachs '100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs' seven times (Builders & Innovators program, starting 2015)
- Ernst & Young Bay Area Entrepreneur of the Year 2024
- First undergraduate to win Washington University's Olin Cup business plan competition
- Built Illumio from zero to $2.75B valuation with $225M Series F in 2021
- Scaled Illumio to over $100M ARR
- Secured investment from Marc Benioff (Salesforce CEO), John W. Thompson (former Microsoft Chairman), Jerry Yang (Yahoo Co-founder)
- Executive Sponsor for Illumio's largest global customers including Citi, HSBC, Salesforce, and Microsoft
- Board Member of Emigrant Bank
- National Council member of Washington University's Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
- Early investor in Tory Burch (2004-2021) and Powermat (2006-present)

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Illumio preparing new positioning for RSA 2026 rather than rushing for RSA 2025
- **2025-02** — Rubin outlined channel-first strategy, targeting 100% revenue from channel partners
- **2024-12** — Named Goldman Sachs 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs for seventh time
- **2024-06** — Received Ernst & Young Bay Area Entrepreneur of the Year 2024 award
- **2023-12** — Illumio surpassed $100M ARR milestone under Rubin's leadership

## Links

- Website: https://illumio.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewsrubin
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/andrewsrubin
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/illumio

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Last updated: 2026-05-31