# Jon Murchison

> Jon Murchison is the founder and executive chairman of Blackpoint Cyber, a Denver-based cybersecurity company he founded in 2014 after a career in network engineering, IT operations and more than 12 years of computer operations work at the National Security Agency. He built Blackpoint around an attacker-informed approach to managed detection and response, led it through a $190 million growth investment from Bain Capital Tech Opportunities and Accel in 2023, and moved from CEO to executive chairman in June 2025 to concentrate on product, strategy, cyber response operations, M&A and relationships with managed service provider partners.

- **Role:** Founder and Executive Chairman at Blackpoint Cyber
- **Organizations:** Blackpoint Cyber, National Security Agency, University of Maryland, College Park
- **Education:** University of Maryland, College Park
- **Known for:** Founded Blackpoint Cyber in 2014 and led the company as CEO through June 2025., Led Blackpoint through a $190 million growth investment from Bain Capital Tech Opportunities and Accel in 2023., Holds multiple patents concerning network analysis, network defense, pattern analytics and mobile platforms, according to his published conference and podcast biographies.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2014** — Worked in network engineering and IT operations, then spent more than 12 years planning and executing high-priority national security missions as an NSA computer operations specialist.
- **2014** — Founded Blackpoint Cyber with other former U.S. Department of Defense and intelligence cybersecurity specialists.
- **2017** — Spoke at BSides Calgary on how hackers target privileged IT staff and use lateral movement inside networks.
- **2018** — Blackpoint raised $6 million in venture financing.
- **2020** — Blackpoint announced Series B financing and introduced its MDR 4.0 contextually aware managed detection and response platform.
- **2023** — Blackpoint secured a $190 million growth investment led by Bain Capital Tech Opportunities with participation from Accel.
- **2025** — Moved from CEO to founder and executive chairman; Gagan Singh became CEO. Murchison retained a focus on strategy, product, M&A, cyber response operations and MSP engagement.

## Achievements

- Founded Blackpoint Cyber in 2014 and led the company as CEO through June 2025.
- Led Blackpoint through a $190 million growth investment from Bain Capital Tech Opportunities and Accel in 2023.
- Holds multiple patents concerning network analysis, network defense, pattern analytics and mobile platforms, according to his published conference and podcast biographies.
- Led cybersecurity assessments involving Fortune 500 enterprises and critical port infrastructure.
- Helped develop Blackpoint's attacker-informed managed detection and response approach and its later CompassOne unified security posture and response platform.

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Became founder and executive chairman of Blackpoint Cyber as Gagan Singh took over as CEO.
- **2025-06** — Took responsibility for strategic work spanning product, M&A, cyber response operations and deeper MSP partner engagement during Blackpoint's international expansion.
- **2025-04** — Outlined Blackpoint's shift toward a unified security posture and response platform that would become CompassOne.

## Links

- Website: https://blackpointcyber.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-murchison-b92898b5/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/blackpointus
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/blackpointcyber
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackpointcyber
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blackpointcyber/

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Last updated: 2026-09-27