# Sergey Gulyayev

> Sergey Gulyayev is the Cleveland-based CEO of SecureData, a data-security company that grew from recovery services into encrypted storage, backup, digital forensics, software, and managed IT. His public record is spare but consistent: as COO in 2018 and 2021, he argued that reliable protection should reduce the number of decisions users must make, and he connected that principle to encrypted drives, offline backups, remote controls, and layered defense. SecureData now lists him as CEO, while a 2024 UK filing names him an active director of Secure Data Recovery UK Ltd.

- **Role:** CEO at SecureData
- **Organizations:** SecureData, Secure Data Recovery UK Ltd, United Secure Data Technologies, LLC
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Cuyahoga Community College
- **Known for:** Helped present SecureData's transition from recovery services toward layered data protection and hardware-encrypted storage., Served as SecureData's named vendor contact for the SecureDrive KP module validated under FIPS 140-2 Level 3 in 2018., Articulated SecureData's layered defense model in a 2021 bylined industry essay.

## Career timeline

- **2018** — Appeared publicly as SecureData COO during the SecureDrive product launch and was listed as the vendor contact for the FIPS 140-2 Level 3 validation of SecureDrive KP.
- **2021** — Published a bylined Cyber Defense Magazine essay describing a three-part SecureDrive approach: protected offline storage, remote drive management, and USB endpoint control.
- **2024** — Appointed an active director of Secure Data Recovery UK Ltd on November 19 as the business established its UK operation.
- **Current** — Listed by SecureData as CEO, based in Cleveland, Ohio.

## Achievements

- Helped present SecureData's transition from recovery services toward layered data protection and hardware-encrypted storage.
- Served as SecureData's named vendor contact for the SecureDrive KP module validated under FIPS 140-2 Level 3 in 2018.
- Articulated SecureData's layered defense model in a 2021 bylined industry essay.
- Became an active director of Secure Data Recovery UK Ltd in November 2024.
- Advanced from a publicly documented COO role to the CEO role listed by SecureData.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — SecureData's current management page lists Gulyayev as CEO.
- **2024-11** — Appointed a director of Secure Data Recovery UK Ltd as the company established UK operations.

## Links

- Website: https://www.securedata.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sergey-gulyayev-495464164
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/securedata
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SecureDataRecovery
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/securedatarecoveryservices/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SecureData/

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Last updated: 2026-09-27