Scott Fogarty is the CEO of Ridgeback Network Defense Inc. The world is in perpetual cyber war. Together with Ridgeback’s founder and inventor, Thomas Phillips, Scott leads Ridgeback, building and deploying tools that battle despicable criminals who would rob our families, hijack our hospitals, and impose on our economic freedoms. Ridgeback uses techniques that automatically engage, disrupt, and impair attackers during exploitation. Ridgeback inventor Phillips worked with the U.S. Intelligence Community for 25 years following his military service as a USMC Russian linguist. Before Ridgeback, Scott founded and led media, information, and technology companies. Scott has also been responsible for $1.5 billion in private equity and venture capital investments in the information industry, including with KKR’s K-III/Primedia.

Scott received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University and his MBA from Columbia Business School.