Daniel Gerickealso known as Dan Gericke

Daniel Gericke
Title Cybersecurity Executive & Co-Founder
Based Singapore
Focus Identity, SaaS & device security
Experience 25+ years · CTO, CIO, CISO, COO

Two decades leading security, technology, and operations organizations through rapid growth and structural change — including Chief Technology Officer of ExpressVPN through its US$1 billion merger.

Career record

A career index

01 2023–Present

Co-Founder

ShiftControl

Co-founded ShiftControl to bring identity, SaaS, and device management to small and mid-sized businesses. The platform consolidates access, application inventory, and device posture into a single operational view, extending enterprise-grade security practice to organizations without dedicated security staff.

02 2021–2023

Chief Technology Officer

Kape Technologies · Privacy Division

Following the acquisition, served as Chief Technology Officer of Kape Technologies’ Privacy Division, aligning the engineering and security organizations of a consumer-privacy portfolio serving millions of users worldwide.

03 2019–2021

Chief Technology Officer

ExpressVPN

Led technology and security through a period of significant scale, culminating in the company’s US$1 billion merger. Remit spanned engineering, infrastructure, and the security architecture underpinning one of the most widely used privacy products on the market.

04 2016–2019

VP, Cyber Security Advisory

DarkMatter / Connection Systems

Held the role of Vice President, Cyber Security Advisory, leading advisory engagements and the build-out of security capability for institutional clients.

05 2014–2016

Cyber Security Leadership

CyberPoint International

Contributed to the firm’s cyber security practice, delivering technical security work for government and commercial clients.

Areas of practice

Expertise

Identity & Access Management

Designing and operating IAM across identity providers, SaaS estates, and device fleets — from provisioning to clean offboarding.

SaaS Security

Discovering, inventorying, and governing the application sprawl that defines the modern attack surface for growing organizations.

Privacy Technology

Building and leading consumer-privacy products at scale, with security and operational integrity as first-class requirements.

Security Leadership

Building and aligning engineering, infrastructure, and security organizations through growth, acquisition, and transformation.

On the record

Speaking

An international speaker on cybersecurity and the security challenges facing small and mid-sized organizations.

  • UK Cyber WeekSMB cybersecurity
  • Workato AutomateSecurity & automation

Recent writing: Why SMBs Are the New Target (Medium). A current list of engagements is maintained on his speaker profile.

Inquiries

Contact

For professional inquiries and speaking requests, the best point of contact is LinkedIn.