Sam Crowther is a founder, entrepreneur, and public company CEO, and a Forbes 30 Under 30 alumnus in Enterprise Technology. His career in cybersecurity began early, working with Australia’s Signals Intelligence Agency while still in high school. He later joined Macquarie Group in a red team role, where firsthand exposure to large-scale security challenges inspired him to build his own company.

In 2015, with backing from leading U.S. and Australian investors, Crowther founded Kasada, delivering innovative application security solutions to organizations globally. Based between New York and Sydney, he is driven by a passion for simplifying complex technical problems, challenging conventional thinking, and creating security technologies that make a meaningful, positive impact.