Jarad Kopf

Jarad Kopf is an accomplished cybersecurity professional with extensive experience in application security. Currently serving as the Lead Application Security Engineer at Circle since July 2022, Jarad previously held the position of Senior Application Security Engineer at CrowdStrike from October 2020 to July 2022. Jarad's earlier roles include Application Security Assessment Engineer at Deltek, where leadership of the AppSec and Red Teams was undertaken, and Senior Consultant at CGI Federal, focusing on web application penetration testing and vulnerability assessments. Jarad's experience also encompasses a position as Information Security Specialist at MetroStar Systems and Senior Consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton. Jarad's educational background includes a Master’s Degree in Cybersecurity from the University of Maryland Global Campus, a Master of Science in Environmental Science, and a Bachelor of Science in Biology, both from Christopher Newport University.