Solomon Cates

Solomon Cates is a Cloud and Cybersecurity leader with over 30 years of experience in enterprise and government Cloud Computing architecture, security, implementation, and compliance. They have served as the VP of Research and Technology at Thales, leading global teams to address critical security challenges and innovate solutions. Solomon has held positions such as CSO at Vormetric, where they focused on corporate information security and thought leadership in data security. Currently, they are a Sr. Product Manager at Google, specializing in enterprise, regulated, policy, and sovereignty issues. Their expansive career also includes roles at companies like Tripwire, Symantec, and Rapchat, demonstrating a broad expertise in cloud, networking, and security technologies.