Nick Gonella

Nick Gonella is a seasoned security professional with a strong background in product and application security, currently serving as Product Security Lead/TLM at Harvey since February 2024. Prior roles include Senior Application Security Engineer at CLEAR and Senior Security Engineer at Amazon Web Services, where responsibilities encompassed developing threat models, conducting penetration tests, and mentoring junior engineers. Gonella has a history of engagement in the security community as a Conference Organizer for BSidesSF, alongside previous experience at Workday, where contributions spanned vulnerability research, security auditing, and the establishment of open-source security initiatives. Gonella holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, where formative teaching roles were fulfilled in systems programming and security.