John Michelsen

John Michelsen is the CEO and co-founder of Krista by Ant Brains, a mobile security company. John has over 20 years of experience in the tech industry, holding various leadership positions at companies such as Zimperium, CA Technologies, and iTKO Inc.

John Michelsen has a long history of working in the tech industry. John started their career in 1999 as the CTO of iTKO Inc., a software testing company. John then went on to become the Chief Technology Officer of CA Technologies in 2011. In this role, they were responsible for the company's overall technical strategy and direction. John left CA Technologies in 2014 to join Zimperium as their Chief Product Officer.

At Zimperium, John Michelsen helped the company build the most sophisticated and globally scalable security solution for mobility. John collaborated with the security research team, product management, and engineering to create a product that would protect users from mobile hacks and attacks. John left Zimperium in 2019 to co-found Krista by Ant Brains.

Krista by Ant Brains is a mobile security company that provides users with protection from identity theft, data breaches, and other cyber threats. The company's goal is to make mobile security easy and accessible for everyone. John Michelsen is passionate about making the world a safer place and is using their experience in the tech industry to help achieve this goal.

John Michelsen's educational career includes completing executive programs in leadership and management at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business and Trinity University. John has a focus in strategic leadership of technology and innovation.

Some direct reports include Kiran Karri - VP of APJ & MEA, Madhav Sonthalia - CPO & Co-Founder, and Luther Birdzell - Chief Data Scientist.