Karel Obluk

Karel is a seasoned executive and investor with strong IT background, with experience in top management positions. Over the past decade, he helped to grow one of the most successful AV companies AVG Technologies, now publicly listed at NYSE (NYSE:AVGT). As an acting CEO and CTO, he proved not only his technical but also managerial and business skills. After leaving AVG, Karel has been primarily active as an investor and advisor. In this role, he was involved with several companies’ Board of Directors (BoD), primarily from the IT security space, including Cognitive Security (acquired by Cisco – NASDAQ:CSCO). Karel holds a doctorate and masters’ degree in computer science from the Brno University of Technology, Czech republic. Karel was awarded a Kauffman Fellowship by the Palo Alto based Society of Kauffman Fellows.