Mike Fong

Mike Fong is the founder and CEO of Privoro. He is an experienced technology executive and entrepreneur who decided to start a company focusing on security and privacy to empower businesses, governments and individuals to protect their sensitive information. Recognizing that smartphones are becoming ground zero for data collection and are increasingly targeted by sophisticated hackers, Mike decided to initially focus Privoro on protecting these important devices.

Understanding at the outset of Privoro what has now become mainstream news – that the entire commercial technology stack, from the chips on up, can be compromised – Mike set about developing a solution to what had previously been an untenable problem. The solution: a high-security, intelligent, modular platform for smartphones that extends their functionality and provides unique and advanced security capabilities. The result: the ability to use smartphones with the peace of mind of knowing that you can control your personal and sensitive information.

Prior to founding Privoro in 2013, Mike founded Calence and took the company from a startup organization to the largest pure-play networking integrator in the U.S at the time of its sale, with over $300 million in sales to prestigious corporate and government clients. Prior to its acquisition by Insight Enterprises, Calence was recognized as a leading network consulting firm, a Gartner Magic Quadrant managed services provider and one of Cisco’s top U.S partners.

Mike has consulted and/or served as a board member for companies across many industries, including chairing the Arizona Governor’s Council on Innovation and Technology. He is a two-time Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist and was named the Ed Denison Business Leader of the Year for the State of Arizona. Mike started his career at Arthur Andersen Consulting and holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.