Lior Chen

Lior Chen serves as the VP of Engineering for Cybersecurity at Varonis since February 2017, overseeing multiple groups including Product Development, Security Research, Security Operations & Forensics, and Product Security. Prior to this role, Lior worked at IBM from 2010 to January 2016, holding various managerial positions such as R&D Manager for Flash Cloud and Software Defined Storage, Development Manager for Linux Kernel & OS, Spectrum Accelerate Software Defined Storage, and XIV NAS Storage, and led teams that contributed to significant advancements in enterprise storage solutions. Earlier experience includes leading a development team at the Ministry of Defence's Technological Intelligence Unit from 2003 to 2010, where Lior managed the design and development of large-scale software systems. Lior began a career in technology as a System Administrator at the Hebrew University Science Teaching Center in 1998 and holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science and Mathematics from Bar-Ilan University.