Who we are

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Hi, I'm Nate. I've been working in the security space for over 20 years, first as an engineer at a Fortune 50, then as an architect, engineering manager and director. I've worked at Scale Venture Partners as an Executive-in-Residence and have been CISO for multiple high growth software companies, including at Tradeshift, where I secured over a trillion dollars in global trade including virtual credit cards and a supply chain financing program with the largest trade bank in the world. 

In addition to security, I was responsible for Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Devops/Platform Engineering, IT, Platform Applications and the CI/CD teams, giving me extremely broad perspective into all of the pieces that go into rapidly and consistently delivering high quality, cloud hosted business software. Cloudsec.ai is the culmination of that work and allows me to share what I've learned with other businesses, setting them up for future success. Think of it as "Shifting Left" but at business scale.

I've always loved the sense of urgency, cohesive purpose, get-shit-done attitude and the maniacal focus on delivering software to customers. I've seen where that ability to deliver is affected by checklists of requirements not based on actual risk from practitioners don't understand how the systems they were charged with securing actually work. I ensure that where controls are built, they are based collaborative efforts with the business and especially, with Engineering. I ensure that controls take into consideration context and are based on evidence and ground truth, not security lore from times past. Most of all, I seek to build a culture that prizes collaboration and partnership across the company, one that uses understanding and empathy as a tool to gather feedback and improve rather than a program that starts from a place of protecting "dumb" users from themselves.

I consider myself to be very fortunate to be able to live and work in the Bay Area where I'm continually surrounded by a rich history of people pushing the boundaries of what's possible, taking a chance that their dream might become the next big thing. I bring that same spirit when helping businesses reach the next level. building the strong and business-aligned security programs that are critically important for selling to today's modern enterprises.

If this strikes a chord with you and you'd like to hear more about how Cloudsec.ai can help your business, reach out to nate@cloudsec.ai

Peter's strength as a security leader comes from his foundation as a software developer. This background gives him a unique edge - he deeply understands how engineering teams work, what makes them successful, and how security can be woven into their practices naturally. Over the last decade, he's leveraged this perspective to build effective security programs, most recently as Staff Security Engineer at Lunar where he applied his knowledge in the heavily regulated fintech space.

Now as a Principal Security Consultant at CloudsecAI, Peter brings this engineering-first mindset to help companies build thoughtful, integrated security programs. His active work with the OWASP Agentic Security Initiative has positioned him at the forefront of AI security, where he helps organizations understand and address the unique security challenges posed by large language models and other AI systems.

He gets excited about finding elegant solutions to tough problems. Whether it's designing authentication flows that enhance rather than complicate the user experience, or developing compliance frameworks that complement existing engineering practices, Peter focuses on making security strengthen business capabilities. His background in computer science and years of hands-on experience in fintech have taught him that the best security solutions often come from deeply understanding both the technical architecture and business objectives.

One of his favorite challenges is helping engineering teams seamlessly integrate security into their development lifecycle. He's found that when security controls are built through collaboration and based on real technical context, they become natural extensions of good engineering practices rather than extra hurdles. At CloudsecAI, he works with companies to build these kinds of security programs - ones that protect what matters while supporting rapid innovation.

Based in Aarhus, Denmark, Peter brings a European perspective to global security challenges, particularly around areas like privacy and regulatory compliance. His approach combines technical depth with practical experience to help companies meet complex regulatory requirements while maintaining engineering velocity.