Nick Bilogorskiy | |
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Born | Nikolai Aleksandrovich Belogorskiy June 27, 1981 Kharkiv, Ukraine |
Education | Simon Fraser University |
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Years active | 2010–present |
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Awards | Order of Merit (Ukraine) 3rd degree[1] |
Nick O. Bilogorskiy (Ukrainian: Микола Олександрович Білогорський; Russian: Николай Александрович Бeлогорский; born on 27 June 1981 in Kharkiv) is a Ukrainian American cybersecurity expert,[2] cofounder and co-chair of the Nova Ukraine nonprofit,[3] and a Silicon Valley angel investor.[4]
Holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science from Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, BC. In 2010, started working on computer security at Facebook. Later cofounded Cyphort,[5] which was acquired by Juniper Networks in 2017.[6] In May 2019, joined Google as a director of Trust and Safety and worked at Google until 2023.[7]
In 2014 after Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation Nick cofounded Maydan SF to organize the Ukrainian diaspora in the San Francisco Bay Area and raise awareness about the situation in Ukraine. Later in 2014 he cofounded Nova Ukraine, a 501(c)(3) organization (nonprofit) that raised funds for Ukraine and ran projects there to help vulnerable populations, internally displaced people and wounded soldiers who needed treatment. Nick and Nova Ukraine also organized cultural events for the Ukrainian community in the SF Bay Area. Since February 2022 and after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Nick and Nova Ukraine organized street rallies to support Ukraine[8] then ramped up fundraising and humanitarian aid for Ukraine.[9] During 2022, Nova Ukraine has provided humanitarian aid worth over $50M to assist people of Ukraine with food, water, medicine, and other critical supplies.[10] Same year, President Volodymyr Zelensky recognized Nick's contributions as the cofounder and cochair of Nova Ukraine with the Order of Merit (Ukraine) 3rd degree.[1]
Through his 408 Ventures] fund, Nick was an early investor in Uber and the first investor in People.ai where he also helped recruit software engineers.[4]
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