Ryan Disraeli

Ryan Disraeli
Born Ryan Disraeli
Residence Los Angeles, California
Nationality American
Education University of Southern California (B.S.)
Known for Co-founder of TeleSign

Ryan Disraeli is an American digital entrepreneur and the co-founder of TeleSign. Raised in San Diego, California, Disraeli attended the University of Southern California (USC), where he studied business at USC Marshall School of Business.[1] In 2018, Disraeli was awarded the USC Marshall School of Business Alumni Entrepreneur of the year award.[2]

In 2005, Disraeli, while he was a sophomore at USC, cofounded an online security service company, TeleSign, that protects online websites and users.[3] Disraeli worked as a vice president of the company for fraud services[4] and has helped expand TeleSign's communications platform-as-a-service (CPaaS) to any developer capable of invoking a REST Application Programming Interface (API).[5] Disraeli helped TeleSign raise $78 Million dollars in funding and grow to annual revenues of more than $100 Million and hundreds of employees across the globe.[6]

Disraeli regularly provides commentary in the area of behavioral biometrics and Multi-factor authentication.[7][8][9] He also regularly comments on online security and fraud-related issues.[10][11][12][13] In 2017, Disraeli was named to Forbes 30 under 30 for enterprise technology.[14][15] Also in 2017, TeleSign was acquired for 230 million dollars by Belgacom ICS.[16]

References

  1. ↑ Hechinger, Patrick. "Fight on: USC alumni who founded major LA tech companies". Built in LA. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Entrepreneurs of the Year | USC Marshall". www.marshall.usc.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  3. ↑ "Ryan Disraeli 2017 30 Under 30: Enterprise Technology". Forbes. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Hautala, Laura. "Your smartphone could have serious security flaws". CNET. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Vizard, Mike. "TeleSign Opens Communications Platform Using REST APIs". IT Business Edge. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "TeleSign Co-Founder Ryan Disraeli Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 List". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  7. ↑ Zurkus, Kacy. "Consumers still don't get two-factor authentication". CIO. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  8. ↑ Mastroianni, Brian. "Beyond passwords: Tech companies seek next generation of security". CBS News. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  9. ↑ Willis, David. "Passwords drive you nuts? 7 tips make you sane". Ashbury Park Press. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  10. ↑ Barker, Ian. "72 percent of companies plan to ditch passwords by 2025". BetaNews. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  11. ↑ Vijayan, Jai. "Intruders Pilfered Over 68 Million Passwords In 2012 Dropbox Breach". DARKReading. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  12. ↑ Miller, Jen. "How fake users are impacting business and your wallet". CIO. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  13. ↑ Toor, Amar. "Tinder says spam prevention is now 'priority number one'". The Verge. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  14. ↑ Chaykowski, Kathleen. "30 Under 30 2017: The Young Innovators Transforming Enterprise Tech". forbes.com. Forbes Magazine. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  15. ↑ Siegel, John. "The kids are alright: LA's young talent shines bright on 2017 Forbes 30 under 30". builtinla.com. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  16. ↑ Dave, Paresh. "TeleSign, a Marina del Rey start-up crucial to integrity of popular apps, purchased for $230 million". LA Times. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
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