Matt Tesauro

Matt Tesauro has a diverse work experience with various roles and responsibilities. Matt is currently the Chief Technology Officer at DefectDojo since March 2023. Matt has also been involved with the OWASP® Foundation since 2008, serving as a Global Board of Directors member and the AppSec Pipeline Project Lead. Additionally, they were the OWASP WTE (formerly Live CD) Project Lead and the Director of Community and Operations for OWASP. Matt started volunteering for OWASP in 2008 and continued until 2014. Matt has also worked as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Texas, Department of Computer Science since August 2015. Other notable positions include being a Distinguished Engineer at Noname Security and a Senior Partner at 10Security. Matt has also worked as a Senior Application Security Engineer at Duo Security and a Senior Technical Project Coordinator at OWASP Foundation. In the past, they held roles such as a Senior Software Security Engineer at Pearson and a Senior Product Security Engineer at Rackspace Hosting. Matt Tesauro has a strong background in application security, automation, and project leadership.

Matt Tesauro obtained a Master's degree in Management Information Systems from Texas A&M University from 1999 to 2001. Matt also holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the same university. Additionally, they have a certification in CISSP, but there is no information available regarding the institution, month of attainment, or year of attainment for this certification.