Patrick Harr is an Investor, mentor, volunteer, entrepreneur, and frequent speaker on the dangers and misuse of AI. He has invested in multiple AI, edge, cyber and new GPU companies. He sits on the board of DEOSphere and on the advisory boards of Kobai, BlueFlag, Sales Advisors, and several new stealth companies. Patrick is also a mentor to cyber entrepreneurs from the local Silicon Valley ISSA chapter and at Santa Clara University.

Patrick started his career in cyber at Novell running security products, ran product and marketing at CacheFlow/BlueCoat, led Preventsys as CEO and most recently joined SlashNext, an email + messaging security company, as CEO to lead its growth and scale.

With four kids, Patrick spends his free time coaching basketball, attending his kid’s volleyball games around the country and volunteering for blind children and parents of children afflicted with visual impairment diseases.