Tolga Erbay

About Tolga Erbay

Strategic security and privacy executive with 20+ years of experience building and scaling Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC), AI Governance, and Privacy programs for high-growth technology companies• Expertise in developing enterprise-wide risk and compliance frameworks and programs to protect data at scale for hundreds of millions of users while enabling business growth at Dropbox and Google• Proven track record of advising founders, boards, and C-suites on critical security, privacy, business resilience, and AI governance risks while balancing innovation and compliance

Experience

1. Advisor

   Drata

   Mar 2021 — Present

   As an early-stage strategic Advisor, I advise the CEO and executive team on the industry, the market, and how to provide the best possible product solutions to automate security GRC programs for customers ranging from startups to enterprises.In the four years since its inception, Drata has reached a $2B valuation, recently surpassed $100M in ARR, and completed the strategic acquisition of SafeBase, Inc, the industry leading Trust Management portal provider. Drata continues to be an industry leader in risk and compliance automation.

Education

• Carnegie Mellon University

  BS, History & Policy

  2001 — 2005

• Carnegie Mellon University

  Masters, Information Systems Management

  2004 — 2005

• Carnegie Mellon University

  BS, Applied & Computational Mathematics

  2001 — 2005