Michael Coates is a Founding Partner at Seven Hill Ventures, bringing two decades of cybersecurity experience to his role. He has held executive positions as a three-time CISO for prominent organizations including Twitter, Mozilla, and CoinList, where he oversaw critical security operations.

Beyond his executive leadership, Coates is also an accomplished entrepreneur and investor. He co-founded and served as CEO of a venture-backed cybersecurity startup that was successfully acquired.