Nathaniel Fick — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Chief Strategy Officer for Equities and Senior Managing Director at Cerberus Capital Management, joining in 2025.
Served as Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy at the U.S. Department of State from 2022 to 2025.
Former CEO of the cybersecurity software company Endgame, which was acquired by Elastic in 2019.
Spent nearly a decade as an operating partner at Bessemer Venture Partners.
Author of "One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer," a New York Times bestseller and winner of the Colby Award in 2006.
Former Marine Corps infantry and reconnaissance officer, including combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Served as CEO of the Center for a New American Security starting in 2009.

Biography

Nathaniel C. Fick is the Chief Strategy Officer for Equities and Senior Managing Director at Cerberus Capital Management, a role he assumed in 2025. In this position, he focuses on the global investment activities of Cerberus’ private equity, supply chain, and venture capital platforms.

Prior to joining Cerberus, Fick served as the U.S. Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy at the U.S. Department of State from 2022 to 2025.