Taher Elgamal — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Recipient of the lifetime achievement award from the RSA conference in 2009.
Recognized as the 'father' of SSL.
Serves as CTO of Security at Salesforce.
Invented industry and government standards for data security and digital signatures, including the DSS government standard.
Served as CISO, Chief Scientist, CTO, founder, and CEO of numerous organizations.

Biography

Dr. Taher Elgamal is the CTO of Security at Salesforce and an internationally respected information security leader and cryptographer. He is widely recognized in the industry as the 'father' of SSL. In 2009, he received the lifetime achievement award from the RSA conference.

Elgamal invented several industry and government standards in data security and digital signatures.