Ely Kahn has been appointed Chief Product Officer at SentinelOne, where he will oversee all product lines for the global cybersecurity company. He announced the move on LinkedIn, marking the next step in a career that has spanned senior roles across government, national security, and the private sector.
Kahn joined SentinelOne in 2022 and has since held multiple leadership positions, most recently serving as Vice President of Product Management, overseeing the company’s endpoint, identity, cloud security, and AI-driven SIEM capabilities.
Before entering the private sector, Kahn held several key positions in federal cybersecurity leadership. He served as Director of Cybersecurity at the National Security Council, where he helped develop the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace and advised senior officials on cyber policy and incident response. Earlier, as Deputy Chief of Staff at the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), he coordinated policy and strategy efforts related to critical infrastructure protection.
Kahn also led risk management and strategic innovation programs at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), where he oversaw development of digital authentication technologies and quantitative risk analyses of U.S. aviation systems. His early career included work at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he supported post-9/11 counterterrorism alignment and helped stand up the newly created DHS.
In addition to his public service, Kahn is a well-known figure in cybersecurity innovation. He co-founded Sqrrl, a threat-hunting and data analytics company acquired by Amazon Web Services in 2018, where it later became Amazon Detective.
Kahn is also an active seed investor in cybersecurity startups across the U.S., Canada, and Israel, backing companies such as Shift5, ArmorCode, , and FireTail.
A graduate of Harvard University and The Wharton School, Kahn’s blend of public-sector experience and private-sector innovation positions him to guide SentinelOne’s continued growth in an increasingly complex threat environment.
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