Ted Schlein is a partner at Kleiner Perkins, and executive chairman and founding partner at Ballistic Ventures. He has spent the last 35 years helping create transformative companies.

A Midas of investing and the former chairman of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), Ted has funded, supported, and guided more than 30 founders to successful company exits including ArcSight, Chegg, Fortify Software, IronNet Cybersecurity, Jive, LifeLock and Segment. He currently serves on the boards of Apiiro, Area 1 Security, Bedrock, Chegg (CHGG), FullStory, Interos, Incorta, IronNet, Rebellion Defense, Reputation, Synack, Trusona and UJet.

Ted is regularly called on to advise government leaders as they navigate society’s digital infrastructure. He is an active member of the CISA Cybersecurity Advisory Committee, National Security Institute Advisory Board, and also the Council on Foreign Relations, Independent Task Force on Cybersecurity.

As a company leader, Ted was the founding CEO of Fortify Software, which was later acquired by Hewlett-Packard. During his time at Symantec, Ted led the company’s earliest antivirus effort, which included a move into the software utilities market with the launch of a commercial antivirus solution that became the industry gold standard.

Ted serves on the Board of Trustees, as well as the Dean’s Board of Advisors of the Engineering School at the University of Pennsylvania, his alma mater. Ted holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Awards and Honors

— NSA Advisory Board

— CISA Cybersecurity Advisory Committee

— Homeland Security Advisory Council, National Security Institute Advisory Board

— Council on Foreign Relations

— Independent Task Force on Cybersecurity

— Board of Trustees at InQTel

— Board of Trustees of University of Pennsylvania

— Dean of Advisors of Engineering School at University of Pennsylvania

— National Venture Capital Association (NVCA)

— Western Association of Venture Capitalists