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Alon Nafta

Questioner · DISC type c
CEO and Co-Founder at Foundational
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Alon Nafta is the CEO and Co-Founder of Foundational, a company focused on preventing data incidents using AI and code analysis. His career has progressed from senior security engineering roles to product strategy leadership at Singular before founding his own company. He holds degrees from Technion and Tel Aviv University.

Alon has a deep-rooted passion for technology, demonstrated by his advanced academic research and publications in highly technical fields like optical communications. He maintains a strong focus on the intersection of code, data, and security, actively sharing insights on the latest industry trends.

Unique fact: During his time as a security engineer, he successfully identified and addressed several Linux kernel vulnerabilities.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
CEO and Co-Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Alon shows up

Price-Sensitive
Systematic
Not Easily Convinced

While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. They prefer to do thorough analysis of any situation. They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.

Priorities

Topics Alon cares about

Data Incident Prevention
His company, Foundational, is built around leveraging code analysis and AI to prevent data incidents before code is deployed, a concept he frequently discusses.
AI in Data Management
He actively posts about the role of AI in the data stack, referencing developments from major players like OpenAI and Snowflake to highlight future trends.
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Career

Work history

7-2022
CEO and Co-Founder
Foundational
1-2022 - 7-2022
SVP Product Strategy
Singular
5-2017 - 1-2022
VP of Product
Singular
5-2016 - 5-2017
Director of Product
Singular
9-2014 - 6-2016
Senior Security Engineer
SentinelOne
In the press

Media appearances

DevOps and Data Management Convergence with Foundational's Alon Nafta. Featured in TechStrong TV
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Education
2000 - 2004
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
2008 - 2012
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
Tel Aviv University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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