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Drew Dennison

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Co-Founder, CTO at Semgrep
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Drew Dennison is the Co-Founder and CTO of Semgrep, where he is focused on securing the worlds code. His expertise is in developer-first security and static analysis. A graduate of MIT, he previously served as a Lead Software Engineer for a cyber security product team at Palantir Technologies. Colleagues describe him as a "self-motivated high achiever" and "genius."

Outside of his primary role, Drew has a deep-seated interest in complex technical challenges, having studied advanced algorithms and circuits at MIT. He actively promotes the work of his engineering team and other researchers in the code security space through public posts and discussions.

While working at a previous company, Drew single-handedly designed and implemented a digital signing tool called “packer” that was adopted for use across three continents.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder, CTO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Code Security
As the co-founder and CTO of Semgrep, his entire professional mission is centered on making code security accessible and effective for developers.
Static Analysis
He is a public advocate for modern static analysis tools, discussing their importance for finding and fixing vulnerabilities early in the development lifecycle on podcasts.
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Career

Work history

5-2017
Co-Founder, CTO
Semgrep
9-2016 - 5-2017
Entrepreneur in Residence
Redpoint Ventures
10-2015 - 9-2016
Lead Software Engineer
Palantir Technologies
8-2012 - 10-2015
Software Engineer
Palantir Technologies
5-2012 - 8-2012
Software Engineer Intern
Palantir Technologies
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Education
2009 - 2013
S.B.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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