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Mike Starr

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International Expansion, Public Sector, and Stategic Accounts at Beyond Identity
📍 Reston, Virginia, United States

Mike is a cybersecurity expert specializing in identity-based attacks, SASE, and vulnerability remediation. He founded trackd, which was acquired in 2025, and has held senior roles at Beyond Identity and Fortinet. His background includes time in the U.S. Intelligence Community and a Bachelor of Technology from Alfred State College.

Outside of his professional life, Mike is a passionate oenophile with over 15 years of experience in wine collecting and a focus on wine auctions. He has even developed his own system for making better wine buying decisions. His interests also include startups and books.

Unique fact: Mike previously operated in high-stakes environments within the U.S. Intelligence Community.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
International Expansion, Public Sector, and Stategic Accounts
Location
Reston, Virginia, United States
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Identity Security
His work at Beyond Identity focuses on making identity-based attacks, such as phishing and those using AI deep fakes, impossible to execute.
Vulnerability Management
He founded the company trackd to take the guesswork out of vulnerability remediation and holds a patent for an intelligent vulnerability lifecycle management system.
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Career

Work history

2-2025 - 2-2026
International Expansion, Public Sector, and Stategic Accounts
Beyond Identity
1-2022 - 3-2025
Founder & CEO
trackd
2021
Owner
omnitoil, llc
7-2020 - 1-2022
Director, Product Owner, SASE
Fortinet
2-2019 - 7-2020
Product Owner, SASE (Acquired by Fortinet)
OPĀQ
In the press

Media appearances

From Corporate Leader to Trailblazer: Mike Starr On Start Up Life. Featured in Beyond Identity
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Entrepreneur Perspectives | EP165 | The Cybersecurity Episode | Former NSA Leader and Trackd Founder | Mike Starr. Featured in Transistor.fm (Entrepreneur Perspectives)
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Education
Bachelors of Technology
Alfred State College - SUNY College of Technology
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