Zeid Zumot,  MBA, CISSP, CISA, CGEIT, CCSP, CIAM in

Zeid Zumot, MBA, CISSP, CISA, CGEIT, CCSP, CIAM

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Executive Member at International LEAP Network
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Zeid is a seasoned Information Security Executive at Synopsys Inc. with over 25 years of experience building and leading security teams. He specializes in securing global infrastructure and has led major GDPR, SOX, and FedRAMP initiatives. Colleagues describe him as having stellar integrity, a great work ethic, and deep technical knowledge.

Outside of his executive role, Zeid prioritizes his family, having previously taken an extended break from his career to focus on them. He is a member of exclusive professional networks like the International LEAP Network and the Purple Book Community, and recently enjoyed a candle-making class.

After a 12-year tenure helping grow ForeScout from 50 to 1200 employees and through its IPO, he took time off to be a full-time husband and father.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Executive Member
Job Level
Junior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Priorities

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Democratizing Security
His stated mission is to democratize software security, reinforced by his membership in the Purple Book Community which focuses on secure development practices for all.
Mentoring and Growth
He has a proven track record of building teams from the ground up, explicitly noting he grew his Synopsys team and developed junior engineers into senior roles.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Executive Member
International LEAP Network
9-2021
Cyber Security Engineering, Sr. Manager
Synopsys Inc
6-2021
Member - Purple Book Community
Purple Book Community
10-2019 - 6-2021
Email Security Practitioner
Agari
1-2019 - 9-2019
Husband/Father
Home
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Education
MBA
Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University
2012 - 2012
ITIL® Foundation Certification Course
ITSM Academy
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