Ymir Vigfusson

Ymir Vigfusson is the CTO and co-founder of Keystrike, a cybersecurity company born from his research as an Associate Professor at Emory University. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from Cornell.

A reformed hacker and systems builder, Ymir previously co-founded Syndis (acquired 2021) and Adversary (acquired 2020). He’s also a public speaker, educator, pianist, private pilot, and father of four. His research has been supported by the NSF, CDC, RANNIS, and others, and he’s passionate about passing his knowledge on to students and fellow builders.