S5E36 - A Conversation with Tom Kemp

Tom Kemp is a Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur, investor, author, and policy advisor. Tom is the author of the book Containing Big Tech: How to Protect Our Civil Rights, Economy, and Democracy (August 2023). Tom was the founder and CEO of Centrify (renamed Delinea in 2022), a leading cybersecurity cloud provider that amassed over two thousand enterprise customers, including over 60 percent of the Fortune 50. For his leadership, Tom was named by Ernst & Young as Finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year in Northern California. Tom is also an active Silicon Valley angel investor, with seed investments in over a dozen tech start-ups. In addition, Tom has served as a technology policy advisor for political campaigns and advocacy groups, including leading the campaign marketing efforts in 2020 to pass California Proposition 24—the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)—and co-authoring the California Delete Act of 2023. ContainingBigTech.com - link to "Containing Big Tech: How to Protect Our Civil Rights, Economy, and Democracy"