VC Firm Recruits Former NSA Official for Security Tech Bets
Silicon Valley is increasingly working to win the government as a customer.
George Barnes
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Former Deputy Director of the National Security Agency George Barnes has a new job at Red Cell Partners, making him the latest ex-government official to join the tech world as investing in defense and security technology startups surges.
Barnes will lead Red Cell’s cybersecurity practice and joins former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper at the VC firm. Other staffers at Red Cell include former officials from the Central Intelligence Agency and the Defense Department. Roger Ferguson, a former US Federal Reserve vice chairman and current Alphabet Inc. board member, serves as its chief investment officer.