NYU Tandon's Professional Achievement Award

NYU Tandon gave me its Professional Achievement Award at the school’s first alumni summit. I taught graduate courses there before I had my own degree, then ran its security lab for years. The award is for the work I did outside the school, but it means more coming from a place I put that much into.

This award goes to Dan Guido for his exceptional leadership, innovation, and impact in the field of cybersecurity. As CEO and co-founder of Trail of Bits, he has built a nationally recognized firm at the forefront of security research and software assurance for critical technologies, leading major advances in areas such as cryptography, artificial intelligence, and blockchain security. Under his leadership, the company has grown into an industry leader known for technical excellence, with achievements including recognition in prestigious DARPA cyber competitions and a successful spin-out of iVerify, a mobile security tool designed to detect sophisticated spyware threats. Beyond the company, Dan has influenced the broader technology and cybersecurity landscape through his advisory work with startups, government agencies, and major policy institutions. His distinguished career reflects exactly the kind of significant contributions, industry leadership, and innovation that this award is meant to recognize.

NYU’s writeup covers the summit and the rest of this year’s honorees.