Security Compliance with Justin Beals, CEO and Cofounder of Strike Graph

About Strike Graph:

Founded in 2020 by Justin Beals & Brian Bero, Strike Graph is a security compliance company. Its flexible platform helps businesses create a scalable security and compliance program that builds trust at every stage of growth. Strike Graph has helped customers get certified quickly and easily with SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and PCI DSS compliance and is based in Seattle and has raised $11.9 million in funding from investors such as Madrona Venture Group and Information Venture Partners.

About Justin Beals:

Justin is the Co-Founder & CEO of Strike Graph, a security compliance company, which he incubated at Madrona Venture Labs in early 2020. As a serial entrepreneur with expertise in AI, cybersecurity and governance, he started Strike Graph to eliminate the confusion related to cybersecurity audit and certification processes. He likes making arcane cybersecurity standards plain and simple to achieve. As the CEO, Justin organizes strategic innovations at the crossroads of cybersecurity and compliance and focuses on helping customers get outsized value from Strike Graph. He also sets a foundational culture of employee growth. Based in Seattle, he previously served as the CTO of NextStep and Koru, which won the 2018 Most Impactful Startup award from Wharton People Analytics. Justin is a board member for the Ada Developers Academy, VALID8 Financial and Edify Software Consulting. He is the creator of the Training, Tracking & Placement System US Patent and the author of “Aligning curriculum and evidencing learning effectiveness using semantic mapping of learning assets,” which was published in the International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJet). Justin earned a BA in English and Theater from Fort Lewis College.