David Ulevitch


David A. Ulevitch is founder and CEO of the enterprise security company OpenDNS and founder of EveryDNS. In December, 2016, Ulevitch was named the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cisco's Security Business. In October, 2018, Ulevitch joined Andreessen Horowitz as a General Partner investing in Enterprise, SaaS, and Cybersecurity.

Career

While a student at Washington University, Ulevitch created EveryDNS to fill his need for web-based DNS management software. EveryDNS grew from a personal project to a service with nearly 100,000 users worldwide within a few years. In January, 2010, EveryDNS was acquired by Manchester, NH company, Dyn, Inc.
In July, 2006, Ulevitch launched OpenDNS, a recursive DNS service focused on performance and security. On June 30, 2015 Cisco announced that it was buying OpenDNS for $635 million.
In October, 2018, Ulevitch left Cisco Systems and joined Andreessen Horowitz as a General Partner.

Awards and recognition

In 2014, Inc. Magazine named Ulevitch to their annual "35 Under 35" list of entrepreneurs. Ulevitch's company, OpenDNS, was selected as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer in 2011.