Phil Pearson is the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at Darktrace, where he leads the Strategy, data Analytics and field CISO functions. Phil joined the board of Darktrace in 2018 and chaired the IPO committee. Following the company going public on the London Stock Exchange he stepped down from the board and took an executive role in the business. He has extensive experience in technology investing in both public and private markets, including 15 years as Portfolio Manager of the Technology Funds at GLG Partners and also served on the board of Featurespace. Phil has an MA 1st Class in Natural sciences from Churchill College, Cambridge.