Darin Andersen
Chairman & CoFounder at San Diego Police Foundation
San Diego, California, United States
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Top SchoolDarin Andersen is a seasoned cybersecurity and technology entrepreneur who combines executive leadership with deep domain expertise across AI, robotics, IoT and national-scale cyber policy. As Chairman and Co‑Founder of NXT Robotics and NEST CoWork and Principal at The ANTARA Group, he builds companies, leads cyber resilience teams, and advises on cyber AI, blockchain and NIST maturity modeling for private equity and public sector clients. A frequent RSA and university speaker, podcast host and media commentator, he has influenced policy as Co‑Chair of California’s Cyber Task Force economic subcommittee and chaired CyberCalifornia. Beyond boardrooms, he cultivates regional ecosystems—leading the San Diego CoWorking Alliance and serving on civic and law‑enforcement foundations—and has a track record of turning cybersecurity startups into acquisitions. His background blends MBA/MS training from USC with practical ops leadership (from ESET to Norman Shark), revealing a rare mix of strategic vision, product-level cyber rigor and community-building.
10 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
MS, Information Systems and Operations Management, MS, Information Systems and Operations Management at University of Southern CaliforniaBA, Government and Literature, BA, Government and Literature at Claremont McKenna CollegeMBA, Finance and Operations Management, MBA, Finance and Operations Management at USC Marshall School of Business
Spanish
Github Skills (1)
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Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (4)
nxtrobotics/octoprint_cmd_shell
Apr 2016 - Apr 2016
Contributions:19 commits, 18 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
nxtrobotics/host-based-pixhawk-apps
Jun 2017 - Jul 2017
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 12 days
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