Tony Gauda, Board Chair

VP, Chief Architect of Security, Fraud, and Risk, Intuit

With over 25 years of experience in management, strategy, and technical executive roles, Tony Gauda has worked across various industries, including payments, cybersecurity, storage, and ad-tech. He has successfully founded and scaled several SaaS companies, with three of them receiving venture backing. 

As an alumnus of Y-Combinator S15 and the holder of six patents in areas such as insider threat detection and deduplicated encrypted storage systems, Tony merges innovation with practical expertise. Tony is passionate about identifying and mentoring emerging leaders. He excels at building diverse teams capable of executing complex projects within tight timelines. 

Currently, Tony serves as the VP and Chief Architect for Security, Risk, and Fraud at Intuit, where he continues to develop forward-thinking risk mitigation strategies and champions first principles problem-solving and a builder culture.