Yes, he sells himself on that experience (I had already done due diligence on a previous company he founded, sqrrl, which was organized around open source software, but touted the NSA creds):
Oren Falkowitz
CEO and Co-founder
Oren Falkowitz co-founded Area 1 Security to discover and eliminate targeted phishing attacks before they cause damage to organizations. Previously, he held senior positions at the National Security Agency (NSA) and United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), where he focused on Computer Network Operations & Big Data. That’s where he realized the immense need for preemptive cybersecurity.
