Mark Kuhr (@MarkKuhr) co-founded Synack after focusing over nine years on Cyber Security in Academia and Defense industries. Most recently, at the National Security Agency (NSA), Mark worked in roles that include Technical Director, Computer Network Operations Operator, Network Analyst, and Computer Scientist.

Dr. Kuhr received a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Auburn University under a DoD/NSA-sponsored fellowship. He has published several papers on enterprise cyber security and performed research under DoD contracts related to information security, network analysis, and jam-resistant network communication protocols.