Ben Volkow is Co-Founder and CEO of QIZ Security, the cryptographic posture and Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) management platform helping enterprises govern and modernize their cryptographic infrastructure before Q-Day arrives.

Ben is a serial entrepreneur and seasoned executive with over 20 years of CEO and Chairman experience in the networking and cybersecurity domain, with deep expertise in PKI and cryptography.

Ben has co-founded multiple successful ventures including Otonomo (NASDAQ-listed), Traffix (acquired by F5), and Sedona (acquired by Cisco), demonstrating a consistent track record of building and scaling category-defining companies.

At QIZ Security, Ben leads a team of industry veterans with over six years of hands-on PQC field experience, having engaged with more than 100 organizations on quantum-safe readiness programs worldwide.

QIZ raised a $17M seed round led by Bessemer Venture Partners and Merlin Ventures and is rapidly emerging as an early leader in PQC management, with traction across financial services, telecommunications, healthcare, and critical infrastructure.