Mike Baukes is Co-Founder and CEO at UpGuard, a cybersecurity platform that prevents data breaches through third-party risk management and security ratings. Based in Hobart, Tasmania, he leads a company featured in The Washington Post, The New York Times, Forbes, and Bloomberg for its groundbreaking cyber research.

Mike held senior leadership roles in enterprise strategy and architecture at major financial institutions including Lloyds Banking Group, E*Trade, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and ANZ. He co-founded ScriptRock in 2012, which later evolved into UpGuard.

Mike serves as a mentor at Startmate, supporting Australian startups, and is an angel investor with investments in fintech companies like Spaceship. His expertise spans IT strategy, enterprise architecture, and configuration management.

UpGuard raised $45M in Series B funding and has grown sales 129% year over year. The company secured over 2 billion sensitive data leaks for organizations including Facebook, Amazon, and Tesla, and serves hundreds of enterprises like the New York Stock Exchange and Tech Mahindra.

UpGuard's research team has uncovered major data breaches that made global headlines and shaped industry security standards. The platform provides continuous monitoring for third-party vendors and has achieved 179% customer growth, establishing itself as a leader in cyber risk management.