Ted Schlein is one of the earliest dedicated cybersecurity investors in mainstream venture capital, spending nearly three decades at Kleiner Perkins focused on security when it was still a niche and earning a reputation as Silicon Valley's cyber guy. He simultaneously runs specialist cyber firm Ballistic Ventures while remaining a general partner at Kleiner Perkins, and serves as a longstanding bridge between Silicon Valley, Washington, and the national security community through his role on the Board of Directors of the National Security Institute. Ted Schlein is one of the earliest dedicated cybersecurity investors in mainstream venture capital, spending nearly three decades at Kleiner Perkins focused on security when it was still a niche and earning a reputation as Silicon Valley's cyber guy. He simultaneously runs specialist cyber firm Ballistic Ventures while remaining a general partner at Kleiner Perkins, and serves as a longstanding bridge between Silicon Valley, Washington, and the national security community through his role on the Board of Directors of the National Security Institute.