Our People

Chris launched Cerberus Ventures in 2023 after serving for 17 years as President and CEO of In-Q-Tel, the independent strategic investment firm supporting the missions of the Central Intelligence Agency and the broader Intelligence Community. For decades, Chris has been building, operating, and investing in consequential technologies that have enabled breakthroughs and advanced the technical supremacy of the United States and its allies.

Before his investment career, Chris led multiple software and security companies. He was President and CEO of XML networking and security products supplier Sarvega that was later acquired by Intel, where Chris stayed on to lead the Middleware Products Division. He also was the Chairman and CEO of @stake, an internet security consulting firm acquired by Symantec and earlier, served as President and CEO of Interpath Communications, a facilities-based ASP later acquired by US Internetworking.

Shayan joined Cerberus in 2016. He is a multi-stage, deep-tech investor who draws on experience both backing and operating startups from inception to scale. He was previously part of the Cerberus Supply Chain and Strategic Opportunities team, which invests at the nexus of resilient infrastructure and technology across venture, growth, and private equity strategies.

His focus is on energy and AI infrastructure and platforms, though he has backed companies across a range of domains. In addition to his investing responsibilities at Cerberus, Shayan has taken on embedded operating roles within portfolio companies, including as CFO of R9B (cybersecurity) and corporate development at PaxVax (biotech). Prior to Cerberus, he held roles in strategy, corporate development, and mission assurance at Northrop Grumman, where he was the inaugural recipient of the CEO’s Innovation Award.

Shayan is a graduate of San Diego State University and received an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.

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Morgan joined Cerberus in 2023, after working at a data infrastructure startup. To start her career, Morgan spent several years as an investor at In-Q-Tel, the independent strategic investment firm supporting the missions of the Central Intelligence Agency and the broader Intelligence Community.

Since her time at In-Q-Tel, Morgan has been partnering with mission-oriented founders working to build transformative products at the intersection of national security and technology. At Cerberus, she partners with companies in quantum computing, cybersecurity, and application layer AI. She holds a B.S. and M.S. degree, both from Stanford University School of Engineering.

Michael joined Cerberus in 2024, bringing decades of venture capital experience and operating experience to the team. Over the course of his career, Michael has invested in scores of pioneering companies, many of which have been acquired or gone public. Forbes has named him to its Midas List multiple times, recognizing him as one of the leading dealmakers in the technology sector.

Prior to joining Cerberus, Michael served as Chief Executive Officer of Chain Bridge I, a special purpose acquisition company focused on technology and national security. Earlier in his career, Michael was a managing general partner at ComVentures and held senior operating roles at E*TRADE, News Corp (Dow Jones), PlayStudios, and Unifi Labs. Michael received a BA in Political Science and an MBA from the University of Michigan, and an MS in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Prior to joining Cerberus in 2022, Amir was the Founder and Head of Silicon for Google Technical Infrastructure and Google Cloud businesses. He started and led multiple lines of products that today are part of the de facto infrastructure behind Google services.

Over the past two decades, Amir has led the development of products for a wide range of markets such as machine learning, networking, graphics, video, and mobile processors. Prior to Google, Amir was a Senior Director of Engineering at Nvidia, where he was the Founder and Head of Nvidia’s System-on-a-Chip Design organization.

Amir holds a PhD in Computer Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Southern California.

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Chenny joined Cerberus in 2024, after serving as a Principal at In-Q-Tel, the independent strategic investment firm supporting the missions of the Central Intelligence Agency and the broader Intelligence Community. As a builder, policy analyst, and investor, Chenny has spent her career working to advance technologies that protect Americans and champion US technical leadership on the global stage.

At In-Q-Tel, she led investments in biotech and life sciences, accelerating technologies critical to national security and public health. She previously led the China portfolio at the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Board, advising senior leadership on emerging technologies, and co-founded a software startup in education. At Cerberus, she partners with entrepreneurs building game-changing capabilities in Enabling Biotechnology.