NATE FICK
Former US Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy
Nate Fick is a technology executive, diplomat, Marine, and writer. He served from 2022-2025 as the inaugural U.S. Ambassador for Cyberspace & Digital Policy at the Department of State, leading American diplomacy around the world on technology issues including cybersecurity, digital infrastructure, digital regulatory policy, and emerging technologies.
Prior to government service, he was CEO of the cybersecurity software company Endgame from 2012 through its acquisition by Elastic (NYSE: ESTC) in 2019. Thereafter, he led Elastic’s information security business globally. Nate spent nearly a decade as an operating partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, where he worked with management teams to build great businesses. Nate started his career as a Marine Corps infantry and reconnaissance officer, including combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq.
His book about that experience, One Bullet Away, was a New York Times bestseller, a Washington Post "Best Book of the Year," and one of the Military Times' "Best Military Books of the Decade." He graduated with high honors in Classics from Dartmouth College, and also holds an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
