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Cyvalent

The founders

Built by leaders with deep cyber security and AI experience.

40 years of expertise in cybersecurity and AI — Luxembourg anchored

The team behind Cyvalent.

Two co-founders, decades of senior-leadership track record, one shared belief: cyber security should make organizations stronger, not slower.

Thomas Schaefer

Co-Founder

  • Senior information security, cyber risk, data, and AI leader with 20+ years of experience across banking, satellite communications, critical infrastructure, audit, consulting, and enterprise technology.
  • Former senior security leader and CISO in regulated environments, including global information security management and banking security leadership roles.
  • Built and matured enterprise security programs, cyber strategies, governance models, and risk management capabilities in finance, telecom, aerospace, and critical infrastructure contexts.
  • Strong data and AI leadership background, including enterprise data, integration, and global AI leadership experience, with responsibility for AI strategy, governance, and delivery.
  • Proven transformation leader, building and scaling teams of 40+ people with accountability for strategy, delivery, cloud/data platforms, APIs, integration backbones, and multi-million euro budgets.
  • Combines cyber security, business risk, data, AI, and audit perspective, with credentials including CISSP, CISM, CISA, CEH, and ISO 27001 Lead Practitioner.

Dr. Andre Adelsbach

Co-Founder

  • Full-spectrum cyber security leader with 20+ years of experience and 15+ years in senior security leadership roles across regulated, mission-critical, and international environments.
  • Former group-level CISO and security executive, with hands-on experience building and leading global, ISO 27001-certified security organizations.
  • Deep expertise across security governance, risk management, incident response, third-party security, cloud security, satellite communications, space security, and critical infrastructure protection.
  • Former security services leader, defining and delivering security, audit, and governance services for government, finance, telecom, insurance, and enterprise clients.
  • Recognized security innovator with a PhD, 40+ international publications, invited talks at major security and space forums, and a granted US patent.
  • Trusted board and executive advisor, translating complex technical and regulatory security topics into clear decisions, pragmatic roadmaps, and measurable business impact.