Facebook Director Of Security Incident Response Ryan McGeehan Heading To Bitcoin Startup Coinbase

Facebook Director of Security Incident Response Ryan McGeehan is taking his talents to Bitcoin startup Coinbase, where he will step into a security-related role.

Coinbase650Facebook Director of Security Incident Response Ryan McGeehan is taking his talents to Bitcoin startup Coinbase, where he will step into a security-related role.

TechCrunch reported on McGeehan’s departure from Facebook, adding that Coinbase also added Amazon Director Todd Edebohls as vice president of business development.

Coinbase Co-founder Fred Ehrsam told TechCrunch:

The industry is continuing to evolve. We’re attracting very, very top talent from prior rocket ships that were successful.

McGeehan said in a non-public Facebook post announcing the move, as reported by TechCrunch:

Seven-plus years ago, I left Chicago, my friends, and family to join Facebook.

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