Amir Jerbi

Co-Founder and Strategic Advisor Aqua Security

Last Reviewed: September 24, 2026

Executive Summary

Amir Jerbi is a co-founder of Aqua Security, the company he started with Dror Davidoff in 2015 to protect cloud-native applications, and he was its Chief Technology Officer for a decade. In November 2025 both founders stepped back from their day-to-day roles, with Jerbi handing over the technology leadership and remaining a strategic advisor to the company. His path to Aqua ran through enterprise security architecture rather than a research lab: before co-founding the company he was a Chief Architect at CA Technologies, responsible for its host-based security product line, and Aqua credits him with 14 cloud and virtual security patents.

Career Highlights

• Co-founded Aqua Security in 2015 and led its technology as Chief Technology Officer until November 2025.
• Stepped back from the CTO role in Aqua’s November 2025 leadership transition and continues as a strategic advisor to the company.
• Aqua raised approximately $235 million and reached a peak valuation of about $1 billion during his tenure, according to Calcalist.
• Previously Chief Architect at CA Technologies, in charge of the host-based security product line.
• Named on 14 cloud and virtual security patents, by Aqua’s account.

Professional Journey

Aqua describes Jerbi as having 20 years of security software experience in technical leadership positions. Before Aqua he was at CA Technologies, as a Chief Architect in charge of the host-based security product line.

In 2015 he co-founded Aqua Security with Dror Davidoff. As CTO he led its technology as the company built what Calcalist describes as an integrated platform to detect and prevent cyberattacks across the entire lifecycle of cloud-native applications, and Aqua became what the same publication calls a cyber unicorn, raising about $235 million and reaching a peak valuation of around $1 billion. The company is headquartered in Boston and Ramat Gan.

On 6 November 2025 Aqua announced a leadership transition. Davidoff and Jerbi stepped back from their day-to-day roles as chief executive and chief technology officer after a decade, and both continue as strategic advisors. Michael Dube, previously president and chief revenue officer, became CEO, and the company’s leadership page now lists Nir Makovski as Chief Technology Officer. A few weeks later Aqua reorganised and cut dozens of roles, its third round of layoffs in recent years.

No subsequent company or full-time role was identified for Jerbi in the sources reviewed.

Education

No education record was established. None of the Aqua Security pages or press reports consulted mentions a degree or institution, and no SEC filing names him; the field is left empty rather than filled from scraped data.