# Daniel Geer

> Daniel Geer is a startup investor at IQT (Boston). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [IQT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/in-q-tel)
- Location: Boston, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dangeer

Daniel Geer is a startup investor at IQT in Boston. An entrepreneur, author, scientist, consultant, teacher, and architect, Daniel Geer is Chief Information Security Officer at In-Q-Tel. He is a widely noted author in scientific journals and the technology press, and has co-authored several books on risk management and information security.Previously, Dan served as CTO of @stake, a leadingdigital security consulting firm. Dan also ran the development arm of MIT's Project Athena, where his staff on his watch pioneered Kerberos, the X Window System, and much of what we take for granted in distributed computing. In past positions as a consultant and an officer in a number of startups, he has provided industry leaders with high-level strategies in all matters of digital security and in promising areas of security research. He is a widely noted author in scientific journals and the technology press, and has co-authored several books on risk management and information security.

## About IQT

VC Fund · Arlington, United States

IQT identifies and partners with companies developing advanced technologies. It evaluates emerging technologies and collaborates with entities that show potential for practical applications. IQT serves industries such as defense, cybersecurity, and telecommunications.

5 contacts available at IQT.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Christopher Darby | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-darby |
| Daniel Geer | Chief Information Security Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-geer |
| Daniel Gwak | Chief Investment Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-gwak-2 |
| Eugene Chiu | Senior Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eugene-chiu |
| Justin Wilder | Senior Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/justin-wilder |

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