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Asanka Jayasuriya

Asanka Jayasuriya

CTO·8VC

Austin, Texas, United States

Bio

Professional summary

Asanka Jayasuriya is CTO at 8VC and works with portfolio entrepreneurs and leaders as a virtual CTO. He has more than 20 years of cloud, enterprise SaaS, infrastructure and security experience. Before 8VC, he was CTO and SVP of Engineering at SailPoint and held senior leadership roles at InVision, Atlassian and Amazon.

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • 8VCCTO
  • SailPointCTO and SVP of Engineering
  • InVisionSenior leadership
  • AtlassianSenior leadership
  • AmazonSenior leadership

Education

  • University of TorontoBachelor of Science

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