Marius Nacht

Marius Nacht wrote the original code for cybersecurity firm Check Point Software Technologies, which made him and cofounder Gil Shwed billionaires.Between 2016 and 2017, he sold nearly half his Check Point stake, netting an estimated $425 million, and now owns just under 7%. In 2016, Nacht announced he was raising $100 million for a fund to invest in Israeli healthcare startups. Nacht has also invested in multiple early stage security startups, including LightCyber, SafeDK, Cyber Secdo and Rapid API.He became vice chairman of Check Point in 2001. He was appointed non-executive chairman of the board in September 2015.