Samuel Kaufman

Samuel Kaufman is an experienced security professional currently serving as the Head of Security at Alpen Labs since April 2025, responsible for leading security strategy and managing cybersecurity initiatives. Prior roles include Staff Security Engineer at Matter Labs and Staff Cloud Security Engineer at Ava Labs, along with significant experience at Coinbase as a Senior Infrastructure Security Engineer, where contributions included advising on secure systems and enhancing infrastructure defense mechanisms. Samuel also worked as a Security Transformation Consultant at Amazon Web Services, focusing on security infrastructure automation and customer collaboration, as well as held positions as Cloud Security Architect and System Engineer at Ally and Senior System Engineer at Wayne County Airport Authority. Early career experience includes a role as Systems Engineer at Quicken Loans and Computer Tech at Best Buy.