Ask Me Anything: Pedro Canahuati, CTO of 1Password
Ask Me Anything: Pedro Canahuati, CTO of 1Password
Pedro Canahuati has spent his career leading teams at the intersection of security, engineering, and scale—now, he’s answering your questions. As CTO of 1Password, Pedro oversees technology at one of the most trusted security companies in the world.
In this enrich members-only AMA, bring your biggest questions on:
The CTO role—how it evolves as a company grows
Building and scaling a security-first tech company
Cybersecurity challenges and the future of digital identity
Leadership in tech—from startups to global platforms
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Pedro Canahuati is the chief technology officer (CTO) of 1Password. Prior to 1Password, Pedro spent 12 years at Facebook where he held a number of roles committed to scaling its global infrastructure and ensuring 24x7 availability by developing a new industry standard for operations at scale named Production Engineering.
Most recently, as the VP of Engineering for Security and Privacy, his role focused on protecting users and their data. Prior to Facebook, Pedro led geographically dispersed teams, scaling complex web operations for companies like Buzzmedia, Qloud, Namemedia and Verio/NTT.
Pedro holds degrees in Computer Science and Information Systems from the University of Maryland and American Intercontinental University. At 1Password, Pedro applies his experience scaling teams and technology for one of the largest tech companies in the world, ensuring 1Password remains a leader in privacy and security. He drives product and infrastructure development for our production environments, client apps, data systems and IT. He ensures 1Password is building robust, reliable products and services that serve the families and businesses that entrust their data to us.