Christopher Ahlberg

Christopher Ahlberg is a Swedish-American computer scientist and executive, currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Recorded Future, an intelligence company focused on cybersecurity and data analysis. He co-founded Recorded Future in 2009, which has since grown to serve over 1,800 clients, including numerous government agencies and Fortune 100 companies, and has become a leader in real-time threat intelligence.134

Education and Early Career

Ahlberg earned both his Master's and Ph.D. in Computer Science from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. His doctoral research focused on information visualization, which laid the groundwork for his first company, Spotfire, founded in 1996. Spotfire specialized in business intelligence and was acquired by TIBCO in 2007 for $195 million.234

Contributions and Achievements

In addition to his role at Recorded Future, Ahlberg is the chairman of the Board of Trustees at Hult International Business School and advises several startup companies. He has been recognized as one of the World’s Top 100 Young Innovators by MIT Technology Review and holds multiple software patents.123

Under Ahlberg's leadership, Recorded Future has significantly impacted the cybersecurity landscape, particularly noted for its real-time tracking of cyber threats during events such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine.345