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Mike Fey

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Island

Search every verified Mike Fey interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Mike Fey, co-founder and CEO of the browser security company Island, recently discussed the company’s growth and the broader cybersecurity landscape in several media appearances. In an October 2026 interview on Fox Business, he said the company is growing at 100 percent and sees opportunities for global scale in sales, marketing, and R&D. He also noted that investors have poured billions into Island, which recently secured a billion dollars in Series A funding at a $6.4 billion valuation, amid heightened concerns about AI-driven cyber threats. At the 2026 CNBC AI Forum in late September and early October, Fey expressed caution about slowing AI development, arguing that a "clock ticking" exists as quantum computing approaches in 2029. He stated that the United States should remain at the forefront of AI technology rather than pursue unilateral regulation, which he said could harm the country’s competitive position. He also emphasized the need for accountability, control mechanisms for AI agents, and improved AI literacy, while describing the current IT ecosystem as fragile and likely to require rebuilding in the face of AI advancements.

Recent appearances

  • 'GLOBAL SCALE’: Tech CEO says opportunities are growing in browser security field

    October 11, 2026 · 📺 Fox Business

    Island co-founder and CEO Mike Fey discusses his company’s role in browser security as AI fears intensify on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ #fox #media #breakingnews #us #usa #new #news #breaking #foxbusiness #theclamancountdown #mikefey #fey #ai #artificialintelligence #technology #cybersecurity #browsersecurity #security #tech #innovation #business #ceo #digitalSecurity #cyberthreats Subscribe to Fox Business: https://bit.ly/2D9Cdse Watch more Fox Business Video: https://video.foxbusiness.com Watch Fox Business Network Live: http://www.foxnewsgo.com/ FOX Business Network (FBN) is a financial new…

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  • Island's Mike Fey on how quantum computing will change the game

    October 02, 2026 · 📺 CNBC Events

    Mike Fey, Co-founder & CEO of Island, is wary of slowing AI development down, telling CNBC's Contessa Brewer at the 2026 CNBC AI Forum that there is a "clock ticking." More from the CNBC Events: https://bit.ly/40ZdNd1 Subscribe to the CNBC Events Marketing Newsletter here: https://cnb.cx/3nJqzht Follow on Instagram:   / cnbcevents   Follow on X, formerly known as Twitter:   / cnbcevents   Follow on LinkedIn:   / cnbcevents  

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  • Regulating AI: Island's Mike Fey and Credo AI's Navrina Singh weigh in at CNBC AI Forum

    October 01, 2026 · 📺 CNBC Events

    Island Co-founder CEO Mike Fey and Credo AI Founder & CEO Navrina Singh talk with CNBC's Contessa Brewer at the 2026 CNBC AI Forum about how to safeguard against AI threats in the age of rogue agents and AI-powered human hackers. More from the CNBC Events: https://bit.ly/40ZdNd1 Subscribe to the CNBC Events Marketing Newsletter here: https://cnb.cx/3nJqzht Follow on Instagram:   / cnbcevents   Follow on X, formerly known as Twitter:   / cnbcevents   Follow on LinkedIn:   / cnbcevents  

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  • "We Are Morally Obligated To Lean Into This" – Mike Fey, Island.io

    August 12, 2026 · 📺 Veriten

    Today we are thrilled to welcome Mike Fey, Co-Founder and CEO of Island.io, for a robust discussion on AI, technology, and the future of work. Mike is a seasoned technology executive and entrepreneur with deep experience in enterprise software and cybersecurity. Founded in 2020, Island is reimagining the enterprise browser as a platform that brings together access, security, and productivity, enabling employees to move faster while giving organizations the governance and control required at enterprise scale. We were pleased to hear Mike’s perspective on this rapidly evolving landscape. In ou…

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  • Island CEO: Quantum Changes Everything in Cybersecurity | Apex Series

    July 12, 2026 · 📺 Boardroom Club and Island - The Future of Enterprise Work

    Watch our exclusive interview with Michael Fey, Co-Founder and CEO of Island. The #browser has become the core workspace layer for enterprises, and a company at the forefront of this shift is Island. We started by exploring how #AI has transformed Island’s product roadmap, and how they see AI differently, as a positive force from a #cybersecurity standpoint, with products like AI Publish, enabling teams to build applications while keeping them safe to use. From there, we moved into #Mythos - why AI is the answer, not the problem, and why AI shouldn’t be viewed as the “boogeyman” of cybersec…

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  • Fireside chat: Building the safety-first AI startup fortress

    July 07, 2026 · 📺 Google Cloud Events

    In the high-stakes race to build the future of AI, trust is the ultimate competitive advantage. Join Francis deSouza, COO and president of security products at Google, and Michael Fey, co-founder and CEO at Island – the $4.8B pioneer of the “enterprise browser” used by the Fortune 500 – for a look inside the AI fortress. Together, they’ll explore how today’s most ambitious startups are scaling at lightning speed while keeping their most sensitive data and ideas safe from the very first prompt. Watch more: 100+ sessions from Google Cloud Next 26 → https://www.googlecloudevents.com/nex... Subsc…

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  • NightVision Live at RSA: Island CEO Michael Fey

    May 07, 2026 · 📺 NightDragon

    At the recent RSA Conference, Michael Fey, co-founder and CEO of Island, joined NightDragon CEO Dave DeWalt and investor and entrepreneur ‪@robert-herjavec‬ on the NightVision Live show with ‪@nasdaq‬ to talk about the company's rapid rise and its fundamentally different approach to the security stack. The conversation explores a shift away from adding more point solutions toward simplifying the environment - using the browser as a control point to consolidate capabilities and bring security closer to where work actually happens. He also shares a clear view on AI: organizations need to enab…

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  • Fey: The war is on for power, compute, eyeballs, and value

    October 07, 2025 · 📺 CNBC Television

    Mike Fey, Co-Founder & CEO of Island, says the AI race is reshaping tech and power dynamics, with Microsoft leading in enterprise adoption and cybersecurity positioned as a key long-term winner. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: https://cnb.cx/42d859g » Subscribe to CNBC TV: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBCtelevision » Subscribe to CNBC: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBC » Watch CNBC on the go with CNBC+: https://www.cnbc.com/WatchCNBCPlus Turn to CNBC TV for the latest stock market news and analysis. From market futures to live price updates CNBC is the leader i…

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  • Island’s enterprise browser isn’t just safer — it’s securing and redefining how we work

    August 05, 2025 · 📺 Insight Partners

    Browsers weren’t built for the enterprise — so Island built one. Cofounder and CEO Michael Fey discusses Island's founding, strategic positioning, and more.

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  • Michael Fey, Island | theCUBEd Awards

    May 09, 2025 · 📺 SiliconANGLE theCUBE

    Michael Fey, co-founder and CEO of Island, joins Dave Vellante of theCUBE Research for a conversation following Island’s win of the “HyperCUBEd Innovation Award” for startups as a part of the “Tech Innovation CUBEd Awards.” Island, recognized for redefining the enterprise browser, stands out as a force in cybersecurity with a bold approach to securing digital workspaces. Fey reflects on the journey leading to this recognition, spotlighting Island’s $250 million Series E raise and nearly $5 billion valuation. He explains how Island’s unique architecture transforms traditional consumer browsers…

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  • Fey: You should never underestimate enemy nation states

    March 26, 2025 · 📺 CNBC Television

    Mike Fey, CEO of Island, discusses data security, enterprise browsers, and AI. He emphasizes cybersecurity risks, Island's innovation, and why the company isn't rushing to IPO despite a $5B valuation. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: https://cnb.cx/42d859g » Subscribe to CNBC TV: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBCtelevision » Subscribe to CNBC: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBC Turn to CNBC TV for the latest stock market news and analysis. From market futures to live price updates CNBC is the leader in business news worldwide. Connect with CNBC News Online Get th…

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  • Risky Biz Soap Box: Cool compliance tricks with the Island enterprise browser

    December 19, 2024 · 📺 Risky Business Media

    In this sponsored Soap Box edition of the show Patrick Gray talks to Island CEO Michael Fey about some of the cool tricks in the Island enterprise browser. You can use it to tick off so many compliance boxes, and not just cybersecurity boxes. This is largely a conversation about compliance, but it's actually interesting and fun. These are words we never thought we'd type! You can find Island at https://island.io/

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Verified interview transcripts

Notable quotes

“The idea of a we'll call it an onprem version. And to be clear, that's not really what is often done. It's in your cloud. It's in your instance, right? In your control structure. That was totally void of our thought process 6 months ago. Everything was going cloud, everything out of your data center. That's the way this should be. And then as people started to face the cost structures, started to see the openweight m”

“The aggressive spend is, and I do this in my own work, I'd rather you using AI right now and fighting your way through it and wasting money on it where you could have optimized it for you than have a slow roll out, because unlike going to cloud, unlike going to mobile, which were other big changes, this one is all about competitive. My customer didn't know if I was an Amazon or my own data center. It changed my econo”

“Quantum, the quantum Armageddon as it's called. And I hate being the fear-mongering guy, but I don't believe this is fear-mongering because it's just fact. The move-up was 2036. Now it's 2029. And what that Armageddon day is, is when will quantum compute be available to adversaries that can break the encryption and it basically see inside our most important conversations. So the way we've thought about security, we e”

“Enterprise browser is a fundamental component of what I would call the next version of zero trust. The zero trust we started with was this idea of aligning the identity and the network to affirm who you are and try to give some confidence that the person you're interacting with and how they're interacting with you aligns to your company's objectives. But the end point, once that connection was made, the data that got”

“The blocking is a terrible approach because the blocking comes with this idea that you understand how AI is going to show up in your world and that's just not true. Is Salesforce an AI company or not? I don't know if I watch the commercials they are. So what do I do there? Do I block? Everyone's an AI company, everyone who's publicly listed now is an AI company because they want to make the little line go up. And the”

“We actually have a French customer that their edict is their access to their applications has to shut down at that because there's a governance on the hours of work that they allow their employees to do and they literally stop the ability to access their applications at a certain time of day. According to them it's a government regulation for them of how many hours they can have in a work week. The French have a gove”

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