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This list showcases the top United States based CFO’ operating in the Cyber Security space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
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Spencer Punter
Partner, COO and CFO of DCVC
Spencer has over two decades of experience in Silicon Valley, starting as an investment banker and then becoming a venture capitalist, an entrepreneur, a manager of a venture capital fund of funds, and eventually a CFO/COO of venture-backed enterprise SaaS companies. He brings this diverse skill set to Data Collective where, as COO, he works on the internal operations of the firm and, as an operating partner, he assists the current portfolio with fund raising, FP&A, and M&A. Immediately prior to joining Data Collective, he was COO/CFO of Appcelerator, the maker of the leading cross-platform mobile application development suite, which was acquired by Axway. He has worked in various roles from Associate to General Partner at firms such as Morgan Stanley, Integral Capital Partners, Bowman Capital, Bay Partners, and Capital Dynamics.
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About DCVC: DCVC backs entrepreneurs using Deep Tech to solve problems and multiply the benefits of capitalism for everyone while reducing its cost.
Steven Bragonier
CFO and Co-Founder of Neotribe Ventures
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About Gainspeed, Neotribe Ventures: Neotribe Ventures is an early stage-venture capital firm which invests in breakthrough technologies that stretch the imagination.
Deanna Lund
CFO of Kratos Defense and Security Solutions
Deanna Lund has served as Chief Financial Officer for Kratos since April 2004. In her role, Deanna Lund oversees all Kratos accounting, financial matters, SEC reporting and budgeting. Deanna Lund has been instrumental in the transformation and evolution of Kratos, having played a key role in the various divestitures and acquisitions of the Company. In addition to her primary duties, Deanna Lund is actively involved in Kratos’ compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements. Prior to joining Kratos, Deanna Lund most recently served as Vice President and Corporate Controller for the Titan Corporation, which grew from annualized revenues of approximately $150 million in 1993 to approximately $2.0 billion at the time of her departure. As the Principal Accounting Officer of Titan, Deanna Lund was responsible for all aspects of financial accounting, SEC reporting and budgeting. In addition, she was instrumental in executing numerous capital and debt transactions, over 25 acquisitions and played a key role in tax planning, communicating with the financial community and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Deanna Lund is a graduate of San Diego State University, where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, magna cum laude, and is a certified public accountant.
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About Kratos Defense and Security Solutions: Kratos Defense & Security Solutions provides mission critical engineering, IT services, and war fighter solutions.
Luther Lau
Vice President, Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of SRI International
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About SRI International: SRI International is a nonprofit, independent research center serving government and industry.
Ryan Baker
CFO of Ignition Partners
Ryan Baker is the CFO of Ignition Partners.
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About Ignition Partners: Ignition Partners is a venture capital firm dedicated to helping the best entrepreneurs seize opportunity.
Greg Stockett
CFO of BioCatch
Greg Stockett is the Chief Financial Officer of BioCatch.
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About BioCatch: BioCatch unlocks the power of behavior and deliver actionable insights to create a digital world where identity, trust, and ease co-exist.
Gregor McCole
Chief Financial Officer of Arctic Wolf
Gregor McCole has more than 17 years of experience in the security industry. As CFO, he’s responsible for all of Arctic Wolf’s financial activities. In his previous role, he was the vice president of finance for Cylance, and served as the acting CFO for an extended period following its Series D funding. Prior to Cylance, Gregor was at McAfee, ultimately serving concurrent roles as the chief operating officer of the consumer business and vice president of finance for both consumer and corporate business units. Gregor also worked in finance at Hewlett-Packard and in the audit practice for Deloitte & Touche. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Lewis & Clark College.
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About Arctic Wolf: Arctic Wolf helps companies end cyber risk by providing security operations as a concierge service.
Matthew T. Santangelo
Chief Financial Officer of Forcepoint
Matt Santangelo is the Chief Financial Officer for Forecepoint™. His leadership in global corporate financial strategies and operations include financial forecasting, planning and reporting, managing overall financial performance and leading the finance team. Santangelo brings more than 15 years of experience leading cross-functional teams to his role. Prior to his position at Forcepoint, Santangelo was the senior director of IDS Business Transformation and Offsets. In this role, he was responsible for the development and implementation of fundamental changes to the way IDS conducts business, including process improvements, infrastructure consolidations and portfolio optimization. Santangelo has also served as CFO of IDS’ Global Integrated Sensors (GIS) business and as Director of Financial Planning and Analysis for Raytheon’s Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) business. Santangelo has participated in several leadership initiatives including Raytheon’s Leadership Excellence Program, the University of California Los Angeles Diverse Leadership Development Program and the Leadership Connection Jericho Road Program. Santangelo is also a graduate of Raytheon’s Financial Leadership Development Program. Santangelo holds an MBA from Boston University and a bachelor’s degree in finance from Bentley University.
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About Forcepoint: Forcepoint empowers organizations to concentrate on what’s most important to them while automating routine security tasks.
David Eckstein
Chief Financial Officer of Menlo Security
David Eckstein is Chief Financial Officer of Menlo Security. David had been serving as an advisor to Menlo, helping raise $40M in its Series C fundraise. Prior to Menlo Security, David was head of finance for Cisco Cloud Security, via its acquisition of OpenDNS, where he had served as Senior Director of Finance. Before OpenDNS, David was a Senior Finance Manager focused on corporate finance, capital markets, investor relations and treasury. David obtained his BSBA from Washington University, and earned his MSc in Finance from the London School of Economics.
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About Menlo Security: Menlo Security is a cyber security company that protects organizations from malware.
Raymond Lim
Chief Financial Officer of Agari
Raymond Lim is the CFO of Agari, with 20+ years of financial and high technology experience building and scaling SaaS startups and growth companies. Prior to Agari, Lim served as CFO and VP of Finance at three other Norwest Venture Partners portfolio companies including Rafter, Badgeville and Jigsaw. He also served in the same capacity for other venture-backed technology companies including Saisei Networks and CrowdFlower.
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About Agari: Agari is an email identity company protecting enterprises and people from phishing and socially-engineered attacks.
Tom FitzSimmons
Chief Financial Officer of Prove (formerly Payfone)
Tom FitzSimmons serves as the Chief Financial Officer at Payfone.
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About Prove (formerly Payfone): Prove is the modern way of proving identity with just a phone.
Eric Brown
Chief Financial Officer of Informatica
Eric Brown is Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Tanium, where he leads all aspects of its financial, operations and administrative functions including finance, human resources, legal, IT and facilities. Eric brings 20 years of corporate financial and operational leadership and public company CFO experience to Tanium. Previously, Eric was CFO and COO of Polycom, a multinational corporation that develops video, voice and content collaboration and communication technology. Eric also previously served as CFO of Electronic Arts Inc., CFO and COO of McAfee, Inc. (now Intel Security) and President and CFO of MicroStrategy, Inc. Eric has also held senior international finance roles at Grand Metropolitan in addition to co-founding Datasage, a marketing and analytics software company. Eric currently serves on the Board of Directors and Audit Committees for Electronics for Imaging, Inc. and International Game Technology. Eric has a B.Sc. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.
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About Informatica: Informatica is an enterprise cloud data management that accelerates data-driven digital transformation.
Doug Barnett
EVP & Chief Financial Officer of Informatica
Doug Barnett is the EVP & CFO at Sabre Corporation.
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About Informatica, Sabre Corporation: Informatica is an enterprise cloud data management that accelerates data-driven digital transformation.
Nancy Corrie
Consulting CFO of Tensility Venture Partners
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About Apex Venture Partners, Corazon Capital, High Alpha, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Network Ventures, Spiral Sun Ventures, Tensility Venture Partners: Tensility Venture partners with founders of early-stage enterprise startups in security, digital health, and novel, vertical-applications.
Dave Miller
Chief Financial Officer of Sonatype
As CFO of Sonatype, Dave is chartered with managing corporate financial activities. Dave brings over 20 years of accounting, financial and strategic planning experience to his role as Sonatype’s CFO, including ten years with Ernst & Young, LLP as a senior manager. Prior to joining Sonatype, Dave was CFO of USinternetworking, a leading application service provider. He led USinternetworking’s financial efforts as it evolved from a start up to a $120 million entity acquired by AT&T. Dave holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration and Finance from James Madison University.
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About Sonatype: Sonatype is the developer-friendly full-spectrum software supply chain management platform helps organizations and software developers.
George de Urioste
Chief Financial Officer of 4iQ
George de Urioste is the Chief Financial Officerat Pluribus Networks since November 2014. George currently serves as a Member of the Board of Directors at Bridgelux, Inc. since 2011. George has more than 30 years of professional experience. George has served on the Boards of public and private companies in a career defined by a range of executive management positions in the technology industry. Since has served at various times as a CFO, COO and CEO, George has a keen understanding of the relationship between finance, operations, product development, sales and leadership/vision needed in today’s dynamic business arena. George brings significant expertise in international business, M&A, corporate compliance (Sarbanes Oxley), strategic alliances, acquisitions, IPOs, and board of director responsibilities for public and private corporations. George has public company Board of Directors experience, having previously served as Audit Committee Chairman of Saba Software (SABA) for 3 years and Vendavo, Inc.. Previously, George was Interim Chief Operating Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer at Marvell Technology (MRVL), a $3 Billion semiconductor provider of products for data storage, mobile and video communications. During George’s Chief Financial Officer tenure, the market capitalization grew from $6 billion to $10 billion. Prior to Marvell, George was the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Chordiant Software (CHRD), a provider of enterprise software for customer service and marketing processes. Previous to this, George was Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors at Aeroprise, Inc., a private software company with award winning solutions for mobile IT service management that he co-founded. Aeroprise was acquired by BMC Software, Inc. Prior to Aeroprise, George was Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance and Operations for Remedy Corporation. In his 6 year tenure at this high-growth enterprise software company, George was a Member of the Executive Team that grew revenues from $2 million to a $200 million run rate and a ~$2 billion market capitalization. Remedy has customers in 70 countries and 15 million users. George led Remedy through its IPO; a year later the company was named the #1 Hot Growth Company in America by Business Week. George began his career in 1980 as a CPA for Deloitte & Touche. George holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from the University of Southern California, and an MBA in Finance and International Business from the University of California at Berkeley. George has attended the Stanford Law School Directors College, an ISS-accredited Boardroom Education Program and numerous Board and Audit Committee conferences.
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About 4iQ: 4iQ is a Cyber Intelligence company that protects digital identities and investigating threats, adversaries, and fraud.
Steve Simonian
CFO & CCO of AllegisCyber
As Allegis Capital’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, Steve Simonian’s responsibilities include finance, legal, investor relations, administration and compliance. Mr. Simonian joined Allegis in 2015 from his own consulting practice, where he provided finance and operational services for VC, PE and operating companies. Prior to his consulting practice, he served as Chief Financial Officer at August Capital. Mr. Simonian previously served as Chief Financial Officer at Gabriel Venture Partners and Meritech Capital Partners. Mr. Simonian received a BA in Business Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara. A Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Simonian serves on the board of directors of the Private Equity CFO Association, and is a member of the National Venture Capital Association CFO Task Force and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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About AllegisCyber: AllegisCyber invests in early stage companies developing technology and software to serve emerging markets.
Mel Wesley
Chief Financial Officer of Cofense
Mel has over twenty-three years experience in finance and accounting, and for the past twelve years has served as the Chief Financial Officer for both public and private technology companies. In the last 5 years, Mel was instrumental in the sale of two companies, each for over $1 billion. In addition, as Chief Financial Officer Mel has managed investor relations, directed IPO-readiness efforts, and partnered with both internal and external stakeholders to support fast-growing organizations. Most recently, Mel served for two years as the Chief Financial Officer of comScore, Inc., a publicly traded company. During his tenure, Mel’s focus included merging with another publicly traded company to strengthen customer offerings in the media measurement space. Starting in January of 2013, Mel served as the Chief Financial Officer of Mandiant Corporation. His initial focus included IPO-readiness efforts. In the summer of 2013 his focus shifted to reviewing strategic alternatives, which ended with a sale of the company to FireEye, Inc. in December of 2013 for over $1 billion. Mel remained at FireEye as Chief Financial Officer of Global Services and Cloud Solutions until August of 2014. Prior to joining Mandiant, Mel served as the Chief Financial Officer of OPNET Technologies, a publicly traded company, for eight years. During Mel’s tenure as CFO, OPNET’s revenue grew from approximately $50 million to $175 million before it was sold for over $1 billion in December of 2012. Prior to joining OPNET, Mel held positions with increasing responsibility at various public and private technology companies where his focus included partnering with stakeholders, building teams, and implementing systems to support growth. Mel began his career as an auditor in public accounting. Mel holds a B.S. in Accounting and an MBA from George Mason University. He is also licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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About Cofense: Cofense provides phishing threat management for organizations concerned about human susceptibility.
Mercy Caprara
CFO of HyTrust
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About HyTrust: HyTrust specializes in security, compliance and control software for private, hybrid and public cloud infrastructure.
Paul N. Saleh
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of CSC
Mr. Saleh has more than 25 years of corporate finance experience. Prior to his tenure as CFO at Gannett Co., he served as CFO for leading brands including Walt Disney International and Sprint Nextel. Upon leaving Sprint Nextel in 2008, Mr. Saleh launched Menza Partners, an operational and financial advisory group focusing on media, telecommunications, and technology industries. Prior to the merger between Sprint and Nextel Communications Inc., Mr. Saleh was executive vice president and CFO of Nextel Communications from 2001 to 2005 where he led a profitability increase as Nextel’s revenues grew to $16 billion and market value increased more than tenfold. Saleh served as senior vice president and CFO of Walt Disney International where he held other senior financial positions since 1997. Before joining Walt Disney, Mr. Saleh was with Honeywell Inc. for 12 years, where he was vice president and treasurer from 1994 to 1997, and held other various leadership positions in finance, treasury, investor relations, strategic planning and operations. Mr. Saleh holds a Master of Business Administration with distinction in Finance; a Master of Science in Computer, Information & Control Engineering; and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, all from the University of Michigan. He resides with his family in the Washington D.C., metropolitan area.
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About CSC: CSC is an IT services company providing technology-enabled business solutions and services.
Tim McCrae
EVP & CFO of Trusona
Tim McCrae serves as the EVP and Chief Financial Officer at Trusona.
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About Trusona: Trusona secures identity authentication, removes passwords from the user experience, and elevate login experience.
Terry Murphy
Chief Financial Officer of Kenna Security
Accomplished Finance leader with over 17 years of CFO experience. Focusing on Saas business models with excellent skills in; leadership, partnering with company leaders, team building, strategic planning and execution, mergers and acquisitions, IPO readiness and execution, fund raising, raised over $3 billion in equity and debt in the private and public market places, and developing financial discipline. Most recently, Terry served as the Chief Financial Officer for Whitehat Security a provider of security Saas solutions for Enterprise companies, where he and the leadership team led the Company through a rapid period of growth and the acquisition by NTT in 2019. Terry is a California-licensed CPA and has a Bachelor of Science from San Francisco State University, where he graduated with honors in business administration.
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About Kenna Security: Kenna is a SaaS risk and vulnerability intelligence platform that accurately measures risk and prioritizes remediation efforts.
Karen Linder
Chief Financial Officer of SmartCity Networks
Karen Linder has served as a financial consultant to the company since 1998 and is responsible for the financial and administrative departments of both Smart City and US Cable. Before that she was Chief Financial Officer of InterMedia Partners and a vice president of the Bank of New York. She also volunteers on the finance committee for the Basilica of St. Mary. She holds a B.S. degree from Northwestern University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
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About SmartCity Networks: Smart City is a provider of utilities, technology and telecommunications services in the convention industry.
Andrew Del Matto
CFO of Fortinet
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About Fortinet: Fortinet is a provider of network security appliances that include firewalls, security gateways, and complementary products.
Tracy Mehr
Chief Financial Strategy Officer of Arqit Limited
Tracy Mehr is the Chief Financial Strategy Officer at Arqit.
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About Arqit Limited: Arqit develops a quantum encryption platform.
John Post
Chief Financial Officer of Webroot
John Post is the chief financial officer at Webroot where he oversees the company’s entire financial organization including the tax, treasury, accounting, facilities, and financial planning and analysis departments. John earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Colorado School of Law and a bachelor of arts from the University of California at Berkeley.
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About Webroot: Webroot provides real-time protection for PCs and Macs against viruses, malware, phishing attacks, and identity theft.
Graham Wood
CFO of NexDefense
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About AcuityCFO, NexDefense: NexDefense empowers industrial control system operators to improve system and process integrity and combat cyber security threats.
Roy A. Ceccato
Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Metro
Mr. Ceccato joined Atlantic Metro in December 2012, as a financial consultant and is now the acting CFO of the Company. His primary focus has been on preparing the Company’s financial statements for full audit by providing best practices and effectively presenting the Company’s assets and professional strengths to the financial community. He is the principal architect of our current financing activities which include major capital leases from OEM’s and a credit facility with a tech-centric commercial senior lender. He also heads up our strategic acquisition plan and provides requisite due-diligence expertise. Prior to joining Atlantic Metro, Mr. Ceccato was the Vice President of Finance for DecisionPoint Systems, Inc., (“DPSI”) a position he held from July 2007 through October 2012. He played a key role in DPSI, a publicly traded company where he was responsible for Mergers and Acquisitions, major contract reviews, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and external financial reporting for SEC public reporting requirements. From April 2004 until June 2007, he was a Director and CFO of a tri-state environmental remediation contractor. He has also served in various prior roles as Director and Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Director of Finance of several publicly traded companies in service and manufacturing industries and listed on all the major stock exchanges.
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About Atlantic Metro: Atlantic Metro delivers custom-tailored IT solutions like cloud hosting, nationwide network connectivity, and secure data center colocation.
Gordon Pothier
Chief Financial Officer of Onapsis
As CFO, Gordon oversees the company’s financial strategy and planning. He has more than 25 years of experience working for technology companies in a financial or operations role, 10 of them in information security. Previously, he held the position of Vice President of Finance and Operations, with the prior role of CFO at Bit9, where he helped scale the company from a 40-person startup to a 1,000+ employee leader in the Endpoint Security market. Gordon holds a Bachelor’s Degree and an MBA from Bentley University and has had senior financial roles at Adobe, Nortel and Sybase.
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About Onapsis: Onapsis provides cybersecurity and compliance solutions for cloud and on-premise ERP and business-critical applications.
George Kilguss III
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of VeriSign
As executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), George Kilguss III is responsible for all of the company’s financial functions including accounting, audit, treasury, corporate finance and investor relations. He also leads all human resources activities. His career spans more than 25 years of varied experience in financial management, business leadership and corporate strategy. Before joining Verisign in May 2012, Kilguss served as senior vice president and CFO for Internap Network Services Corporation, an IT infrastructure services company. Prior to that, he served as CFO for Towerstream Corporation, a wireless Internet provider, and CFO for Stratos Global Corporation, a mobile satellite service company. He has also held senior-level positions in both investment and commercial banking companies, including Riparian Partners, Fleet Associates and Bank of Boston Corporation. Kilguss earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Science in economics and finance from the University of Hartford.
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About VeriSign: Verisign operates as a global provider of domain name registry services and internet infrastructure.
Chris Zook
CFO of Red Canary
Chris Zook is CFO at Red Canary.
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About Red Canary: Red Canary is a cybersecurity technology company delivering cloud based security services.
Jeffrey Rudd
CFO of TokenEx
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About TokenEx: TokenEx, a data security company, offers software to stop data theft while helping organizations reduce the costs associated with PCI.
Mark Elchinoff
Chief Financial Officer of Tigera
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About Tigera: Active, zero-trust based security for cloud-native applications
Richard Iler
Co-founder, CFO & Board of Director member of InfoGPS Networks
Richard Iler is Co-Founder, CFO & Member of Director at InfoGPS Networks, LLC. Richard was CFO at bioMETRX.
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About InfoGPS Networks, Rx Safes, The Basile Law Firm: Real time interrogation of information at rest, intelligent indexing of a network, information behavior pattern analysis.
Jim Ford
Chief Financial Officer of LearnPlatform
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About LearnPlatform: LearnPlatform is the edtech effectiveness system equipping educators and their organizations to save time, save money and improve outcomes.
Scott Van Buskirk
Chief Financial Officer of Taia Global
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About Taia Global: A Knowledge Engine that can tell you who wants your IP and how they may steal it.
Paul McCown
President & CFO of TraceSecurity
Paul McCown is an accomplished senior executive with proven performance in the roles of CFO, COO, and CEO. For nearly two decades, he has guided a variety of high-technology companies with strategic financial planning and management, investor relations, corporate operations, mergers and acquisitions and public company credentials. Paul’s broad executive experience gives him deep insight into how people, processes, and money must be harmonized in complex and fast-moving technology industries. His understanding of these dynamics has made him an effective leader in companies of varying sizes and stages of maturation – and all of whom have faced unique competitive challenges. Paul joined TraceSecurity as CFO and COO just as the economy began slipping into recession. He helped guide the company through the economic downturn and through the full gamut of technology and regulatory changes that have impacted the security and compliance arena since then. As the company has expanded its range of target industries and extended its sales model to incorporate expert partners, his leadership has been instrumental in maintaining TraceSecurity’s strong financial health and stability, as well as its impressive operational efficiency.
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About TraceSecurity: TraceSecurity, a cloud-based security solutions developer, provides IT governance, risk and compliance (GRC) management solutions.
Robert J. Taccini
Chief Financial Officer of WhiteHat Security
Bob Taccini is Chief Financial Officer for VCE and has been with the company since it was formed in 2009.He oversees the company’s worldwide Finance, IT and facilities operations. Bob and VCE are working to deliver next generation converged infrastructure to transform the economics, agility and profitability of enterprises and service providers as they transition to cloud-enabled business models. VCE is a joint venture between Cisco and EMC with investments from VMware and Intel. Taccini has over 20 years of experience in the high-tech industry. Previously he was the Vice President of Business Operations Finance at Cisco Systems, Inc., where he led a Finance organization supporting over 30,000 employees in Cisco’s Development and Operations organizations. Taccini also served as a member of the Commercial Business and Quality Councils. He joined Cisco in 1995 as part of the LightStream Corporation acquisition and worked in several leadership positions throughout his tenure at Cisco. Taccini also held leadership positions at Concord Data Systems and Bolt Beranek and Newman, Inc.He started his career in public accounting at KPMG. Taccini earned B.S. degrees in Accounting and Finance from Babson College, and a M.S. from Bentley College. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the AICPA, California Society of CPA’s and Financial Executives International. Taccini also serves on the Board of Directors for Hospice of the Valley.
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About HyperGrid™, WhiteHat Security: WhiteHat Security is the leading application security provider committed to securing digital business.
Phil Compton
CFO of Malcovery Security
Phil Compton has more than 25 years of financial and operational experience in building the infrastructure, processes and profitability of several technology companies, wherein he has helped raise over $100M in venture financing. Most recently, Phil was the Senior VP of Finance for Netronome, where he helped close a $23M funding round in the midst of the 2010 “Great Recession”. He was the CFO & a key startup member for CoManage, in which he was involved in raising nearly $60M in venture funding and securing $10M in debt financing. Phil also served as the CFO for WiseWire, where he coordinated its acquisition for $40M by the web portal Lycos. He began his career with the Big Four accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers and later joined Black Box Corporation (BBOX on NASDAQ), where he played significant roles in both a leveraged buyout (LBO) and an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Phil is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.S. in Accounting from West Virginia University
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About Locomation, Malcovery Security: Malcovery Security provides actionable cyber security intelligence and forensic analytics through software and services.
Michael Brenner
CFO & COO of Qylur Intelligent Systems
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About Qylur Intelligent Systems: Qylur is an intelligent systems company using its IIoT and AI platforms to transform entry security and guest experience for public venues.
Deepak Kumar Bansal
Chief Financial Officer of AGC Networks
Deepak Kumar Bansal is the Chief Financial Officer of AGC Networks and Black Box Corporation.
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About AGC Networks: AGC Networks Ltd. is the client’s trusted global technology integrator.
Jay Marqua
CFO and CIO of RegSmart
Jay was most recently CIO and CSO of a public international oil and gas exploration and drilling company. He is a technologist and serial entrepreneur, having served as CEO of an Internet Service Provider and as founder and CEO of a nationwide specialty logistics company.
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About RegSmart: RegSmart brings the people, processes, and technology together to serve your BSA and cybersecurity risk management and governance needs.
Daniel West
CFO of Obscurity Labs
Daniel West is a CFO, Senior Cloud Security Engineer, & Instructor at Obscurity Labs, He has over 10 years of DoD IT and Cyber experience and he’s been tinkering with computers since he was 5 years old. During his tenure with the US Army, he served as the senior multidisciplinary subject matter expert and tactical planner for numerous defense cyber operations missions. He was entrusted with the protection of global mission systems that covered over $1 billion of critical aerospace and defense networks and systems. He was instrumental in cyber technology and doctrine development, working directly with various USG agencies, industry, and academia. He was recognized by the European Command in 2012 for strengthening US partnerships with NATO coalition forces, as a cyber operator during the largest multilateral C4 exercise in the world. In addition to holistically understanding the DoD side of cyber and the processes associated with the LE side of cyber, he also holds a Master of Professional Studies in Homeland Security with the Information Security and Forensics Option from The Pennsylvania State University. He has delivered comprehensive training on cyber hunt, incident response, forensics and malware analysis, vulnerability analysis and risk mitigation, penetration testing, and cyber threat emulation on enterprise systems, IoT devices, ICS/SCADA systems, and embedded systems, which was critical to the success of numerous USCYBERCOM missions and initiatives.
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About Obscurity Labs: Obscurity Labs provides cyber security, software development, training, red team, and soc.
Barbara Crofts
Chief Financial Officer of AllDigital
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About AllDigital: AllDigital is a leading provider of premium digital broadcasting solutions to devices.
Robert Fuller
Chief Financial Officer of Blumira
Brings a wealth of executive management and finance experience to Blumira. Prior to Blumira, Bob owned and managed Hubbard Supply Co., one of Michigan’s oldest businesses. During that time he oversaw multiple acquisitions, achieved dramatic growth, and stewarded the company through two economic downturns.
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About Blumira: An end-to-end automated detection & response platform that is easy to deploy and use. Designed for organizations of any size.
Christina Lattuca
Chief Financial Officer of Cygilant
Christina joined Cygilant in 2009 as Corporate Controller. She has more than 15 years of financial management expertise developing and implementing financial planning, controls, and reporting for high-tech companies. Previously, she served at Ecora Software Corporation (acquired by Versata, Inc.) as Director of Finance. She played an instrumental role in the company’s acquisition, actively contributing to investor meetings, and preparing financial due diligence documents. She has held positions as Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis for Cedar Point Communications, Segue Software (acquired by Borland Software) and Network Plus Corporation (acquired by Broadview Networks), responsible for the development of company forecasts, long-range planning, annual operating plans, and management reporting.
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About Cygilant: Cygilant is a provider of cyber security-as-a-service to mid-sized organizations.
Rich Sawchak
Chief Financial Officer of Hypori
Rich Sawchak is the Chief Financial Officer at Hypori.
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About Hypori: Hypori provides mobility solutions with Virtual Mobile Infrastructure. We remote Android onto any mobile device.
Nanette Tangen
Chief Financial Officer of onShore Security
Nanette Tangen joined onShore Networks in 2003 as the Chief Financial Officer. She currently heads up the Administrative and Human Resources teams. Prior to joining onShore, Nan worked in administration and accounting for Applied Coating Technologies and Cornerstone Management for about five years at each company. She also worked in the hotel industry for about eight years. Nan has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Iowa with a focus on taxation and finance and a Bachelor of Science degree from Devry University in Computer Information Systems. She has also taken adult classes in accounting, drafting and design, engineering, architecture, criminal justice, and programming.
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About onShore Security: onShore Security is a leading provider of managed cybersecurity.
Jess Hansen
CFO of NowSecure
Jess is a former Executive Director with Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom investment banking. He has over 14 years experience in capital raising, M&A, strategic advisory, accounting and finance roles. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and is a CFA charterholder.
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About NowSecure: NowSecure provides automated mobile app security testing software that can be integrated into the development (CI/CD) process.
Rebecca I. Rouland
Chief Financial Officer & Co-Founder of Phosphorus
Rebecca I. Rouland is the Co-Founder & CFO at Phosphorus
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About Phosphorus: Phosphorus Cyber Security, Inc.
Mark Hagemann
Chief Financial Officer and VP of Finance, FSO of Patriot Technologies
Mr. Mark Hagemann has been the Chief Financial Officer at Patriot Technologies, Inc., since February, 2018. Mr. Hagemann served as Controller of Patriot Technologies, Inc., until February, 2018. Mr. Hagemann joined Patriot Technologies in February 2010 as Controller and was responsible for the finance and accounting operations of the company. He has extensive financial and operational experience in the manufacturing and service business sectors. Mr. Hagemann attended Villanova University and is a Maryland Certified Public Accountant.
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About Patriot Technologies, Patriot Technologies: Patriot Technologies is the trusted source for comprehensive IT security solutions.
Chris Gummer
Chief Financial Officer of HAWK Network Defense
Chris Gummer joined HAWK in March 2016.. Chris has a broad range of accounting and financial experience as an operator and consultant to clients for over 15 years. In 2000, Chris joined Financial Computer Software where he spent 7 years helping build the world leader in Asset Management Software and Leverage Loan Data. Through those years Mr. Gummer worked in a variety of roles, often consulting with CFOs and their accounting departments on how to improve their processes, create efficiencies and reduce costs through the use of technology. His experience includes being CFO of a steel construction company where he transformed the administration of the company, revamping the financial processes of the company decreased collection times, increased recognized revenue, and resolved several regulatory issues. Chris graduated from SMU with a BBA in Accounting.
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About HAWK Network Defense: HAWK Network Defense provides an innovative Big Data Security Analytics (BDSA) platform.
Tom Snyder
Co-founder , COO & CFO of Xantrion
Tom manages Xantrion’s consulting team and finances. He has architected dozens of business computer networks. He developed our client focused Complete Care service, which provides unlimited support and a guarantee of satisfaction at a fixed monthly cost. He also pioneered internal policies such as open book financial reporting and profit sharing, which resulted in a high level of team member retention and satsifaction. Prior to founding Xantrion, Tom was Director of Consulting for an I.T. consulting firm. He also worked as a management consultant for McKinsey and CFO of CoForge. Prior to that, he was an operations manager for Chevron. Tom has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin.
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About Xantrion: Xantrion specializes in outsourced managed IT services and cybersecurity for mid-sized companies in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Michael Yim
CFO / COO of DataLocker
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About DataLocker: DataLocker is a developer of easy to use, data encryption solutions for portable storage devices, media systems, and cloud storage accounts.
Brian Kuritzky
CFO and Treasurer of TMForum
Brian Kuritzky began his career with TM Forum 10 years ago and is currently the Vice President, Finance. During that time he has held various positions within the finance group. Brian is located at the headquarters office in New Jersey, USA. From there he oversees all financial processes and transactions for the global organization as well as all internal and external reporting. Brian holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the Pennsylvania State University (Go Lions!) and a MBA from Centenary College.
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About TMForum: TM Forum is a global trade association that connects enterprises, service providers, and suppliers in the digital ecosystem.
Jeff Likosar
CFO of ADT
Jeff Likosar joined ADT as Chief Financial Officer in October 2016. Prior to joining ADT, Jeff served as CFO at Gardner Denver for nearly three years, where he was responsible for all aspect of the finance function.Jeff’s previous experience also includes various executive finance roles at Dell, including Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis and Vice President of Operations Finance. In his six years at Dell, he improved and streamlined many components of the finance function. He also helped the company deliver record financial results, integrated more than 20 acquisitions, and managed key elements of a multibillion dollar take-private transaction. Jeff began his career at GE in its Appliances business in Louisville, Kentucky. He soon became a leader in that organization and, throughout his 15-year tenure, Jeff also held leadership roles in GE Plastics and GE Aircraft Engines. His focus in most of these assignments was on driving operational execution, creative growth, cost control, cash management, controllership, and business restructurings. His time at GE included assignments in various geographies, including two roles outside the United States. Likosar holds his degree in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School.
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About ADT: ADT Security is a security company that provides smart home solutions and security services.
Paul Jordan
Co-Founder and CFO of BlackBag Technologies
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About BlackBag Technologies: Develops digital forensic and incident response software for analyzing traditional device data and memory (Malware).
Lawrence G. Mocniak
CFO of NSA
Lawrence G. Mocniak is Chief Financial Officer for NSA, a position he has held since January 2011. In this role he is responsible for managing NSA”s financial risks. Mr. Mocniak establishes financial policy, manages banking relationships, leads company efforts to raise capital, and is responsible for cash management, accounting and record keeping, tax planning, financial reporting and analysis, financial planning, etc. He acts as a strategic partner and advisor to the CEO, helping to develop strategy and budgets, and to evaluate, plan, and execute mergers and acquisitions.
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About NSA: NSA is a nuclear safety and licensing services platform.
Steven Finney
Interim Chief Financial Officer of Identiv
Steven Finney was appointed Identiv Interim CFO in November 2015. He has been employed by Identiv as Vice President Finance since February 2013, initially responsible for the Americas Region finance function, and subsequently for global finance since July 2014. Mr. Finney has spent nearly 20 years in senior financial roles in several listed multinational enterprises focused on various aspects of the electronic access control industry. Prior to Identiv, he served as North East Regional Vice President Finance for ThyssenKrupp Elevators from October 2011. From June 2004 to September 2011, Mr. Finney was Vice President Finance for ASSA ABLOY, initially leading the finance team for the Global Technologies Division from 2004 to 2007, and then as Global CFO for ASSA ABLOY Hospitality from 2008 to 2011. Prior to this, he spent from 1997 to 2004 with Tyco International, moving from Australia to the U.S. in 2001 to take up Director roles initially in Business Development and subsequently in Financial Policy & Risk Management, in which latter position he oversaw the introduction of the Sarbanes Oxley regulations into Tyco’s Fire & Security Division. Mr. Finney qualified as a Chartered Accountant in the UK with Coopers & Lybrand (predecessor firm to PwC), and transferred with them to Sydney, Australia. He holds a B.A. degree with Honors in Accounting & Financial Management from the University of Sheffield in the UK.
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About Identiv: A global security technology company that establishes trust in the connected world, including premises, information, and everyday items.
Bruce Burlington
Chief Financial Officer of IDMCloud
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About IDMCloud: Unified Cloud Security Platform to Secure Entire Cloud Stack (SaaS, PaaS and IaaS)
Barry Plaga
CFO of Guidance Software
CFO at Guidance Software.
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About Guidance Software: Guidance Software offers e-discovery, data discovery and computer forensics solutions for corporations and government agencies.
Michiari Kanno
Senior Managing Director / Group CFO of GMO GlobalSign
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About GMO Cloud KK, GMO GlobalSign: Globalsign enhances digital life by making interactions safer with trusted identities.
Tian Li
CFO of SCIS Security
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About SCIS Security: Full service security practice with core services in cyber security, surveillance monitoring, and integrations
Debbie King
Director & CFO of Bravatek
Ms. King has served clients with over 25 years of entrepreneurial leadership experience as a business and financial advisor to a number of firms over her career. She currently serves as the Business Manager to a privately held firm in Dallas, TX and brought a unique set of skills to her position including financial, operations, and business management. Ms. King has assisted firms in business start up, acquisition, expansion, and reorganization. Her diverse skill set and educational background allows a broad perspective regarding financial and operational business management. Ms. King’s background as an Accountant has served numerous of firms in various industries in optimizing profit outputs and streamlining business practices. She is a strong minded and focused individual that utilizes her education and experience to assist in analyzing, identifying and implementing operational changes to increase efficiency and profits. Ms. King possesses expansive understanding of financial, legal and business tax applications.
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About Bravatek, Techni-Tool: Bravatek Solutions, Inc. is a high technology security solutions portfolio provider.
John Reilly
Chief Financial Officer of Promisec
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About Promisec: Promisec provides clientless end-point management software that secures and optimizes PCs and servers in enterprise computer networks.
John Reilly
Chief Financial Officer of Promisec
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About Promisec: Promisec provides clientless end-point management software that secures and optimizes PCs and servers in enterprise computer networks.
Kimberly Sheldon
Chief Financial Officer of Obor Digital
Kimberly joined Obor Digital, LLC in January of 2009. She was promoted to Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in March of 2011. Her addition brought more than 20 years of financial management experience in the technology and government contracting industries to Obor’s management team. She is responsible for providing guidance and direction with regard to Obor’s strategic growth plans and overseeing financial functions including financial reporting, budgeting, operational analysis, treasury and capital structuring. Prior to joining Obor, Kim was the controller for Mnemonics, Inc., a satellite communications radio equipment engineering and commercial manufacturing company located in Melbourne, Florida, for over 13 years. Previously, she held accounting management and human resource positions for other DOD/DOS contractors on Patrick AFB, FL and Ft. Huachuca, AZ. Since joining Obor, Kim has provided sound leadership of our financial functions during an important period of growth for the company. Her depth of knowledge, strong accounting and compliance experience in the government services and technology industries and overall expertise in financial management makes her a key player in Obor’s executive management team. She is instrumental in the successful leadership of the company.
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About Obor Digital: Obor Digital is a software and services company providing a full suite of software and technical logistics solutions.
Kasha Gauthier
Chief Financial Officer of Pwnie Express
Kasha Gauthier comes to Pwnie Express with 15 years of leadership experience in financial management and operations at organizations ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies. She was most recently at RSA, where she held a series of strategic roles across finance, operations and marketing. Prior to that at EMC, she led sales operations for the NY/NJ division, and implemented Sarbanes Oxley across the corporation. She began her career in public accounting, where she earned her CPA and performed forensic audits and consulting for distressed companies. She has a deep passion for Infosec, including cybereducation and cybersafety and advances these missions through her extracurricular activities. Kasha is a graduate of UMass Amherst.
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About Pwnie Express: Pwnie Express provides full threat detection of every wireless and wired device in and around your workplace
Thomas Jahn
Chief Financial Officer of Axiad
Thomas Jahn is the Chief Financial Officer at Axiad.
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About Axiad: Axiad IDS is a Trusted Identity solutions provider for enterprise, government and financial organizations.
Travis Adlman
COO/CFO of NodeSource
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About NodeSource: Building products focused on Node.js security and performance for the Enterprise.
Mark Vance
Chief Financial Officer of CHR Managed Services
Mr. Vance is an experienced strategic and financial leader with four successful exits, three of which were in the telecommunications industry. To date, Mr. Vance has been responsible for 10 major business transactions in his career. He has held multiple executive management positions including CFO, SVP, and COO. He holds an undergraduate degree from LSU in finance and a MBA from the University of Houston. Mr. Vance’s 20-plus year career spans large public companies such as WilTel, Telscape International, Williams Company, and the Cullen family’s oil & gas operations, as well as startup ventures. He has strong experience in mergers and acquisitions, raising capital through private and public offerings, and is accomplished in organizational restructurings, financial and strategic planning, and operational improvements.
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About CHR Managed Services: IT Services Houston, Texas
Brent McCasland
Chief Financial Officer of CalTech
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About CalTech: CalTech building lasting relationships and delivering value through exceptional technology services.
Randall Stephens
CFO of Alamo City Engineering Services
Randall Stephens wears many hats inside of ACES. His prime duties include those of Chief Financial Officer, as well as Facility Security Officer. He earned his BBA at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Randall joined the ACES team full-time in 2009.
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About Alamo City Engineering Services, Alamo City Engineering Services: ACES supports the design, installation, integration, cyber, software and hardware solutions.