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At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United States based CFO’ operating in the Network 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.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
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.
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.
Arthur Chadwick
CFO of Cavium
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About Cavium: Cavium Networks develops and markets semiconductor processors for intelligent and secure networks.
Paul Auvil
Chief Financial Officer of Proofpoint
Paul brings more than 20 years of experience in finance, technology and corporate leadership to the Board. Since March 2007, Paul has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Proofpoint, Inc., a provider of security-as-a-service solutions. From September 2006 to March 2007, Paul was with Benchmark Capital as an entrepreneur-in-residence. Prior to that, from 2002 to July 2006, Paul served as the Chief Financial Officer at VMware, Inc. Previously, Paul served as the Chief Financial Officer for Vitria Technology, Inc., an eBusiness platform company and held various executive positions at VLSI Technology, Inc., a semiconductor and circuit manufacturing company, including Vice President of the Internet and Secure Products Division. Since 2007, Paul has served on the board of directors for Quantum Corporation. From 2009 to 2010, Paul served on the board of directors of OpenTV Corp. Paul holds an A.B. in Engineering Sciences and a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Dartmouth College and a Master of Management degree in Finance and Marketing from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University. Paul is an experienced financial leader with the skills necessary to lead our audit committee. His current service as Chief Financial Officer at Proofpoint and service as a member of the audit committee of Quantum, as well as previously serving as Chief Financial Officer at VMware and chairman of the audit committee of OpenTV, have provided him with extensive financial and accounting experience, particularly in the areas of accounting principles, financial reporting rules and regulations, as well as in evaluating financial results and generally overseeing the financial reporting process at a public company.
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About Proofpoint: Proofpoint provides cloud-based email security, e-discovery, and compliance solutions for companies to protect sensitive business data.
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.
Ophir Ashkenazi
Co-founder & CFO of PerimeterX
Ophir co-founded PerimeterX and as CFO is responsible for the company’s financial, IT and human resources functions. Prior to PerimeterX, Ophir was a Senior Analyst in the financial services division of QuinStreet, a provider of performance marketplace products and technologies. Before that, he held various roles at the Menora Mivtachim Real Estate Group in Tel Aviv, overseeing investments in Europe and Russia. Ophir holds a MBA from the University of California at Los Angeles and a bachelor’s degree from Bar-Ilan University.
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About PerimeterX: PerimeterX offers a web security service, protecting web sites from modern security threats.
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.
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.
Chris Dentiste
CFO of RSA Security
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About RSA Security, vArmour: RSA Security is a provider of security solutions for business acceleration and security activities.
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.
John Molise
Chief Financial Officer of Aeris
John Molise joined Aeris in 2008 as Vice President of Finance. Since that time, he has managed leadership functions in accounting and finance, administration, engineering, and technical operations. He was appointed to the position of Chief Financial Officer in July 2015. Mr. Molise has over 16 years of experience in the broadband and telecommunications industries. Prior to Aeris, he held a broad range of finance and technology leadership positions for Charter Communications, a Fortune 500 cable and broadband company. Mr. Molise holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Accounting from Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California.
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About Aeris: Aeris is the only cellular network designed and built exclusively for machines.
Mark Elchinoff
Chief Financial Officer of Tigera
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About Tigera: Active, zero-trust based security for cloud-native applications
Christopher Hemme
CFO of Privafy
Christopher Hemme is the Chief Financial Officer of Privafy. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business economics from S.U.N.Y. at Oneonta and an MBA from Suffolk University.
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About Privafy: Privafy redefines data-in-motion security and delivers protection in an easy-to-use cloud-native service.
Rene Gonzalez
Chief Financial Officer of Netsurion
Rene joined the team in early 2016, and is responsible for all financial aspects of Netsurion’s business. He has more than 17 years of entrepreneurial tech startup experience, most recently serving as Vice President of Finance and Operations at Joinem LLC, a private e-commerce and technology startup. Rene was also the finance leader of Woot, the daily-deal pioneer where he played an integral part in its acquisition by Amazon.com. Throughout his career, he also held financial leadership roles with LaneLogic, Inc., a private SaaS technology startup, and Bimbo Bakeries, a leading commercial bakery company where he helped drive and manage change and process improvement during a period of rapid and expansive growth nationwide. Rene received a Bachelor degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting from St. Mary’s University, and an executive MBA from Southern Methodist University – Cox School of Business.
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About Netsurion: Netsurion is a provider of cloud-managed IT security services that protect small-and medium-sized business’ information.
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.
Trent Phillips
Chief Financial Officer of TRUNO, Retail Technology Solutions
Trent Phillips is a self-proclaimed excel enthusiast. In fact, chances are Trent and a good pivot table can solve any problem you have. Trent leads the financial health of TRUNO setting the standard for work ethic. Joining TRUNO in 2011, Trent has served diligently as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to TRUNO, Trent worked in computer programming and as the Director of Operations for a telecommunications firm. He holds his Bachelors of Business Administration from Lubbock Christian University. Trent and his wife, Lisa, have been married for over 15 years. Together they have three children – Ty, Olivia, and Levi. After his family, Trent has one true love – golf. Trent spent six years as a golf coach and is known to win a few tournaments every now and then.
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About TRUNO, Retail Technology Solutions: TRUNO, Retail Technology Solutions is the national leader in integrated technology solutions focused solely on the retail industry.
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.
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.
Sameena Ahmed
CFO of Zentry Security
Ms. Ahmed is responsible for worldwide financial accounting, reporting, human resources, legal and corporate administration at Array. She is also primarily responsible for budgeting and providing direct financial support to the company’s business functions. She brings over 15 years of experience in finance and cost control. Prior to joining Array Networks, Sameena held senior management positions at Optical Microwave Networks, a subsidiary of MTI, a publicly traded Company in Taiwan. She holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from University of Madras, India, and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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About Array Networks, Zentry Security: Zentry Security enables small- to medium-sized enterprises and provides next-generation secure access solutions that productivity, and more.
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.
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.
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.
Joseph O’Hara
Chief Financial Officer of Magna5
Chief Financial Officer Joe O’Hara brings a wealth of financial acumen specific to the telecommunications industry to Magna5. In his role, he oversees corporate finance and accounting functions for the company, including financial reporting, planning and analysis. Before joining Magna5 in January 2017, Joe was the CFO of ANPI, LLC where he led various initiatives of corporate development activity, including the launch of a start-up subsidiary and other business expansion initiatives. During his time at ANPI, Joe was in a variety of finance roles, including Director of Finance and Accounting. While responsible over the finance function, he worked to secure equity capital for the organization through multiple private placement offerings and by establishing commercial debt facilities, providing capital for the organization to successfully pursue its growth initiatives. Throughout his time at ANPI, Joe worked closely with the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors regarding the strategic focus of mergers and acquisitions activity and led critical activities surrounding due diligence, structuring, negotiations and final documentation. Joe is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Texas and Illinois, and is accredited in business valuation. He also holds a Masters of Business Administration degree with a concentration in finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Married to Jennifer, he is an avid runner.
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About Magna5: Magna5 is a provider of cloud-based communications, hybrid network, and IT Services solutions.
Peggy Miller
CEO, CFO of PacStar Communications
Miller joined PacStar in 2007, initially responsible for overseeing the company’s finances. In June 2009, she was promoted to Chief Operating Officer overseeing the company’s day to day operations. And in January 2015, Miller was promoted to become Chief Executive Officer. She also serves as corporate secretary and treasurer. Miller has an established record of building businesses and strengthening finances through a series of executive-level management positions. While at PacStar, she has been a leader and significant contributor to PacStar’s success, providing strategic guidance as the company moved from operating losses to becoming profitable. Under her leadership as CEO, PacStar won six major programs of record within the US Army and US Marines, doubling both revenue and the size of its workforce. In 2018, Miller successfully led a major strategic recapitalization of PacStar in a transaction valued at $80 million. This recapitalization positioned PacStar for continued growth and expansion. As part of the transaction, longtime venture capital investors’ shares were repurchased profitably and a large west coast private equity fund took a leading position in PacStar. PacStar remains a standalone company and retains its corporate headquarters in Portland. Prior to joining PacStar, Miller was a partner with Tatum, LLC, where she provided strategic financial consulting services to various companies. Peggy has served in an executive capacity for a variety of companies including as CEO of privately held Astoria-Pacific International, President of Concero, and as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Monstermoving.com, Inc. It was there, at Monstermoving.com, where in addition to her former company, Virtual Relocation.com, that she acquired five companies to form the Monstermoving group. She helped co-found Virtual Relocation in 1998 which was sold to Monster, Inc. (NASDAQ:MNST) in May 2000 for $80 million. From 1993 until 1998 she was CFO of Bioject Medical Technologies (NASDAQ: BJCT) and prior to that she was Vice President of Finance for Oregon Health and Science University. Miller holds a BS in Business Administration with honors from Portland State University.
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About PacStar Communications: PacStar Communications offers IT and communications solutions for the military, government, and commercial sectors.
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.
Judd Lee
Chief Financial Officer of SignalSense, Inc.
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Timothy Shank
Chief Financial Officer of SkinPhotoTextMatch (SPTM)
Mr. Shank has an MBA from Duke University. Mr. Shank held senior finance positions for over 25 years including as the former Director of Finance for the PGA and prior to that as the CFA for Marriott.
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About SkinPhotoTextMatch (SPTM): Skinphototextmatch is free Apple apps & web platform connect consumers with dermatology professionals worldwide using proprietary photo.
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
