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Our Advisory Council is unmatched in the industry, and includes leading cybersecurity practitioners, seasoned operators, and key decision-makers across private and public sectors. They provide our entrepreneurs with the right expertise and connections to succeed.

Aaron Hughes

CISO, Albertsons Companies

Former VP, Information Security and Deputy CISO, Capital One

Executives

Adam Ely

CISO, Fidelity Investments

Former CISO eCommerce & Deputy CISO, Walmart

Executives

Andreas Wuchner

Founder, Wuchner Securities GmbH

Former Group Head IT & Risk Governance, Credit Suisse

Executives

Andres Andreu

Deputy CISO, Hearst

Former CISO, 2U and CTO, Bayshore Networks

Executives

Anthony Belfiore

CSO, Wiz

Former CSO, Aon

Executives

Anthony Dagostino

Global Chief Underwriter, AXA XL

Former CEO and Co-Founder, Converge

Executives

Barmak Meftah

Co-Founder & GP, Ballistic Ventures

Former President, AT&T Cybersecurity

Executives

Brett May

CFO, Progenco

Former VP, Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Co

Executives

Brian Barrios

CISO, Cybersecurity & IT Compliance, SCE

Former Exec Dir Threat & Intel, Southern Company

Executives

Brian Robins

CFO, GitLab

Former CFO, Sisense

Executives

Carlos Amesquita

Founder & President, CEA-Advisory

Former CIO, The Hershey Company

Executives

Carolyn Crandall

Chief Security Advocate & CMO, Cymulate

Former Chief Security Advocate & CMO, Attivo Networks – a SentinelOne Company

Executives

Chad Kinzelberg

Former SVP of Business and Corporate Development, Palo Alto Networks

Executives

Charlie Moore

Distinguishing Visiting Professor, Vanderbilt University

Former Deputy Commander, US Cyber Command

Government

Diego Souza

Global CISO, Cummins

Former MD Global Cyber Security Leader, United Airlines

Executives

Edward Amoroso

CEO, TAG Cyber

Former Senior VP and CSO, AT&T

Partners

Elena Kvochko

Chief Trust Officer, SAP

Former Global Information Security Executive, Bank of America

Executives

Enrique Oti

CTO, Second Front Systems

Co-Founder, DIUx and USAF Kessel Run Program

Executives

Erin Joe

Senior Vice President, Mandiant

Former SES – Office of Private Sector, FBI

Executives

Evan Wolff

Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP

Former Lead Policy Analyst, MITRE

Government

Evnagelos Simoudis

Managing Director, Synapse Partners

Former Managing Director, Trident Capital

Executives

Freddy Jose Mangum

Fractional CMO, former GTM advisor to BehavioSec (acq. by LexisNexis Risk Solutions/RELX) and Mojo executive

Executives

Gary McAlum

Global CISO, AIG

Former Advisor, TAG Cyber and SVP & Chief Security Officer, USAA

Executives

Geoff Beattie

CEO, Generation Capital

Executives

Greg Clark

Managing Partner, Crosspoint Capital

Former CEO, Symantec

Executives

Greg Oslan

CEO, Arturo and Managing Partner, OSG Consulting

Former Strategic Advisor, U.S. DHS & DoD

Executives

Hemma Prafullchandra

CTO of M365 Security, Compliance, & Management, Microsoft

Former CTO, HyTrust

Executives

J. Bruce Bugg

Chairman, Texas Department of Transportation

CEO, Southwest Bancshares Inc.

Government

James Mobley

Former SVP & GM of Network Services Business Unit, Cisco; Former CEO, Neohapsis

Executives

James Shira

Global & U.S. Chief Information Technology Officer, PwC

Former Group CISO, Zurich Insurance Group

Executives

Javier Monzón

Former CEO, Indra Sistemas

Executives

Jayson Noland

CFO, Hackerone

Former VP of Strategic Finance, Treasury, and Investor Relations, Cloudflare

Executives

Jerry Kowalski

Global CISO, Jefferies

Former America’s CISO, Jefferies

Executives

Jim Pflaging

Managing Partner, Cynergy Partners

Former Strategy Practice & Technology Sector Leader, The Chertoff Group

Executives

Joe Levy

President of Technology, Sophos

Former CTO, Blue Coast Systems

Executives

John De Santis

Former CEO, HyTrust

Former CEO, TriCipher

Executives

John Zangardi

CEO, Redhorse Corporation

Former CIO, U.S. DHS

Executives

Julie Albright

Chief Marketing Officer, runZero

Former Chief Marketing Officer, Bishop Fox

Executives

Julie Talbot-Hubbard

President of Services and COO, Cyderes

Former SVP & GM of Cyber Protection & Identity, Optiv

Partners

Julio Casal

CTO, Constella Intelligence

Former CTO, AlienVault

Executives

Justin Somaini

CSO, Unity Technologies

Former CSO, SAP

Executives

Keith Alexander

Co-CEO, IronNet

Former Director, NSA & Commander, U.S. Cyber Command

Executives

Ken Goldman

Former CFO, Yahoo

Former CFO, Fortinet

Executives

Ken Xie

CEO, Fortinet

Former CEO, NetScreen Technologies

Executives

Kevin Mandia

CEO, Mandiant

Former CEO, FireEye;

Executives

Kirstjen Nielsen

President, Lighthouse Strategies

Former Secretary of Homeland Security

Executives

Kristi Rogers

Managing Partner, Principal to Principal

Former CEO, Aspen Healthcare

Executives

Mark Greisiger

President, NetDiligence®

Formerly of CIGNA

Executives

Martin Fredrickson

Principal Partner, Reisende Partners;

Former VP Global Identity Sales & Ops, Sun Microsystems

Executives

Michael Hyatt

Principal, Hyatt Family Office

Former CEO, BlueCat

Founders

Miguel Sánchez

Chief Security and Intelligence Officer, Telefonica

Former Senior Intelligence Officer, CNI Spain

Executives

Mike Rogers

Chairman of the Board, MITRE

Former Chairman, U.S. House Intelligence Committee

Government

Mike Mcconnell

Former Vice Chairman, Booz Allen Hamilton; Former Director, NSA

Government

Myrna Soto

Founder and CEO, Apogee Executive Advisors

Former Global CISO, Comcast

Executives

Nadav Zafrir

Managing Partner, Team8

Former Commander, Unit 8200

Executives

Neil Costigan

Chief Architect – Behavioral Biometrics, LexisNexis Risk Solutions

Former CEO, BehavioSec (acq. by LexisNexis Risk Solutions/RELX)

Executives

Nick Shevelyov

CSO, Silicon Valley Bank

Former Manager, Deloitte

Executives

Pat Opet

Global CISO, JPMorgan Chase

Former Program Manager, Lockheed Martin

Executives

Patrick Finn

President & GM, Blue Prism

Former SVP of Public Sector, Cisco

Executives

Pedro Galatas

Former Chief Strategy Officer, Westcon; Former CEO, Afina

Executives

Peter Pace

Former Chairman, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff

Government

Peter Dixon

CEO, Second Front Systems

Former Major, US Marine Corps

Founders

Richard Puckett

CISO, Boeing

Former CISO, SAP

Executives

Richard Hyatt

CEO, Candr

Former CTO, BlueCat

Founders

Rita Selvaggi

CEO, ActivTrak

Former CMO, AlienVault

Executives

Rod Beckstrom

Former CEO, ICANN; Former Director of National Cybersecurity Center, U.S. DHS

Government

Roger Thornton

GP, Ballistic Ventures

Former VP of Product & Technology, AT&T Cybersecurity

Executives

Ron Gula

President & Co-Founder, Gula Tech Ventures

Former co-founder & CEO, Tenable

Executives

Sandra Bergeron

Board Member, F5 Networks, Sumo Logic, and Qualys

Former Director, ArcSight

Executives

Santiago Moral

Director, DCNC Sciences

Former CISO, BBVA

Executives

Sathvik Krishnamurthy

Managing Partner, Security Leadership Capital

Former CEO, Voltage

Executives

Sean Cunningham

Former Managing Director, Forgepoint Capital

Former Director of Venture Investments, Intel Capital

Executives

Sekhar Sarukkai

Serial Entrepreneur

Former Co-founder & CTO; Skyhigh Networks (acq McAfee), Securent & Confluent Software

Executives

Shaun Khalfan

CISO, Discover Financial Services

Former VP, CISO, Freddie Mac

Executives

Sounil Yu

CISO and Head of Research at JupiterOne

Former Chief Security Scientist at Bank of America

Executives

Stan Meresman

Board Member, Cloudflare, DoorDash, Guardent Health, Medallia, and Snap

Former COO, TCV

Executives

Steven Petrevski

CEO, Global Holdings

Former SVP & GM, Aon

Executives

Teresa Shea

Former VP of CODEX at Raytheon, EVP of Technology at In-Q-Tel, and Director of Signals Intelligence, NSA

Executives

Thomas Feddo

Former Assistant Secretary for Investment Security, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Government

Tim Kosiba

President and CEO, Mountain Crest Consulting and Advisor, Touchstone Futures

Former CEO, [redacted]

Executives

Tim Mcknight

EVP & CSO, SAP

Former EVP & CISO, Thomson Reuters

Executives

Tim Booher

VP, Corporate Strategy and Strategic Initiatives, Boeing

Former VP, Combat Systems, Lockheed Martin

Partners

Tim Eades

Co-Founder and CEO, anetac

Former CEO, vArmour

Founders

Tushar Kothari

Founder and Former CEO, Attivo Networks – a SentinelOne Company

Executives

Wael Mohamed

CEO, Forescout

Former President, Trend Micro

Executives

Yonesy Núñez

CISO, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)

Former CISO, Jack and Henry Associates

Executives