ADVISORS
Our advantage.
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
Adam Ely
CISO, Fidelity Investments; Former CISO eCommerce & Deputy CISO, Walmart
Andreas Wuchner
Founder, Wuchner Securities GmbH; Former Group Head IT & Risk Governance, Credit Suisse
Andres Andreu
CISO, 2U; Former CTO, Bayshore Networks
Anthony Belfiore
CSO, Wiz; Former CSO, Aon
Anthony Dagostino
Global Chief Underwriter, AXA XL; Former CEO and Co-Founder, Converge
Barmak Meftah
Co-Founder & GP, Ballistic Ventures; Former President, AT&T Cybersecurity
Brett May
CFO, Progenco; Former VP, Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Co
Brian Barrios
CISO, Cybersecurity & IT Compliance, SCE; Former Exec Dir Threat & Intel, Southern Company
Brian Robins
CFO, GitLab; Former CFO, Sisense
Carlos Amesquita
Founder & President, CEA-Advisory; Former CIO, The Hershey Company
Carolyn Crandall
Chief Security Advocate & CMO, Cymulate; Former Chief Security Advocate & CMO, Attivo Networks – a SentinelOne Company
Chad Kinzelberg
Former SVP of Business and Corporate Development, Palo Alto Networks
Charlie "Tuna" Moore
Distinguishing Visiting Professor, Vanderbilt University; Former Deputy Commander, US Cyber Command
Craig Abod
CEO, Carahsoft
Cyndi Gula
Managing Director and Co-Founder, Gula Tech Adventures; Former VP of Operations, Tenable
Derek Weeks
Former CMO, Linux Foundation and VP Marketing, Sonatype
Diego Souza
Global CISO, Cummins; Former MD Global Cyber Security Leader, United Airlines
Eddie Borrero
VP & CISO, Blue Shield of California
Edward Amoroso
CEO, TAG Cyber; Former Senior VP and CSO, AT&T
Elena Kvochko
Chief Trust Officer, SAP; Former Global Information Security Executive, Bank of America
Enrique Oti
CTO, Second Front Systems; Co-Founder, DIUx and USAF Kessel Run Program
Erin Joe
Senior Vice President, Mandiant; Former SES – Office of Private Sector, FBI
Evan Wolff
Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP; Former Lead Policy Analyst, MITRE
Evangelos Simoudis
Managing Director, Synapse Partners; Former Managing Director, Trident Capital
Freddy Jose Mangum
Fractional CMO, former GTM advisor to BehavioSec (acq. by LexisNexis Risk Solutions/RELX) and Mojo executive
Gary McAlum
Global CISO, AIG; Former Advisor, TAG Cyber and SVP & Chief Security Officer, USAA
General Keith Alexander (Ret.)
Co-CEO, IronNet; Former Director, NSA & Commander, U.S. Cyber Command
General Peter Pace (Ret.)
Former Chairman, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Geoff Beattie
CEO, Generation Capital
Greg Clark
Managing Partner, Crosspoint Capital; Former CEO, Symantec
Greg Oslan
CEO, Arturo and Managing Partner, OSG Consulting; Former Strategic Advisor, U.S. DHS & DoD
Hemma Prafullchandra
CTO of M365 Security, Compliance, & Management, Microsoft; Former CTO, HyTrust
J. Bruce Bugg, Jr.
Chairman, Texas Department of Transportation; CEO, Southwest Bancshares Inc.
James Mobley
Former SVP & GM of Network Services Business Unit, Cisco; Former CEO, Neohapsis
James Shira
Global & U.S. Chief Information Technology Officer, PwC; Former Group CISO, Zurich Insurance Group
Javier Monzón
Former CEO, Indra Sistemas
Jayson Noland
CFO, Hackerone; Former VP of Strategic Finance, Treasury, and Investor Relations
Jerry Kowalski
Global CISO, Jefferies; Former America’s CISO, Jefferies
Jim Pflaging
Managing Partner, Cynergy Partners; Former Strategy Practice & Technology Sector Leader, The Chertoff Group
Joe Levy
President of Technology, Sophos; Former CTO, Blue Coast Systems
John De Santis
Former CEO, HyTrust; Former CEO, TriCipher
Dr. John Zangardi
CEO, Redhorse Corporation; Former CIO, U.S. DHS
Julie Albright
Chief Marketing Officer, runZero; Former Chief Marketing Officer, Bishop Fox
Julie Talbot-Hubbard
President of Services, Cyderes; Former SVP & GM of Cyber Protection & Identity, Optiv
Julio Casal
CTO, Constella Intelligence; Former CTO, AlienVault
Justin Somaini
CSO, Unity Technologies; Former CSO, SAP
Ken Goldman
Former CFO, Yahoo; Former CFO, Fortinet
Ken Xie
CEO, Fortinet; Former CEO, NetScreen Technologies
Kevin Mandia
CEO, Mandiant; Former CEO, FireEye;
Kirstjen Nielsen
President, Lighthouse Strategies; Former Secretary of Homeland Security
Kristi Rogers
Managing Partner, Principal to Principal; Former CEO, Aspen Healthcare
Kristine Briggs
CEO & Founder, OIC Advisors Inc; Former VP, Strategy & Operations, Cisco
Marene Allison
Former CISO, Johnson & Johnson
Mark Greisiger
President, NetDiligence®; Formerly of CIGNA
Martin Fredrickson
Principal Partner, Reisende Partners; Former VP Global Identity Sales & Ops, Sun Microsystems
Michael Hyatt
Principal, Hyatt Family Office; Former CEO, BlueCat
Miguel Sánchez SV
Chief Security and Intelligence Officer, Telefonica; Former Senior Intelligence Officer, CNI Spain
Mike Rogers
Chairman of the Board, MITRE; Former Chairman, U.S. House Intelligence Committee
Myrna Soto
Founder and CEO, Apogee Executive Advisors; Former Global CISO, Comcast
Nadav Zafrir
Managing Partner, Team8; Former Commander, Unit 8200
Neil Costigan
Chief Architect – Behavioral Biometrics, LexisNexis Risk Solutions; former CEO, BehavioSec (acq. by LexisNexis Risk Solutions/RELX)
Nick Shevelyov
CSO, Silicon Valley Bank; Former Manager, Deloitte
Pat Opet
Global CISO, JPMorgan Chase; Former Program Manager, Lockheed Martin
Patrick Finn
President & GM, Blue Prism; Former SVP of Public Sector, Cisco
Pedro Galatas
Former Chief Strategy Officer, Westcon; Former CEO, Afina
Peter Dixon
CEO, Second Front Systems; Former Major, US Marine Corps
Richard Hyatt
CEO, Candr; Former CTO, BlueCat
Richard Puckett
CISO, Boeing; Former CISO, SAP
Rita Selvaggi
CEO, ActivTrak; Former CMO, AlienVault
Rod Beckstrom
Former CEO, ICANN; Former Director of National Cybersecurity Center, U.S. DHS
Roger Thornton
GP, Ballistic Ventures; Former VP of Product & Technology, AT&T Cybersecurity
Ron Gula
President & Co-Founder, Gula Tech Ventures; Former co-founder & CEO, Tenable
Sandra Bergeron
Board Member, F5 Networks, Sumo Logic, and Qualys; Former Director, ArcSight
Santiago Moral
Director, DCNC Sciences; Former CISO, BBVA
Sathvik Krishnamurthy
Managing Partner, Security Leadership Capital; Former CEO, Voltage
Sekhar Sarukkai
Serial Entrepreneur; Former Co-founder & CTO; Skyhigh Networks (acq McAfee), Securent & Confluent Software
Shaun Khalfan
CISO, Discover Financial Services; Former VP, CISO, Freddie Mac
Sounil Yu
CISO and Head of Research at JupiterOne; Former Chief Security Scientist at Bank of America
Stan Meresman
Board Member, Cloudflare, DoorDash, Guardent Health, Medallia, and Snap; Former COO, TCV
Steven Petrevski
CEO, Global Holdings; Former SVP & GM, Aon
Teresa Shea
Former VP of CODEX at Raytheon, EVP of Technology at In-Q-Tel, and Director of Signals Intelligence, NSA
Thomas Feddo
Former Assistant Secretary for Investment Security, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Tim Booher
VP, Corporate Strategy and Strategic Initiatives, Boeing; Former VP, Combat Systems, Lockheed Martin
Tim Eades
Co-Founder and CEO, anetac; Former CEO, vArmour
Tim Kosiba
President and CEO, Mountain Crest Consulting and Advisor, Touchstone Futures; Former CEO, [redacted]
Tim Mcknight
EVP & CSO, SAP; Former EVP & CISO, Thomson Reuters
Tushar Kothari
Founder and Former CEO, Attivo Networks – a SentinelOne Company
Vice Admiral Mike Mcconnell (Ret.)
Former Vice Chairman, Booz Allen Hamilton; Former Director, NSA
Vishal Amin
GM, Security Solutions, Microsoft Federal
Wael Mohamed
CEO, Forescout; Former President, Trend Micro
Yonesy Núñez
CISO, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC); Former CISO, Jack and Henry Associates
