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
EIR, Forgepoint; Former EVP of Global Cyber and Technology Practice, Lockton
Barmak Meftah
Co-Founder & GP, Ballistic Ventures; Former President, AT&T Cybersecurity
Brett May
CFO, Progenco; Former VP, Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Co
Brian Robins
CFO, GitLab; Former CFO, Sisense
Carlos Amesquita
Founder & President, CEA-Advisory; Former CIO, The Hershey Company
Chad Kinzelberg
Former SVP of Business and Corporate Development, Palo Alto Networks
Craig Abod
CEO, Carahsoft; Former President, DLT Solutions
Diego Souza
Global CISO, Cummins; Former MD Global Cyber Security Leader, United Airlines
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 Mangum
CEO, Hub; Former CMO, Mojo Networks
Gary McAlum
Advisor/Senior Analyst, TAG Cyber; Former 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
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
SVP & GM of Network Services Business Unit, Cisco; Former CEO, Neohapsis
James Shira
Global & U.S. CIO, PwC; Former Group CISO – Head of IT Security & Compliance, Zurich
Javier Monzón
Former CEO, Indra Sistemas
Jim Pflaging
Managing Partner, Cynergy Partners; Former Strategy Practice & Technology Sector Leader, The Chertoff Group
Joe Levy
CTO, Sophos; Former CTO, Blue Coast Systems
John De Santis
Former CEO, HyTrust; Former CEO, TriCipher
Dr. John Zangardi
President, Redhorse Corporation; Former CIO, U.S. DHS
Julie Talbot-Hubbard
SVP & GM Cyber Protection & Identity, Optiv; Former Head of Information Security, SunTrust
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;
Kristi Rogers
Managing Partner, Principal to Principal; Former CEO, Aspen Healthcare
Kristine Briggs
VP, Strategy & Operations, Cisco; Former VP Operations, Neohapsis
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
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, SecondFront Systems; Former Major, US Marine Corps
Ramin Safai
CISO & CTO, Jefferies; Former Director Information Security, Barclays
Richard Hyatt
CEO, Candr; Former CTO, BlueCat
Richard Puckett
CISO, SAP; Former CISO, Thomson Reuters
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
SVP & GM of Data and Analytic Services, Aon; Former SVP, First Data
Thomas Feddo
Former Assistant Secretary for Investment Security, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Tim Booher
VP of Combat Systems, Lockheed Martin; Former CTO, Cyber, HSBC
Tim Eades
CEO, vArmour; Former Board Director & Investor, SIGNIFYD
Tim Mcknight
EVP & CSO, SAP; Former EVP & CISO, Thomson Reuters
Vice Admiral Mike Mcconnell (Ret.)
Former Vice Chairman, Booz Allen Hamilton; Former Director, NSA
Wael Mohamed
CEO, Forescout; Former President, Trend Micro
Yonesy Núñez
CISO, Jack Henry & Associates; Former Cybersecurity Technology Executive, Wells Fargo
