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
CEO, Converge Insurance; Former EIR Forgepoint and EVP of Global Cyber & 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 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
Craig Abod
CEO, Carahsoft
Derek Weeks
Former CMO, Linux Foundation and VP Marketing, Sonatype
Diego Souza
Global CISO, Cummins; Former MD Global Cyber Security Leader, United Airlines
Drew Cukor
Head of AI/ML Transformation and Engagement, Firmwide Chief Data Officer, JPMorgan Chase
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 Mangum
CEO, Hub; Former CMO, Mojo Networks
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
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
Partner, White & Case LLP; Former CEO, Indra Sistemas
Jayson Noland
CFO, Hackerone; Former VP of Strategic Finance, Treasury, and Investor Relations
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
CEO, 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;
Kirstjen Nielsen
President, Lighthouse Strategies; Former Secretary of Homeland Security
Kristi Rogers
Managing Partner, Principal to Principal; Former CEO, Aspen Healthcare
Kristine Briggs
VP, Strategy & Operations, Cisco; Former VP Operations, Neohapsis
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
Ramin Safai
CISO & CTO, Jefferies; Former Director Information Security, Barclays
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
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 of Combat Systems, Lockheed Martin; Former CTO, Cyber, HSBC
Tim Eades
CEO, vArmour; Former Board Director & Investor, SIGNIFYD
Tim Kosiba
CEO, Bracket f; former Deputy Commander of the U.S. Department of Defense
Tim Mcknight
EVP & CSO, SAP; Former EVP & CISO, Thomson Reuters
Vice Admiral Mike Mcconnell (Ret.)
Former Vice Chairman, Booz Allen Hamilton; Former Director, NSA
Vishal Amin
Head of Security Solutions, Microsoft
Wael Mohamed
CEO, Forescout; Former President, Trend Micro
Yonesy Núñez
CISO, Jack Henry & Associates; Former Cybersecurity Technology Executive, Wells Fargo