At Threat.Technology we track over 100,000 infosec, cyber security, military and cyber startups and over 500,000 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 California, United States based CFO’ operating in the Cyber 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.
Spencer Punter
Partner, COO and CFO of DCVC
Spencer has over two decades of experience in Silicon Valley, starting as an investment banker and then becoming a venture capitalist, an entrepreneur, a manager of a venture capital fund of funds, and eventually a CFO/COO of venture-backed enterprise SaaS companies. He brings this diverse skill set to Data Collective where, as COO, he works on the internal operations of the firm and, as an operating partner, he assists the current portfolio with fund raising, FP&A, and M&A. Immediately prior to joining Data Collective, he was COO/CFO of Appcelerator, the maker of the leading cross-platform mobile application development suite, which was acquired by Axway. He has worked in various roles from Associate to General Partner at firms such as Morgan Stanley, Integral Capital Partners, Bowman Capital, Bay Partners, and Capital Dynamics.
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About DCVC: DCVC backs entrepreneurs using Deep Tech to solve problems and multiply the benefits of capitalism for everyone while reducing its cost.
Steven Bragonier
CFO and Co-Founder of Neotribe Ventures
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About Gainspeed, Neotribe Ventures: Neotribe Ventures is an early stage-venture capital firm which invests in breakthrough technologies that stretch the imagination.
Deanna Lund
CFO of Kratos Defense and Security Solutions
Deanna Lund has served as Chief Financial Officer for Kratos since April 2004. In her role, Deanna Lund oversees all Kratos accounting, financial matters, SEC reporting and budgeting. Deanna Lund has been instrumental in the transformation and evolution of Kratos, having played a key role in the various divestitures and acquisitions of the Company. In addition to her primary duties, Deanna Lund is actively involved in Kratos’ compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements. Prior to joining Kratos, Deanna Lund most recently served as Vice President and Corporate Controller for the Titan Corporation, which grew from annualized revenues of approximately $150 million in 1993 to approximately $2.0 billion at the time of her departure. As the Principal Accounting Officer of Titan, Deanna Lund was responsible for all aspects of financial accounting, SEC reporting and budgeting. In addition, she was instrumental in executing numerous capital and debt transactions, over 25 acquisitions and played a key role in tax planning, communicating with the financial community and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Deanna Lund is a graduate of San Diego State University, where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, magna cum laude, and is a certified public accountant.
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About Kratos Defense and Security Solutions: Kratos Defense & Security Solutions provides mission critical engineering, IT services, and war fighter solutions.
Luther Lau
Vice President, Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of SRI International
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About SRI International: SRI International is a nonprofit, independent research center serving government and industry.
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.
Eric Brown
Chief Financial Officer of Informatica
Eric Brown is Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Tanium, where he leads all aspects of its financial, operations and administrative functions including finance, human resources, legal, IT and facilities. Eric brings 20 years of corporate financial and operational leadership and public company CFO experience to Tanium. Previously, Eric was CFO and COO of Polycom, a multinational corporation that develops video, voice and content collaboration and communication technology. Eric also previously served as CFO of Electronic Arts Inc., CFO and COO of McAfee, Inc. (now Intel Security) and President and CFO of MicroStrategy, Inc. Eric has also held senior international finance roles at Grand Metropolitan in addition to co-founding Datasage, a marketing and analytics software company. Eric currently serves on the Board of Directors and Audit Committees for Electronics for Imaging, Inc. and International Game Technology. Eric has a B.Sc. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.
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About Informatica: Informatica is an enterprise cloud data management that accelerates data-driven digital transformation.
Doug Barnett
EVP & Chief Financial Officer of Informatica
Doug Barnett is the EVP & CFO at Sabre Corporation.
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About Informatica, Sabre Corporation: Informatica is an enterprise cloud data management that accelerates data-driven digital transformation.
George de Urioste
Chief Financial Officer of 4iQ
George de Urioste is the Chief Financial Officerat Pluribus Networks since November 2014. George currently serves as a Member of the Board of Directors at Bridgelux, Inc. since 2011. George has more than 30 years of professional experience. George has served on the Boards of public and private companies in a career defined by a range of executive management positions in the technology industry. Since has served at various times as a CFO, COO and CEO, George has a keen understanding of the relationship between finance, operations, product development, sales and leadership/vision needed in today’s dynamic business arena. George brings significant expertise in international business, M&A, corporate compliance (Sarbanes Oxley), strategic alliances, acquisitions, IPOs, and board of director responsibilities for public and private corporations. George has public company Board of Directors experience, having previously served as Audit Committee Chairman of Saba Software (SABA) for 3 years and Vendavo, Inc.. Previously, George was Interim Chief Operating Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer at Marvell Technology (MRVL), a $3 Billion semiconductor provider of products for data storage, mobile and video communications. During George’s Chief Financial Officer tenure, the market capitalization grew from $6 billion to $10 billion. Prior to Marvell, George was the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Chordiant Software (CHRD), a provider of enterprise software for customer service and marketing processes. Previous to this, George was Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors at Aeroprise, Inc., a private software company with award winning solutions for mobile IT service management that he co-founded. Aeroprise was acquired by BMC Software, Inc. Prior to Aeroprise, George was Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance and Operations for Remedy Corporation. In his 6 year tenure at this high-growth enterprise software company, George was a Member of the Executive Team that grew revenues from $2 million to a $200 million run rate and a ~$2 billion market capitalization. Remedy has customers in 70 countries and 15 million users. George led Remedy through its IPO; a year later the company was named the #1 Hot Growth Company in America by Business Week. George began his career in 1980 as a CPA for Deloitte & Touche. George holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from the University of Southern California, and an MBA in Finance and International Business from the University of California at Berkeley. George has attended the Stanford Law School Directors College, an ISS-accredited Boardroom Education Program and numerous Board and Audit Committee conferences.
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About 4iQ: 4iQ is a Cyber Intelligence company that protects digital identities and investigating threats, adversaries, and fraud.
Steve Simonian
CFO & CCO of AllegisCyber
As Allegis Capital’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, Steve Simonian’s responsibilities include finance, legal, investor relations, administration and compliance. Mr. Simonian joined Allegis in 2015 from his own consulting practice, where he provided finance and operational services for VC, PE and operating companies. Prior to his consulting practice, he served as Chief Financial Officer at August Capital. Mr. Simonian previously served as Chief Financial Officer at Gabriel Venture Partners and Meritech Capital Partners. Mr. Simonian received a BA in Business Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara. A Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Simonian serves on the board of directors of the Private Equity CFO Association, and is a member of the National Venture Capital Association CFO Task Force and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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About AllegisCyber: AllegisCyber invests in early stage companies developing technology and software to serve emerging markets.
Mercy Caprara
CFO of HyTrust
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About HyTrust: HyTrust specializes in security, compliance and control software for private, hybrid and public cloud infrastructure.
Terry Murphy
Chief Financial Officer of Kenna Security
Accomplished Finance leader with over 17 years of CFO experience. Focusing on Saas business models with excellent skills in; leadership, partnering with company leaders, team building, strategic planning and execution, mergers and acquisitions, IPO readiness and execution, fund raising, raised over $3 billion in equity and debt in the private and public market places, and developing financial discipline. Most recently, Terry served as the Chief Financial Officer for Whitehat Security a provider of security Saas solutions for Enterprise companies, where he and the leadership team led the Company through a rapid period of growth and the acquisition by NTT in 2019. Terry is a California-licensed CPA and has a Bachelor of Science from San Francisco State University, where he graduated with honors in business administration.
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About Kenna Security: Kenna is a SaaS risk and vulnerability intelligence platform that accurately measures risk and prioritizes remediation efforts.
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.
Mark Elchinoff
Chief Financial Officer of Tigera
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About Tigera: Active, zero-trust based security for cloud-native applications
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.
Michael Brenner
CFO & COO of Qylur Intelligent Systems
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About Qylur Intelligent Systems: Qylur is an intelligent systems company using its IIoT and AI platforms to transform entry security and guest experience for public venues.
Barbara Crofts
Chief Financial Officer of AllDigital
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About AllDigital: AllDigital is a leading provider of premium digital broadcasting solutions to devices.
Tom Snyder
Co-founder , COO & CFO of Xantrion
Tom manages Xantrion’s consulting team and finances. He has architected dozens of business computer networks. He developed our client focused Complete Care service, which provides unlimited support and a guarantee of satisfaction at a fixed monthly cost. He also pioneered internal policies such as open book financial reporting and profit sharing, which resulted in a high level of team member retention and satsifaction. Prior to founding Xantrion, Tom was Director of Consulting for an I.T. consulting firm. He also worked as a management consultant for McKinsey and CFO of CoForge. Prior to that, he was an operations manager for Chevron. Tom has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin.
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About Xantrion: Xantrion specializes in outsourced managed IT services and cybersecurity for mid-sized companies in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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.
Bruce Burlington
Chief Financial Officer of IDMCloud
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About IDMCloud: Unified Cloud Security Platform to Secure Entire Cloud Stack (SaaS, PaaS and IaaS)
Barry Plaga
CFO of Guidance Software
CFO at Guidance Software.
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About Guidance Software: Guidance Software offers e-discovery, data discovery and computer forensics solutions for corporations and government agencies.
Thomas Jahn
Chief Financial Officer of Axiad
Thomas Jahn is the Chief Financial Officer at Axiad.
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About Axiad: Axiad IDS is a Trusted Identity solutions provider for enterprise, government and financial organizations.
Travis Adlman
COO/CFO of NodeSource
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About NodeSource: Building products focused on Node.js security and performance for the Enterprise.
