At COO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 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 United States based COO’ operating in the Cloud Security space. If you think a COO’ 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.
Kevin Simzer
Chief Operating Officer of Trend Micro
Kevin Simzer is a Chief Operating Office at Trend Micro. He is responsible for all field operations including global sales, marketing, business development, strategic alliances and corporate development. He has held a variety of roles since joining Trend Micro including CMO, Global Alliances and Corporate Development & Strategy. Prior to joining Trend Micro, Kevin held a number of executive positions including COO, General Manager, Chief Marketing Officer and VP Engineering for security pioneer Entrust (now Entrust-Datacard) where he was part of the founding team. Before starting Entrust, He began his career working in several product development positions while at Nortel in engineering, developing next generation networking technology. Kevin has held a number of board positions with Entrust, the Queen’s University High Performance Computing Virtual Laboratory, and has also served on the board of Certes Networks, an innovative cloud network security specialist. Kevin completed his undergrad in computer engineering and earned a master’s degree in business administration from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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About Trend Micro: Trend Micro is a global cybersecurity leader with enterprise and SMB security solutions for cloud, XDR, endpoint, email, and networks.
Yanek Korff
Co-founder and COO of Expel
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About Expel: Expel is a SOC-as-a-service platform that provides security monitoring and response for cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments.
Brian Klingbeil
Chief Operating Officer of Ensono
As EVP, Technology and Strategy, Brian is responsible for overall strategy and product direction, including Ensono’s Public Cloud business, technology and services roadmap, and strategic initiatives. He is a member of the company’s board of directors. Before Ensono, Brian held executive positions with CenturyLink/Savvis where he where he was COO and responsible for the Operations and Product Development organizations and also established the firm’s presence in China.
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About Ensono: Ensono delivers managed IT services to optimize and modernize mainframes, infrastructure, and cloud for clients.
William Welch
President and Chief Operating Officer of Duo Security
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About Duo Security, Logikcull: Duo Security provides security software products and services.
Henry Hund
Chief Operating Officer of Conveyor
Henry left big finance to help grow RJMetrics and launch Stitch (Data). He now leads Aptible’s growth efforts, but also tries to do a good job as a husband and father. Henry earned his MBA from Wharton and his BS from Penn State.
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About Aptible, Conveyor, Lorious, Stitch: Conveyor is a software company that makes vendor security reviews fast, frictionless, and accurate for both vendors and customers.
Vincent Tran
Co-Founder, COO of Liongard
Vincent Tran is the Co-Founder and the Chief Operating Officer at Liongard.
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About Liongard: Liongard’s changing the way MSPs manage and protect thousands of businesses worldwide. Manage modern IT with confidence.
Ben Cianciaruso
COO & Co-Founder of Verodin
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About Verodin: Verodin is a business platform that enables organizations to measure, manage, and improve their cybersecurity effectiveness.
Everett Young
Co-Founder and COO of Secberus
Co-Founder at Secberus
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About iCHAMPSPORTS Inc, Secberus: Secberus is the only CSPM that provides a policy-first, CARTA-driven approach to enterprise cloud security & compliance.
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.
Josh Horwitz
Chief Operating Officer of Enzoic
Joshua Horwitz is a lean start-up entrepreneur and enterprise software executive with 25+ years experience. He founded, built, and eventually led the exit of Boulder Logic, a B2B customer marketing company based in Boulder. Prior to founding his company, Joshua held senior technology and sales positions with both start-ups and Fortune 500 companies. He is currently advising start-ups, non-profits, and social enterprises.
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About Enzoic: Active Directory Continuous Password Protection. Detect Compromised Credentials. Prevent Account Takeover and Fraud.
Mike Lisenby
COO of CloudeAssurance
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About CloudeAssurance: First and Most comprehensive Cyber Security Rating Services (SRS) platform focused on cloud security assessments, scoring & benchmarking.
Matt Lemke
Chief Operating Officer of Atlantic BT
Matt Lemke joined Atlantic BT as President in 2019.
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About Atlantic BT, Atlantic BT: Atlantic BT builds award-winning web solutions across a multitude of industries.
Matt Lemke
Chief Operating Officer of Atlantic BT
Matt Lemke joined Atlantic BT as President in 2019.
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About Atlantic BT, Atlantic BT: Atlantic BT builds award-winning web solutions across a multitude of industries.
Travis Adlman
COO/CFO of NodeSource
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About NodeSource: Building products focused on Node.js security and performance for the Enterprise.