Our Team
Visionaries with a purpose
Steadfast and Experienced
The SafeGuard Cyber leadership team is focused and deliberate, providing guidance and support to one another and our customers.
Chris Lehman
CEOChris Lehman is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SafeGuard Cyber. Chris is a seasoned senior executive with more than 20 years of experience working for some of the highest growth and most successful technology companies in the world.
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Chris Lehman
CEOChris Lehman is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SafeGuard Cyber. Chris is a seasoned senior executive with more than 20 years of experience working for some of the highest growth and most successful technology companies in the world. Most recently Chris was the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) for ExtraHop where over 4 years he helped lead their transformation into Cyber Securities leading Enterprise Network Detection and Response (NDR) company. During Chris' time at ExtraHop he was responsible for all Go to Market functions and they grew their ARR over 700% culminating in the successful sale of the business to Bain Capital and Crosspoint Ventures. Prior to ExtraHop Chris held senior leadership positions at FireEye, Salesforce.com, EMC, and Documentum. Chris holds a BA in Communications with a minor in Business Administration from the Pennsylvania State University.
Otavio Freire
CTO & Co-FounderOtavio is the President, CTO & Co-Founder at SafeGuard Cyber, responsible for developing and innovating the company’s security and compliance platform and providing global enterprise customers with visibility and protection across social media and digital channels.
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Otavio Freire
CTO & Co-FounderOtavio is the President, CTO & Co-Founder at SafeGuard Cyber, responsible for developing and innovating the company’s security and compliance platform and providing global enterprise customers with visibility and protection across social media and digital channels. Otavio is an entrepreneur and executive with extensive experience in R&D, product development, business development, and engineering for cybersecurity and risk-based systems. He possesses deep expertise in social media applications, internet commerce, and IT, serving the pharmaceutical, financial services, high-tech, and government verticals. Otavio is recognized in the Who’s, Who in Cybersecurity by Onalytica and has served as an expert advisor to major government organizations in the EU and United States.
Frank Policastro
Chief Financial and Business Operations OfficerFrank Policastro is the Chief Financial and Business Operations Officer for SafeGuard Cyber, responsible for strategic planning, implementation, and management of all financial activities as well as leading all business operations functions.
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Frank Policastro
Chief Financial and Business Operations OfficerFrank Policastro is the Chief Financial and Business Operations Officer for SafeGuard Cyber, responsible for strategic planning, implementation, and management of all financial activities as well as leading all business operations functions. He has over 17 years of strategically focused financial and operational leadership experience gained across multiple industries with an emphasis on high-growth cybersecurity and technology companies, to include privately held, investor backed, and publicly traded entities. In addition, he has been instrumental in leading successful capital raises and M&A transactions, driving shareholder value.
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Rusty Carter
Chief Product OfficerRusty is the Chief Product Officer at SafeGuard Cyber, providing strategic direction for the company’s digital risk protection platform and solutions that secure human connections.
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Rusty Carter
Chief Product OfficerRusty is the Chief Product Officer at SafeGuard Cyber, providing strategic direction for the company’s digital risk protection platform and solutions that secure human connections. He possesses over 15 years of cybersecurity and product leadership experience in delivering growth and long-term value to venture, private equity, and publicly traded companies that have led to multiple successful outcomes, including acquisitions. Rusty has held product leadership positions at several cybersecurity companies, where he has overseen new product introductions, line expansions, and exponential growth in enterprise and consumer security products.
Mike Campfield
Chief Revenue OfficerMike is the Chief Revenue Officer at SafeGuard Cyber, a seasoned senior executive with more than 20 years of experience working for some of the highest growth and most successful technology companies in the world.
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Mike Campfield
Chief Revenue OfficerMike is a seasoned senior executive with more than 20 years of experience working for some of the highest growth and most successful technology companies in the world. Most recently Mike was the SVP and GM for Americas Sales for ExtraHop where over 4 years he helped lead their transformation into Cyber Security company and a leader in the Enterprise Network Detection and Response (NDR) market. During Mike's time at ExtraHop he had various roles ranging from VP of WW Security Sales, to GM of International and Americas Sales as they grew their ARR over 700% culminating in the successful sale of the business to Bain Capital and Crosspoint Ventures. Prior to ExtraHop Mike held senior leadership positions at FireEye, Syncplicity, EMC, and Documentum.
Jim Ting
SVP, Engineering, Professional Services and Cloud ServicesJim is the Senior Vice President of Engineering, Professional Services, and Cloud Services at SafeGuard Cyber and is responsible for overall engineering, technology development, CISO, and cloud operations.
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Jim Ting
SVP, Engineering, Professional Services and Cloud ServicesJim is the Senior Vice President of Engineering, Professional Services, and Cloud Services at SafeGuard Cyber and is responsible for overall engineering, technology development, CISO, and cloud operations. He oversees multiple onshore and offshore development centers, cloud hosting operations, vendor management, IT, and project sponsorship. Jim is also responsible for professional services projects and implementations. An executive and entrepreneur with over 25 years of progressive IT and hands-on experience managing, Jim develops and implements software applications, services, and solutions.
Lisa Hayashi
SVP, MarketingLisa is the Senior Vice President of Marketing at SafeGuard Cyber, responsible for the company’s global marketing strategy that is positioned around the safeguarding of human connections.
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Lisa Hayashi
SVP, MarketingLisa is the Senior Vice President of Marketing at SafeGuard Cyber, responsible for the company’s global marketing strategy that is positioned around the safeguarding of human connections. In her role, she develops integrated marketing programs across brand, corporate, product, and customer marketing. Lisa directs SafeGuard Cyber’s demand generation, corporate communications, public relations, and event marketing activities, and she plays a pivotal role in fundraising, rebrand positioning, and presenting GTM strategy to investors. Her team bridges the gap between complicated cyber technology and applying it to real world use cases and clients. Lisa was recognized as one of the Top 25 Women Leaders in Cybersecurity by The Software Report in 2021.
Scott Windfelder
VP, SalesScott Windfelder is the Vice President of Sales at SafeGuard Cyber. He is a seasoned sales leader with more than 23 years of experience working for some of the highest growth and most successful technology companies in the world.
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Scott Windfelder
VP, SalesScott Windfelder is the Vice President of Sales at SafeGuard Cyber. He is a seasoned sales leader with more than 23 years of experience working for some of the highest growth and most successful technology companies in the world. Most recently Scott was Area Vice President for ExtraHop where for over 4 years he helped lead their transformation into a Cyber Security company and a leader in the Enterprise Network Detection and Response (NDR) market. During Scott’s time at ExtraHop his team’s performance was instrumental to the company’s ARR growth culminating in the successful sale of the business to Bain Capital and Crosspoint Ventures. Prior to ExtraHop Scott held senior sales positions at FireEye, Syncplicity, EMC, and Documentum.
Steven Spadaccini
VP, WW Sales EngineeringSteven is the Vice President of WW Sales Engineering at SafeGuard Cyber, a seasoned senior executive with more than 20 years of experience working for some of the highest profile cyber security and technology companies in the world.
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Steven Spadaccini
VP, WW Sales EngineeringSteven is a seasoned senior executive with more than 20 years of experience working for some of the highest profile cyber security and technology companies in the world. Most recently Steven was the VP of WorldWide Sales Engineering at Absolute Software and their transformation from a hardware-based solution to cyber security focused solution offering. Prior to joining Absolute Software, Steven has held senior VP leadership positions at Trend Micro, Imperva, FireEye (Trellix) and DTEX Systems as well as several cyber security startups.
John McCabe
VP, WW Channel SalesJohn McCabe is the Vice President of WW Channel Sales at SafeGuard Cyber, an accomplished senior executive with over 20 years of experience contributing to some of the highest growth and most successful technology companies in the world.
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John McCabe
VP, WW Channel SalesJohn McCabe is the Vice President of WW Channel Sales at SafeGuard Cyber, an accomplished senior executive with over 20 years of experience contributing to some of the highest growth and most successful technology companies in the world. He has helped build or grow Channel organizations with companies like FireEye, Cofense, Axonius, XM Cyber, and Fidelis Cybersecurity. Most recently John was the VP of Global Partner Sales at ThirdPartyTrust, where he helped implement a 100% Channel Sales strategy, and was on the executive team that led to the company being acquired by Bitsight in 2022. John has excelled at architecting MSSP and MDR programs for cybersecurity vendors that help with overall revenue growth. John was named the Partnership Leaders 2021 Rising Channel Executive of the Year.
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Ruben Jimenez
VP, Machine Learning and Data AnalyticsRuben Jimenez is the Vice President of Machine Learning and Data Analytics, where he is responsible for developing machine learning services that support both platform and customer-specific risk analysis.
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Ruben Jimenez
VP, Machine Learning and Data AnalyticsRuben Jimenez is the Vice President of Machine Learning and Data Analytics, where he is responsible for developing machine learning services that support both platform and customer-specific risk analysis. He uses analytics to deliver business intelligence to customers and internal stakeholders. Ruben has more than 20 years of experience in designing, developing, and deploying software applications.
Steve Chien
VP, Architecture and Cloud ServicesSteve Chien is the Vice President of Architecture & Cloud Services at SafeGuard Cyber, where he oversees the application architectural framework and cloud infrastructure.
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Steve Chien
VP, Architecture and Cloud ServicesSteve Chien is the Vice President of Architecture & Cloud Services at SafeGuard Cyber, where he oversees the application architectural framework and cloud infrastructure. He possesses more than 25 years of experience in identifying and developing innovative technologies for R&D, guiding development life-cycle methodologies, and driving end-to-end operations and services of the infrastructure.
Radha Anand
Director of Professional ServicesRadha Anand is the Director of Professional Services at SafeGuard Cyber, responsible for managing key customer and partner implementations, and working closely with internal teams to execute the campaigns that secure human connections.
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Radha Anand
Director of Professional ServicesRadha Anand is the Director of Professional Services at SafeGuard Cyber, responsible for managing key customer and partner implementations, and working closely with internal teams to execute the campaigns that secure human connections. She has significant experience in ownership of the complete customer success lifecycle, implementations, account management, and ongoing customer satisfaction. Radha is PMP and CSM certified, and previously managed the customization and successful roll out of multiple products for the global medical affairs division of a major pharmaceutical company.
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Dave DeWalt
Managing Director, NightDragonDave DeWalt is a veteran CEO, advisor, and investor who has led companies, from startups to the Fortune 500, on a transformational journey of success.
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Dave DeWalt
Managing Director, NightDragonDave DeWalt is a veteran CEO, advisor, and investor who has led companies, from startups to the Fortune 500, on a transformational journey of success. Focused on technology and cybersecurity, Dave helped create more than $20 billion of shareholder value during his 15-plus years as President and CEO of three major companies. That includes driving the most successful cybersecurity IPO ever in 2013, and leading the largest all-cash deal in technology history in 2010. Today, he serves as Managing Director of AllegisCyber as well as investor and board member in the world’s most innovative companies such as Delta Airlines, Five9, Forescout, Phantom Cyber, Claroty, Team8, DataTribe, Illusive Networks, and Optiv.
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Spencer Tall
Managing Director, AllegisCyberSpencer’s focus has been security and enterprise SaaS related technologies.
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Spencer Tall
Managing Director, AllegisCyberSpencer’s focus has been security and enterprise SaaS related technologies. He is an experienced seed and early stage investor, who assists young companies and their founders in recruiting and strategic relationships. Prior to Allegis, he was co-founder of APV Technology Ventures, an early stage technology fund. He was also co-owner of Asia Pacific Ventures, a business advisory and consulting firm that focused on strategic relationships throughout Asia. During his tenure at APV, he worked with more than 50 companies in the USA, and consulted for large enterprises including Canon, Fujitsu, NEC, Sega, and Sony.
Ken Gonzalez
Managing Director, NightDragonKen Gonzalez is a Managing Director at NightDragon, a dedicated cybersecurity, safety, security and privacy investment and advisory firm.
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Ken Gonzalez
Managing Director, NightDragonKen Gonzalez is a Managing Director at NightDragon, a dedicated cybersecurity, safety, security and privacy investment and advisory firm. He has been a senior operating executive at technology companies for over 20 years and has led the strategy and corporate business development functions for Siebel Systems (Oracle), McAfee, Avast and FireEye. During his career he has completed over 40 acquisitions, 23 of which have been in cybersecurity. He has created, managed, and grown numerous strategic go-to-market partnerships from technology integration to OEM, reseller and two-tier distribution. Prior to joining NightDragon, Ken was Managing Director at ForgePoint Capital. Ken is a graduate of Harvard Business School and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He also served in the U.S. Army as an infantry officer with the 82nd Airborne Division and the 75th Ranger Regiment.
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Morgan Kyauk
Partner, NightDragonMorgan Kyauk possesses a wealth of experience leading M&A transactions for companies of all sizes - from late stage, pre-IPO companies to large, serial acquirers.
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Morgan Kyauk
Partner, NightDragonMorgan Kyauk possesses a wealth of experience leading M&A transactions for companies of all sizes - from late stage, pre-IPO companies to large, serial acquirers. Previously, Morgan was the Vice President of Corporate Development at FireEye, where he was responsible for the evaluation, execution, and integration of all acquisition, investment, and strategic partnering activity for the company. Morgan has also held corporate development leadership roles at a variety of technology companies, including Dropbox, Juniper Networks, and HP. Morgan began his career advising technology companies on M&A activity while at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Morgan received his MBA from Wharton and his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.
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Jim Zuffoletti
Co-FounderJim is the Co-Founder at SafeGuard Cyber and is an industry visionary in risk management, security, and compliance technology.
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Jim Zuffoletti
Co-FounderJim is the Co-Founder at SafeGuard Cyber and is an industry visionary in risk management, security, and compliance technology. Jim has long recognized that business would be conducted beyond the traditional security perimeter to transformational digital and social media channels, and has played a pivotal role in establishing SafeGuard Cyber as a platform that secures human connections by providing visibility, security, and compliance across communication channels, at scale. Jim has been a founder of start-up organizations as both an entrepreneur and an intrapreneur for the past 30 years.
Otavio Freire
CTO & Co-FounderOtavio is the President, CTO & Co-Founder at SafeGuard Cyber, responsible for developing and innovating the company’s security and compliance platform and providing global enterprise customers with visibility and protection across social media and digital channels.
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Otavio Freire
CTO & Co-FounderOtavio is the President, CTO & Co-Founder at SafeGuard Cyber, responsible for developing and innovating the company’s security and compliance platform and providing global enterprise customers with visibility and protection across social media and digital channels. Otavio is an entrepreneur and executive with extensive experience in R&D, product development, business development, and engineering for cybersecurity and risk-based systems. He possesses deep expertise in social media applications, internet commerce, and IT, serving the pharmaceutical, financial services, high-tech, and government verticals. Otavio is recognized in the Who’s, Who in Cybersecurity by Onalytica and has served as an expert advisor to major government organizations in the EU and United States.
Paul von Autenried
Board Member, CEO Advisor, Technology, Cybersecurity, Healthcare/Life Sciences, ManufacturingWith experience across high-tech, biopharmaceuticals, healthcare, manufacturing, and consumer goods, Paul offers valuable insights on executive leadership, corporate governance, digital innovation, technology, data privacy and cybersecurity to boards and CEOs of enterprise software and services companies.
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Paul von Autenried
Board Member, CEO Advisor, Technology, Cybersecurity, Healthcare/Life Sciences, ManufacturingWith experience across high-tech, biopharmaceuticals, healthcare, manufacturing, and consumer goods, Paul offers valuable insights on executive leadership, corporate governance, digital innovation, technology, data privacy and cybersecurity to boards and CEOs of enterprise software and services companies. He is a member of the board of directors of QuickBase, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Penn Medicine Princeton Healthcare System, and a board advisor for Intelepeer, SafeGuard Cyber and Dotmatics. Paul recently retired from Bristol Myers Squibb, where he was a member of the executive committee, reporting to the CEO, and managing the Information Technology function. Before joining Bristol Myers Squibb, Paul held positions with Kraft General Foods, Hewlett-Packard, and IBM. Paul holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and a master’s degree in computer science from Stevens Institute of Technology. He has also completed the Program for Management Development at Harvard Business School and the Program for Leadership Development at IMD in Switzerland.
Evelyn de Souza
Trust, Privacy and Compliance Leader for Oracle SaaS CloudEvelyn de Souza leads privacy operations for the Oracle Cloud Applications LOB. She is focused on building in privacy versus bolting on privacy after the fact and harmonizing regulations to alleviate audit fatigue.
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Evelyn de Souza
Trust, Privacy and Compliance Leader for Oracle SaaS CloudEvelyn de Souza leads privacy operations for the Oracle Cloud Applications LOB. She is focused on building in privacy versus bolting on privacy after the fact and harmonizing regulations to alleviate audit fatigue. She also serves as an advisor to several startups including 360ofme. She has previously served as the Co-Chair of the Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix and the chair of the Data Governance Group. Evelyn was named to CloudNOW's Top 10 Women in Cloud Computing for 2014, a Silicon Valley Business Woman of Influence in 2015 and is the co-creator of Cloud Data Protection Cert, the industry's first blueprint for making data protection "business-consumable"
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Mikko Hypponen
Technology Speaker and Author, CRO at WithSecureMikko Hypponen is a global security expert. He works as the Chief Research Officer for WithSecure and Principal Research Advisor for F-Secure.
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Mikko Hypponen
Technology Speaker and Author, CRO at WithSecureMikko Hypponen is a global security expert. He works as the Chief Research Officer for WithSecure and Principal Research Advisor for F-Secure. Over the last 30 years, Mr. Hypponen has written on his research for the New York Times, Wired and Scientific American and lectured at the universities of UCL, Oxford, Stanford and Cambridge. His latest book is "If It's Smart, It's Vulnerable".
Raj Samani
SVP, Chief ScientistRaj Samani is a computer security expert responsible for extending the scope and reach of Rapid7’s research initiatives. Prior to Rapid7, Raj served as VP and Chief Technical officer in EMEA and then Fellow and Chief Scientist at McAfee.
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Raj Samani
SVP, Chief ScientistRaj Samani is a computer security expert responsible for extending the scope and reach of Rapid7’s research initiatives. Prior to Rapid7, Raj served as VP and Chief Technical officer in EMEA and then Fellow and Chief Scientist at McAfee. Raj has assisted multiple law enforcement agencies in cybercrime cases, and is special advisor to the European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) in The Hague.
Raj has been recognized for his contribution to the computer security industry through numerous awards, including the Infosecurity Europe hall of Fame, Peter Szor award, Intel Achievement Award, among others. Raj is also the co-author of the book 'Applied Cyber Security and the Smart Grid,' CSA Guide to Cloud computing, as well as technical editor for numerous other publications.
Anna Stepanov
Head of Facebook App IntegrityAnna Stepanov brings more than 20 years of industry experience building products and leading product management teams. Currently, Anna is Head of Facebook Integrity, responsible for building solutions for reducing the distribution of problematic content across Facebook.
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Anna Stepanov
Head of Facebook App IntegrityAnna Stepanov brings more than 20 years of industry experience building products and leading product management teams. Currently, Anna is Head of Facebook Integrity, responsible for building solutions for reducing the distribution of problematic content across Facebook. Prior to Facebook, Anna held product leadership positions at Amazon and FireEye. Previously, Anna spent 10 years building both consumer and enterprise products at McAfee, including driving cross-industry collaborations in the security space. Anna holds her bachelor's in Computer Science from UCSC.
Javvad Malik
Lead Security Awareness Advocate at KnowBe4Javvad Malik is a London-based IT security professional. He is an active blogger, event speaker and industry commentator, possibly best known as one of the industry’s most prolific video bloggers with his signature fresh and light-hearted perspective on security.
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Javvad Malik
Lead Security Awareness Advocate at KnowBe4Javvad Malik is a London-based IT security professional. He is an active blogger, event speaker and industry commentator, possibly best known as one of the industry’s most prolific video bloggers with his signature fresh and light-hearted perspective on security. Prior to joining KnowBe4, Malik was a Security Advocate at AlienVault, and prior to that was a Senior Analyst with 451 Research.
Brian Honan
Owner, BH ConsultingBrian is a highly experienced information security professional and is recognized as one of the foremost cybersecurity experts. Over his career, he has managed and delivered information security projects and services to organizations of varying sizes, from SMEs to large companies and multinationals.
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Brian Honan
Owner, BH ConsultingBrian is a highly experienced information security professional and is recognized as one of the foremost cybersecurity experts. Over his career, he has managed and delivered information security projects and services to organizations of varying sizes, from SMEs to large companies and multinationals. He has worked extensively with Government departments and agencies and is a trusted advisor for a number of bodies and think tanks, at national and international levels, in the area of cyber security. Brian is a former special advisor on cyber security to Europol’s Cyber Crime Centre (EC3), and has acted as an expert advisor to the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA). Brian is also the founder and leader of IRISSCERT which is Ireland’s first Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT). Brian regularly presents at various industry conferences around the globe, has authored several books, and is a regular contributor to various industry publications.”