As Chief Product Officer at Tessian, I lead the Product Management, Product Marketing and Design teams, as we focus on building AI-driven email security solutions to counter advanced phishing threats and protect sensitive data. Tessian pushed forward a significant evolution in the email security sector, culminating in the acquisition of Tessian by email powerhouse Proofpoint.In the Executive Team, I spearhead, align and evangelize our product strategy and our progress towards it and our key growth and cost metrics. Through the years, the execution of our strategy, inclusive of the successful launch of multiple new products and dozens of product improvements, has established Tessian as an innovative leader in our space. Our people is the key to our success. Building and nurturing teams full of committed team members that can rely on each other, push forward innovation and drive operational excellence has been the cornerstone of our progress. I foster a culture of driving towards shared outcomes, team resilience, creativity and continuous improvement. I bridge multiple organizations helping to maximize the work from engineering. Driving Product Marketing as part of the larger Product team connects engineering with our go-to-market team and initiatives. We create, and enable the sales team on, messaging that resonates with our audience and clearly articulates the distinct value of our solutions. Similarly, we have integrated design early in the product development process, elevating the user experience as a fundamental part of what we build. Establishing Tessian's version of the scaled agile Product Development Process, along with engineering, we created a cadence and structure to ensure and encourage rapid advancements in our platform, resulting in the fastest development cycles over the course of the company.Our commitment to product excellence, strategic foresight, and team development has transformed the company into a key player in email security.

I lead a team of accomplished Product Marketing, Technical Marketing and Competitive Intel professionals to best position Carbon Black solutions internally and to the market. Our objective is to create the most leverage for customers and sellers, articulating the full potential of the VMware Carbon Black security portfolio. From within the Security Business Unit (SBU) of VMware, our team collaborates with customers, partners, product teams, sales teams and other business units of VMware to accomplish our mission. In addition, I function as the SBU's liaison to the VMware corporate sustainability team.

Scaling the Carbon Black Cloud within VMwareLeading and developing a team of dedicated product managersDriving prioritization and execution for Endpoint Protection Platform and Cloud Workload Protection offeringsDelivering key business results in collaboration with leaders across VMware Carbon BlackSustainability liaison for the Security Business Unit of VMware with VMware corporate

Responsible for building and enabling the success of a team of Product Managers and Product Owners as we transform endpoint security through data analytics in the cloud.

As Sr. Director of product management, I focused on integration of multiple acquisitions into the company, growing our team and evolving our processes. Highlights included:- Growing multiple product lines from dozens to thousands of customers - Transitioning the organization towards our version of scaled agile- Building and leading a team of Product Managers and Product Owners- Introducing multiple products to market, including the initial Cb cloud (SaaS) offeringRecognized by individual achievement award (10th Bit) and selected as a product representative to sales club.

Responsible for integration of the Carbon Black product into Bit9 after merger of Bit9 with Carbon Black in February of 2014. Drove initial early access programs and lead several releases of the game-changing, market leading endpoint threat detection and response solution. Grew and managed the product management team responsible for both Carbon Black and our Threat Intelligence Cloud product offerings. Provided guidance during intensely high growth period. Awarded the Bit9 10th Bit award in recognition of representing the company's core values.

Responsible through personal and team ownership of annual renewal and growth of major accounts located in the eastern part of the US and Canada.