A Vision to
Believe In
At Ionic, we believe that the next transformative wave of societal innovation and economic growth will come from the enablement of digital trust, which will only be delivered by making data protection more consistent, predictable, and simple to manage.
History
Founded in 2011 by a combination of crypto geeks, all–around geeks, and data privacy idealists, we’ve been on a mission to enable pervasive digital trust through scalable data protection.
Rethink the Problem
We recognized early that the exponential proliferation of data – across siloed digital processes and systems – would ultimately break any organization’s capacity to secure it. Rethinking the problem, we created breakthrough technology that allows data protection to be managed and scaled simply, independent of applications and data stores.
Prove it in Global 100 Enterprises
We partnered with numerous global enterprises – across vertical industries – who shared our vision for creating a system of record for managing and scaling data protection. Through these strategic customer relationships, we’ve proven that our innovations are transformative within some of the most complex, challenging data environments on Earth.
Establish Transformational Partnerships
As major cloud services platforms have emerged and matured, we recognized the need to enable a cross-environment data protection model that could seamlessly support cloud migration and multi-cloud innovation strategies. We’ve now established expansive, strategic partnerships with the top three CSPs, making this vision a reality.
Standardize and Expand
Our large enterprise and government deployments have enabled us to standardize, optimize, and streamline our solution for Machina™ solution for scalable adoption by the broader market. Now, Machina is the new standard for any organization or application developer ready to scale data protection.
Backed by Leaders
We are backed by a powerful assortment of blue-chip global enterprises, cloud ecosystem leaders, and world-class investment firms.
Board of Directors
Our board of directors is comprised of industry leaders and elite business builders who help us achieve our vision.
Tom Noonan
OPERATING PARTNER
TechOperators
Tom Noonan is a General Partner at TechOperators. Tom is the former chairman, president and chief executive officer of Internet Security Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISSX), which was acquired in 2007 by IBM for $1.3B.
Tom Noonan and Chris Klaus launched ISS in 1994 to commercialize and develop a premier network security management company. Under Tom’s leadership, ISS revenue soared from startup in 1995 to nearly $400 million dollars in its first decade. The company grew to more than 2,000 employees, with operations in more than 36 countries.
Tom Noonan and Chris Klaus launched ISS in 1994 to commercialize and develop a premier network security management company. Under Tom’s leadership, ISS revenue soared from startup in 1995 to nearly $400 million dollars in its first decade. The company grew to more than 2,000 employees, with operations in more than 36 countries.
OPERATING PARTNER
TechOperators
Ted Schlein
MANAGING PARTNER
Kleiner Perkins
Ted Schlein focuses on early-stage technology companies in the enterprise software and infrastructure markets. Since 1996, he has led Kleiner Perkins’ investments in a number of security companies, including ArcSight (IPO, then sold to HP) and Internet Security Systems (IPO, then sold to IBM).
Ted was the founding CEO of Fortify Software, a pioneer in the software security market and now an HP company. He serves on the board of directors of 3VR, Area 1 Security, IronNet Cybersecurity, Shape Security, Synack, and Trusona. Additionally, Ted oversees Kleiner Perkins’ investments in Bit9 and Endgame Systems.
Ted was the founding CEO of Fortify Software, a pioneer in the software security market and now an HP company. He serves on the board of directors of 3VR, Area 1 Security, IronNet Cybersecurity, Shape Security, Synack, and Trusona. Additionally, Ted oversees Kleiner Perkins’ investments in Bit9 and Endgame Systems.
MANAGING PARTNER
Kleiner Perkins
Dr. Rohan M. Amin
CIO | CONSUMER & COMMUNITY BANKING
Dr. Rohan Amin is Chief Information Officer of Consumer & Community Banking (Chase) at JPMorgan Chase, where he leads a team of over 13,000 technologists globally with a $4B technology budget. He has also previously served as JPMC’s Global Chief Information Security Officer. Within the financial services industry, he is the Chair of the Board for the Financial Systemic Analysis and Resilience Center (FSARC).
Previous to JPMC, Rohan was at Lockheed Martin where he led the creation of the Lockheed Martin Computer Incident Response Team (LM-CIRT) and ran LM’s cyber and electronic warfare business facing the Defense Department and Intelligence Community. Rohan co-authored the seminal paper on Intelligence Driven Defense and the Cyber Kill Chain, which introduced the world to new analytical tradecraft for combating Advanced Persistent Threats. Rohan was also recognized as the Global CISO 2017 Breakaway Leader of the Year, the 2017 Information Security Executive People’s Choice Winner, and the 2017 Information Security Northeast Executive of the Year.
Previous to JPMC, Rohan was at Lockheed Martin where he led the creation of the Lockheed Martin Computer Incident Response Team (LM-CIRT) and ran LM’s cyber and electronic warfare business facing the Defense Department and Intelligence Community. Rohan co-authored the seminal paper on Intelligence Driven Defense and the Cyber Kill Chain, which introduced the world to new analytical tradecraft for combating Advanced Persistent Threats. Rohan was also recognized as the Global CISO 2017 Breakaway Leader of the Year, the 2017 Information Security Executive People’s Choice Winner, and the 2017 Information Security Northeast Executive of the Year.
CIO | CONSUMER & COMMUNITY BANKING
JPMorgan Chase
Mike Gordon
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Meritech Capital Partners
Mike Gordon was a founder of Meritech in 1999. He currently focuses on the communications infrastructure and applications, mobile, datacenter, and clean technology sectors.
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Meritech Capital Partners
Kevin Mandia
CEO
FireEye
Kevin Mandia is the CEO of FireEye, a global cyber security company that protects organizations from cyber attacks. Prior to FireEye, Kevin founded Mandiant Corporation and as CEO, grew it to a profitable, self-funded organization with approximately 500 employees and over $100M in revenue.
In the private sector, Kevin served as a director in the security consulting divisions of Sytex (Lockheed Martin) and Foundstone (McAfee). Kevin co-authored two books on responding to security breaches, taught advanced graduate classes on cyber security at George Washington University and Carnegie Mellon University, and provides regular cyber security commentary and analysis for national print and broadcast media.
In the private sector, Kevin served as a director in the security consulting divisions of Sytex (Lockheed Martin) and Foundstone (McAfee). Kevin co-authored two books on responding to security breaches, taught advanced graduate classes on cyber security at George Washington University and Carnegie Mellon University, and provides regular cyber security commentary and analysis for national print and broadcast media.
CEO
FireEye
Tom Mawhinney
GENERAL PARTNER
Icon Ventures
Tom Mawhinney joined Icon Ventures in 2003 as a General Partner, bringing a 15-year background in the technology industry as both a venture capitalist and an entrepreneur. Tom has a wide range of technology investing experience and brings a passion for helping to scale young, rapidly growing companies.
His venture investing capabilities were acknowledged when he was named to the AlwaysOn Venture Capital 100 Power Players in the Cloud and Entrepreneurial Power Player - West lists.
His venture investing capabilities were acknowledged when he was named to the AlwaysOn Venture Capital 100 Power Players in the Cloud and Entrepreneurial Power Player - West lists.
GENERAL PARTNER
Icon Ventures
Steven Scopellite
BOARD MEMBER
Ionic Security
Steven Scopellite is recognized as a top financial technology leader. His distinguished, 28-year career at Goldman Sachs includes having served as global head of the firm’s 8,000-person Technology Division and as Chief Information Officer, where he played a key role in the development of the firm’s global funding platform and early expansion into electronic trading.
Steven currently serves on the boards of Akamai Technologies (AKAM), and Soltage, a leading renewable energy provider. He is the chair of the Riverview Medical Center Foundation Board of Trustees and serves as an advisor and consultant to the CIO Strategy Exchange (CIOSE). His work has earned him recognition on Institutional Investor’s recent Tech 50 list.
Steven currently serves on the boards of Akamai Technologies (AKAM), and Soltage, a leading renewable energy provider. He is the chair of the Riverview Medical Center Foundation Board of Trustees and serves as an advisor and consultant to the CIO Strategy Exchange (CIOSE). His work has earned him recognition on Institutional Investor’s recent Tech 50 list.
BOARD MEMBER
Ionic Security
Eric Hinkle
PRESIDENT | CEO
Ionic Security
Eric has over 30 years of experience, most recently as Operating Executive with Marlin Equity Partners, where he conducted operational due diligence and served as Chairman for multiple companies including Asentinel, CompassLearning, Logi Analytics, LogicBlox/Predictix, Longview/Tidemark, Mapp, Serenova, Verisae, and Vivonet.
Previously, he served as CEO of Servigistics, an exited Marlin portfolio company and global provider of Service Lifecycle Management software; CEO of Mediaocean, a provider of web-enabled sales and order management, invoicing, and e-business solutions; and President and COO of Radiant Systems, a global provider of point-of-sale, store management, and headquarters management solutions. Additional experience includes key roles at AlliedSignal Aerospace, McKinsey & Company, and IBM Research. Eric earned a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Brown, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Previously, he served as CEO of Servigistics, an exited Marlin portfolio company and global provider of Service Lifecycle Management software; CEO of Mediaocean, a provider of web-enabled sales and order management, invoicing, and e-business solutions; and President and COO of Radiant Systems, a global provider of point-of-sale, store management, and headquarters management solutions. Additional experience includes key roles at AlliedSignal Aerospace, McKinsey & Company, and IBM Research. Eric earned a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Brown, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
PRESIDENT | CEO
Ionic Security
Adam Ghetti
Founder | Chief Evangelist
Ionic Security
Adam Ghetti, technologist and entrepreneur, founded Ionic Security in 2011 to address the problem of trust in our machine-scale world. He has over 15 years of experience building large-scale systems in multiple internet-related markets. He is an expert in complex systems and task automation along with an applied knowledge of application security, network security, data security, and artificial neural networks. He was recognized by Forbes as a 30-under-30 thought leader in technology and by the World Economic Forum as a Technology Pioneer.
Additionally, Mr. Ghetti served on the inaugural Global Future Council on Cybersecurity on behalf of the World Economic Forum, serves as a member of the Advisory Board of the Centre for Cybersecurity at the World Economic Forum, as an elected member of the Council on Foreign Relations, as a member of both the advisory board for the College of Computing and the Institute for Information Security and Privacy at Georgia Tech, a charter member of TiE, a Distinguished Lecturer for the Robson Program at Emory University, and as a board member for Savvy Cyber Kids a 501(c)(3) providing educational materials for families to better enable them in navigating the digital world safely.
Additionally, Mr. Ghetti served on the inaugural Global Future Council on Cybersecurity on behalf of the World Economic Forum, serves as a member of the Advisory Board of the Centre for Cybersecurity at the World Economic Forum, as an elected member of the Council on Foreign Relations, as a member of both the advisory board for the College of Computing and the Institute for Information Security and Privacy at Georgia Tech, a charter member of TiE, a Distinguished Lecturer for the Robson Program at Emory University, and as a board member for Savvy Cyber Kids a 501(c)(3) providing educational materials for families to better enable them in navigating the digital world safely.
FOUNDER | CHIEF EVANGELIST
Ionic Security
Leadership Team
Our leadership team includes a diverse set of proven software industry veterans, and cybersecurity thought leaders, all of whom are passionate about our mission to make the world more secure.
Eric Hinkle
PRESIDENT | CEO
Ionic Security
Eric has over 30 years of experience, most recently as Operating Executive with Marlin Equity Partners, where he conducted operational due diligence and served as Chairman for multiple companies including Asentinel, CompassLearning, Logi Analytics, LogicBlox/Predictix, Longview/Tidemark, Mapp, Serenova, Verisae, and Vivonet.
Previously, he served as CEO of Servigistics, an exited Marlin portfolio company and global provider of Service Lifecycle Management software; CEO of Mediaocean, a provider of web-enabled sales and order management, invoicing, and e-business solutions; and President and COO of Radiant Systems, a global provider of point-of-sale, store management, and headquarters management solutions. Additional experience includes key roles at AlliedSignal Aerospace, McKinsey & Company, and IBM Research. Eric earned a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Brown, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Previously, he served as CEO of Servigistics, an exited Marlin portfolio company and global provider of Service Lifecycle Management software; CEO of Mediaocean, a provider of web-enabled sales and order management, invoicing, and e-business solutions; and President and COO of Radiant Systems, a global provider of point-of-sale, store management, and headquarters management solutions. Additional experience includes key roles at AlliedSignal Aerospace, McKinsey & Company, and IBM Research. Eric earned a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Brown, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
PRESIDENT | CEO
Ionic Security
Adam Ghetti
Founder | Chief Evangelist
Ionic Security
Adam Ghetti, technologist and entrepreneur, founded Ionic Security in 2011 to address the problem of trust in our machine-scale world. He has over 15 years of experience building large-scale systems in multiple internet-related markets. He is an expert in complex systems and task automation along with an applied knowledge of application security, network security, data security, and artificial neural networks. He was recognized by Forbes as a 30-under-30 thought leader in technology and by the World Economic Forum as a Technology Pioneer.
Additionally, Mr. Ghetti served on the inaugural Global Future Council on Cybersecurity on behalf of the World Economic Forum, serves as a member of the Advisory Board of the Centre for Cybersecurity at the World Economic Forum, as an elected member of the Council on Foreign Relations, as a member of both the advisory board for the College of Computing and the Institute for Information Security and Privacy at Georgia Tech, a charter member of TiE, a Distinguished Lecturer for the Robson Program at Emory University, and as a board member for Savvy Cyber Kids a 501(c)(3) providing educational materials for families to better enable them in navigating the digital world safely.
Additionally, Mr. Ghetti served on the inaugural Global Future Council on Cybersecurity on behalf of the World Economic Forum, serves as a member of the Advisory Board of the Centre for Cybersecurity at the World Economic Forum, as an elected member of the Council on Foreign Relations, as a member of both the advisory board for the College of Computing and the Institute for Information Security and Privacy at Georgia Tech, a charter member of TiE, a Distinguished Lecturer for the Robson Program at Emory University, and as a board member for Savvy Cyber Kids a 501(c)(3) providing educational materials for families to better enable them in navigating the digital world safely.
FOUNDER | CHIEF EVANGELIST
Ionic Security
Sean Allen
VP | MARKETING
Ionic Security
Sean has been a part of high-growth, large-impact companies in the cloud, mobile, appdev, and virtualization markets for more than 20 years. He has a passion for crafting market strategy and message while working with key influencer communities, such as analysts, to properly position emerging growth technology and drive demand.
His last two companies put him in the crosshairs of taming corporate systems that manage sensitive data and the exploding world of enterprise custom appdev, illuminating the fundamental need for irrefutable data trust in our all-encompassing digital world. Sean has served in strategy, marketing, product, sales, and business development roles with several leading technology companies, including VMware, Salesforce, Tivoli, Mercury, and OutSystems.
His last two companies put him in the crosshairs of taming corporate systems that manage sensitive data and the exploding world of enterprise custom appdev, illuminating the fundamental need for irrefutable data trust in our all-encompassing digital world. Sean has served in strategy, marketing, product, sales, and business development roles with several leading technology companies, including VMware, Salesforce, Tivoli, Mercury, and OutSystems.
VP | MARKETING
Ionic Security
Robert Ball
CBDO | GENERAL COUNSEL
Ionic Security
Robert is our chief business development officer and general counsel. He also serves as the company's global privacy officer. Previously, Robert was a partner at Eversheds Sutherland where he was a member of the firm’s cybersecurity and privacy team.
Prior to Eversheds Sutherland, Robert was a senior executive at Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM). As head of business and corporate development, Robert managed Akamai’s corporate strategy, strategic partnerships and joint ventures, M&A, and technology licensing. Robert also served as Akamai’s first general counsel, where he oversaw Akamai's initial public offering and all aspects of its corporate legal affairs. Robert also served as vice president of international and directed Akamai's international expansion and rapid growth across Asia and Europe.
Prior to Eversheds Sutherland, Robert was a senior executive at Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM). As head of business and corporate development, Robert managed Akamai’s corporate strategy, strategic partnerships and joint ventures, M&A, and technology licensing. Robert also served as Akamai’s first general counsel, where he oversaw Akamai's initial public offering and all aspects of its corporate legal affairs. Robert also served as vice president of international and directed Akamai's international expansion and rapid growth across Asia and Europe.
CRO | GENERAL COUNSEL
Ionic Security
Ben Halpert
VP | RISK & CORPORATE SECURITY
Ionic Security
Ben is a noted author, speaker, and practitioner of risk management, security, privacy, and compliance. He is also the founder of the 501(c)(3) non-profit Savvy Cyber Kids that creates and delivers age-appropriate security, privacy, bully response, and cyber ethics resources and educational tools that enable youth, families and school communities to be empowered by technology.
Prior to joining Ionic Security, Ben was the director of risk management and compliance for McKesson and spent over 11 years in corporate information security at Lockheed Martin.
Prior to joining Ionic Security, Ben was the director of risk management and compliance for McKesson and spent over 11 years in corporate information security at Lockheed Martin.
VP | RISK & CORPORATE SECURITY
Ionic Security
Bill LeBlanc
CTO
Ionic Security
Bill has built his career around the successful delivery and support of solutions to the market. He has a distinguished track record of innovation, including early development of the Cisco PIX firewall and Local Director products. During more than 24 years in technology research and software development, Bill has authored 27+ patents for inventions pertaining to firewall technology, network scaling, and distribution of digital media.
He was a co-founder and Lead of Engineering Development and Research at Pharsalia Technologies, Inc. that was later acquired by Alteon Websystems, Inc. After the acquisition of Alteon Websystems by Nortel Networks, he continued in his role until he left to create SteelBox Networks, a company focused on revolutionizing video surveillance. Bill served as CTO and Director of Research and Development at Steelbox. Prior to joining Ionic Security, he served as Distinguished Engineer in the CTO Office of Aruba Networks.
He was a co-founder and Lead of Engineering Development and Research at Pharsalia Technologies, Inc. that was later acquired by Alteon Websystems, Inc. After the acquisition of Alteon Websystems by Nortel Networks, he continued in his role until he left to create SteelBox Networks, a company focused on revolutionizing video surveillance. Bill served as CTO and Director of Research and Development at Steelbox. Prior to joining Ionic Security, he served as Distinguished Engineer in the CTO Office of Aruba Networks.
CTO
Ionic Security
Steve Pugh
CISO
Ionic Security
As a forward-thinking chief information security officer for Ionic Security, Steve has taken the lead in deploying a data-centric security model across Ionic. His passion for technology and creating a secure, trusted environment inspired him to join the company in 2015. Steve’s pursuit of Zero Trust architectures mirrors Ionic’s mission and results in consistent controls, visibility, and protection. Prior to joining Ionic Security as its first CISO, Steve spent 12 years in the Air Force as a Cyber Warfare Officer and held multiple positions to include Detachment Commander and DOD developer/operator. Steve served as the former CISO for the White House Military Office and is a published author and noted speaker on the topics of cybersecurity and technology.
CISO
Ionic Security
Ken Silva
VP | OPERATIONS & INFRASTRUCTURE
Ionic Security
Prior to joining Ionic Security in 2014, Ken was the SVP of cyber strategy at ManTech, and prior to that he was the senior executive advisor on Cyber Technologies at Booz Allen Hamilton.
From 2000 to 2010, Ken held multiple leadership positions at VeriSign, such as chief security officer and chief technology officer. Prior to joining the private sector, Ken spent 20 years in the Air Force and the NSA in multiple technical and senior analyst positions.
From 2000 to 2010, Ken held multiple leadership positions at VeriSign, such as chief security officer and chief technology officer. Prior to joining the private sector, Ken spent 20 years in the Air Force and the NSA in multiple technical and senior analyst positions.
VP | OPERATIONS & INFRASTRUCTURE
Ionic Security
Darrell Swope
VP | ENGINEERING
Ionic Security
Darrell is a proven leader with over 30 years of experience building enterprise class software products for the world’s largest organizations. He has held a variety of roles both as a senior technologist and in executive management. He was a Distinguished Engineer and Distinguished Technologist at IBM and HPE as well as the VP of Engineering and CTO for Landis & Gyr North America.
Darrell has had extensive experience creating products for several cyber security disciplines including network and host security as Chief Architect while at Internet Security Systems and most recently heading Engineering for the Micro Focus Fortify suite of application security products.
Darrell has had extensive experience creating products for several cyber security disciplines including network and host security as Chief Architect while at Internet Security Systems and most recently heading Engineering for the Micro Focus Fortify suite of application security products.
VP | ENGINEERING
Ionic Security
Joseph Ward
VP | PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
Ionic Security
Joseph has spent his entire career protecting organizations and their data from all kinds of threats, malicious and otherwise. Immediately before joining Ionic, Joseph held the VP of Product role at Cybraics creating a new way to detect and respond to newly uncovered risks and cyber threats.
Prior to that, Joseph led the Product organization at Damballa where he and his team drove innovation and delivery of the world's first network-based advanced threat detection solution. He has also spent time at McAfee, Secure Computing, and CipherTrust in various product and engineering roles.
Prior to that, Joseph led the Product organization at Damballa where he and his team drove innovation and delivery of the world's first network-based advanced threat detection solution. He has also spent time at McAfee, Secure Computing, and CipherTrust in various product and engineering roles.
VP | PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
Ionic Security
Jon Versteeg
CFO
Ionic Security
Having leadership roles in both public- and venture-backed technology companies, Jon is no stranger to the demands of scaling in fast growing, innovative environments.
His twenty-five plus years of experience include Joulex (now part of Cisco Systems), Internet Security Systems (now part of IBM), Digital Communications Associates, and a number of other technology firms delivering software solutions and services on a worldwide basis. Jon has a Finance degree from University of Georgia and an MBA from Georgia State University.
His twenty-five plus years of experience include Joulex (now part of Cisco Systems), Internet Security Systems (now part of IBM), Digital Communications Associates, and a number of other technology firms delivering software solutions and services on a worldwide basis. Jon has a Finance degree from University of Georgia and an MBA from Georgia State University.