Meet the Leadership Team
Venafi offers the premier solution for protecting machine identities, but we couldn't do it without our fearless leaders.
“Organizations today face a myriad of cybersecurity challenges, from the rapid advancements in quantum computing and cloud native to the mainstream emergence of deep fakes and the arms race afoot to continually accelerate the capabilities of AI. Venafi’s powerful machine identity management solutions help leading organizations combat these increasingly complex challenges.”
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Venafi Leadership Team
Together, these industry-recognized professionals have the deepest knowledge and breadth of experience for managing and modernizing the world's machine identities.
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Patrick Dennis
Chief Executive Officer
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Jeff Hudson
CEO Emeritus
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Francois Delepine
Chief Financial Officer
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Melissa Keohane
Chief Legal & People Officer
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Shivajee Samdarshi
Chief Product Officer
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Kris Luhrsen
Chief Sales Officer
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Mike Dodson
Chief Customer Officer
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Tim Sjobeck
Chief of Revenue Operations and Analytics
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Peter Bartok
Chief Technology Officer & Chief Architect
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Kevin Bocek
Chief Innovation Officer
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Dave Cutler
VP, Customer Support & Education
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Matt Barker
VP & Global Head, Workload Identity Architecture