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Yaniv Vardi is a dynamic and highly accomplished entrepreneur with more than two decades of global executive leadership experience. He has established a long-standing and impressive track record of developing and executing global business strategies and directing worldwide growth. As Claroty’s Chief Executive Officer, Vardi is leading the company through its next stage of growth and solidifying its position as the leader in cyber-physical systems security. Prior to joining Claroty, he recently served as the Global Managing Director of Centrica Business Solutions, International, managing 8 countries and expanding the company’s proposition mainly in Europe, South America, and Asia Pacific into a significant business. Prior to joining Centrica, Vardi was the CEO of Panoramic Power, a global pioneer in energy management solutions for global C&I customers, which was acquired by Centrica. Prior to joining Panoramic Power, Vardi was Co-founder and Managing Director of Sparta Systems EMEA, successfully driving its operations to be the leading provider of QMS in the Life Science industry, and leading the company to a successful acquisition. Based on his wealth of experience, Vardi brings vital knowledge of operational direction and strategies as a board director and chairman in different companies in Israel, Europe, and the United States. Vardi graduated Magna Cum Laude from the New Jersey Institute of Technology majoring in Industrial and Management Engineering and Management of Information Systems and served in the Israeli Air Force for five years.

Galina Antova is a cybersecurity entrepreneur and executive with over 15 years in the cybersecurity industry. For the last nine years, Galina has focused on advancing the state of cybersecurity for critical infrastructure: first, through her work of establishing and leading Industrial Security Services at Siemens and later, through co-founding Claroty and growing it into the global leader in this new market segment. Previously, Galina held a number of leadership roles in IBM's Cloud Services business. She is the recipient of many notable accolades that recognize her leadership in the security industry and is frequently invited to speak at large security conferences such as RSA Conference. Galina is an advocate for diversity, a mentor and contributor to various organizations promoting and supporting female founders. She holds a BS in Computer Science from York University, Toronto, and an MBA from IMD, Switzerland.

Grant Geyer is Chief Strategy Officer at Claroty, responsible for leading the company’s strategy process, determining possible market opportunities, category adjacencies, and investment theses for value creation. He works with stakeholders in the executive leadership team to determine the best ways to accelerate the execution of the corporate vision. He has had a successful career as an operator in the cybersecurity industry for over 20 years at companies of different stages of growth. He previously served as Claroty’s Chief Product Officer, overseeing the product management, engineering, and research organizations, and was responsible for the company’s product strategy and development. Prior to joining Claroty, he worked as an Executive-in-Residence at Scale Venture Partners, where he assisted the firm in analyzing cybersecurity markets and ventures. Previously, Geyer held the role of Senior Vice President of Products for RSA, responsible for both traditional and SaaS product offerings. Prior to RSA, Geyer served as Vice President at Symantec, which he joined through its acquisition of Riptech. Earlier in his career, Geyer served as a Military Intelligence officer for the U.S. Army. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and a M.S. in Engineering Management from the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

Derek is the Chief Revenue Officer at Claroty, responsible for the global sales organization including the channel, operations, and sales development. Derek brings over 25 years of experience as a global technology, supply chain, and security executive across large public, and private equity-backed organizations. Prior to joining Claroty, Phillips was most recently the Deputy CEO for Kudelski Security, after spending several years serving as the company’s CRO, where he led the go-to-market strategy, offering portfolio, and global client success program, with a special focus on driving continued growth of the company’s key services and expanding client relationships worldwide.

During his tenure, Phillips spearheaded the company’s strategy to increase adoption of its Managed Detection and Response (MDR) offering, and advisory capabilities, including OT and IoT.  Previous roles include SVP of Sales and Market Development at Deloitte, RVP of North America Sales at JDA Software, and 15 years in sales at IBM.

Udi Bar Sela is responsible for all aspects of Claroty’s corporate finance, financial planning, strategic growth planning, and accounting. He has 20 years of financial leadership experience in both public and private technology companies in Israel and the United States. Most Recently, Udi served as Chief Accounting Officer for Ormat (NYSE: ORA) and prior to that, he was CFO at Advanced Vision Technology (AVT). During his years in Silicon Valley, he held several executive and senior finance level positions, including CFO at Tigo Energy, Vice President Finance at Soraa, and Division Head of Finance at Zoran Corporation. Bar Sela holds a B.A. in Economics and Accounting from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and an M.B.A. from Tel Aviv University.

Upa Campbell is the Chief Marketing Officer at Claroty. She is a seasoned executive with deep domain expertise in DevOps and cybersecurity. She is passionate about company building with a proven track record of bringing new businesses to market. She most recently served as chief strategy and marketing officer at Accurics (acquired by Tenable). Prior to that she was CMO of Prisma, the cloud security division of Palo Alto Networks, where she helped launch and scale the business. She previously held similar roles at RedLock (acquired by Palo Alto Networks) and Palerra (acquired by Oracle), and was part of the founding team at Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS).

Jonathan Langer is the Chief Operating Officer at Claroty. Previously, he co-founded and served as CEO at Medigate. He gained his cybersecurity expertise in the Israeli Defense Intelligence Corps, where he worked his way up to branch leader and commanded a team of technical analysts focused on the research of cyber related domains, earning the prestigious Israel Defense Award. He holds a LL.B from the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya.

In her role as CCO, she will leverage her 20-plus years of experience in customer support, professional services, research and development, and sales operations at industry-leading cybersecurity companies to fortify the customer journey and expand opportunities to enhance all areas of the customer experience. She will focus on ensuring a strong link between Claroty’s customer relationships and strategy and the product and business roadmap.

Shira Bar Yosef most recently served as general manager of Israel and SVP of technical customer experience at Cybereason. Previously, she spent over 20 years at Check Point Software Technologies, where she held various leadership roles across sales operations and customer success. At Check Point, Bar Yosef was responsible for end-to-end global customer and partner support operations and services, including designing and launching industry-leading support concepts and programs, heading accounts services, knowledge center, and hardware services. She also developed service methodologies and rollout, and held the overall responsibility for Check Point sales planning and enablement, forecasting, GTM operation, sales training, and renewals.

Rotem Sher is the Chief of Staff at Claroty. Rotem is an energetic, technology driven and result oriented executive, with over 15 years of experience and a proven track record of driving operational efficiency and productivity in global organizations. She is passionate about leading business units, building companies to scale, and executing global multi-million-dollar projects.

Rotem has held a variety of executive business operations roles in both small innovative companies and large enterprises, including Wix (NASDAQ:WIX). Prior to joining Claroty, Rotem served as Deputy CEO of EPM.
In her role as Chief of Staff, she leads key initiatives and works closely with the executive leadership to ensure effective execution of Claroty’s operational strategy and growth.

Rotem holds a degree in Industrial Engineering and Management (B.Sc) from Tel Aviv University.

Seth Gerson is the Vice President and General Counsel at Claroty, responsible for all legal and compliance matters. Seth is an extremely seasoned corporate and commercial lawyer with more than 25 years of legal experience. Prior to joining Claroty, Seth was part of the management team at Varonis Systems (NASDAQ:VRNS) where he served as the Vice President and General Counsel. Prior to Varonis, Seth was a Senior Corporate Counsel at Amdocs and, prior to that, was a partner in the Corporate Department of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, a leading international law firm. Seth holds a J.D. degree from Washington University School of Law and a B.A. in History from University of Pennsylvania.

Amir Preminger is the Vice President of Research at Claroty. He brings over 10 years of cybersecurity experience in a variety of research and managerial roles. Prior to joining the company, Amir spent almost a decade in one of the IDF's elite technological units where he played a key role in the research and development of advanced Cyber Solutions across multidisciplinary domains. Amir was directly involved in a number projects that won the prestigious Israel Defense Award. Amir holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the Academic College of Tel-Aviv Yafo.

Natalie Katester Boimer is the Global Vice President of Human Resources at Claroty. Natalie brings more than a decade of experience in Human Resources, including strong experience in recruiting and career development. In the last few years, Natalie specialized in cybersecurity startups, working with entrepreneurs and executive teams on helping them build successful companies for scale. Before joining Claroty, Natalie worked at Sygnia Consulting Ltd as its Human Resources Manager until the company was acquired. Prior to that, Natalie was Team8 Labs Ltd Human Resources & Recruitment Manager and managed the recruiting for all Team8's portfolio companies. Natalie also served in recruiting leadership roles at a software house, where she headed the company's recruitment department.Natalie holds a BA in Behavioral Science and Human Resources, and an MBA specializing in Human Resources, both from the College of Management Academic Studies.

Stephan Goldberg is the Vice President of Business Development at Claroty. Previously he managed the technical aspects of Medigate’s (acquired by Claroty) GTM strategy as well as envisioning and forming its strategic technology alliances. Stephan also served as a software engineer at Google, designing and implementing new products and services. He gained his cybersecurity expertise working his way up to Lead Tech Intelligence Researcher and commanded a large-scale section of the Israeli Defense Intelligence Corps. Stephan earned the prestigious Israel’s Defense Prize, awarded by the President of Israel. He holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Science from Tel Aviv University, where he graduated Cum Laude.

Admiral (Ret.) Michael S. Rogers retired in 2018 from the U.S. Navy after a distinguished 37-year career. In March 2014 he was appointed by President Barack Obama as the 17th Director of the National Security Agency and the 2nd Commander of U.S. Cyber Command. Prior to earning his fourth star he commanded the U.S. Tenth Fleet and U.S. Fleet Cyber Command. Admiral Rogers also served as the Director for Intelligence for both the Joint Chiefs of Staff and U.S. Pacific Command. A native of Chicago, he attended Auburn University, graduating in 1981 and receiving his commission via the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps. Originally a surface warfare officer (SWO), he was selected for re-designation to cryptology (now Information Warfare) in 1986. Rogers is a distinguished graduate of the National War College and a graduate of highest distinction from the Naval War College.

Mr Inglis is a Visiting Professor at the U.S. Air Force and Naval Academies, a senior advisor to Hakluyt and Company, a member of the Huntington Bancshares Board, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Advisory Council.

From 2021 to 2023 Mr Inglis served in the White House as the inaugural Senate confirmed U.S. National Cyber Director, building on his service as a Commissioner on the U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission (2019-2020), eight years as the Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer of the National Security Agency (2006-2014) and three years as the Special U.S. Liaison to London (2003-2006).

Mr. Inglis holds advanced degrees in engineering and computer science from Columbia University, the Johns Hopkins University, and the George Washington University, and an honorary doctorate from the National Intelligence University. Mr. Inglis’ military career includes 30 years of service in the US Air Force and Air National Guard. He retired as a Brigadier General and holds the rating of USAF Command Pilot.

Jim LaBonty is the retired Director and Head of Global Automation Engineering for Pfizer's Global Engineering & Technology division. In this role he primarily focused on establishing the strategic direction and harmonizing control system solutions across 42 manufacturing sites globally, including securing the development of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. Previously, LaBonty held senior engineering and system architect roles at Rockwell Automation, Eli Lilly & Company, and Eastman Kodak Company. He now leverages his decades of experience to help firms with their corporate OT cyber strategy and global program execution, with the goal of protecting manufacturing.

Jesse Whaley is Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of Amtrak, where he leads the management of cyber risk and information security matters, managing everything from traditional enterprise technology risks to unique challenges with operational technology. Prior to his role at Amtrak, Whaley held several leadership positions at the U.S. Department of Defense Cybersecurity Operations Center and spent 10 years serving in the U.S. Army as a special agent to various cyber crime divisions. Additionally, Whaley is a graduate of the esteemed FBI CISO Academy.

Charles Carmakal is the Chief Technology Officer of Mandiant Consulting, the security consulting organization of Google Cloud. He oversees a team of incident responders, analysts, and security consultants that have helped thousands of organizations respond to complex security breaches orchestrated by foreign governments and organized criminals. Charles led the teams that discovered and responded to some of the most impactful security events, including the SolarWinds supply chain attack and the Colonial Pipeline cyber disruption. Charles has over 20 years of experience helping organizations become more resilient to cyber attacks.

Charles has significant experience helping Fortune 500 organizations build and enhance security programs to combat advanced attacks.  He provides strategic security guidance to executive leadership and boards of directors.

Charles has testified before Congress on multiple cybersecurity topics. He is regularly interviewed by mainstream media organizations and has been included in hundreds of television and print stories on cybersecurity topics.

Prior to joining Mandiant, Mr. Carmakal served in various leadership roles within PwC in the US and Australia.  He received Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Decision and Information Sciences from the University of Florida.