About Us

As President and CEO, David brings his nearly two decades of experience in application, network, and data security to drive the success of SecZetta as the industry leader in third-party identity risk and lifecycle management solutions. He founded the company in 2006, assembling a highly experienced team and securing strategic partnerships to address a growing need for better IT security and identity and access management in the market.

As a successful entrepreneur, David has founded two IT management and security companies working with medium and large enterprises in healthcare, finance, and retail.

David attended Northeastern University where he studied public affairs and marketing. He is a former member of the Air Force National Guard, where he specialized in combat communications focusing on encrypted secure communications.

As Chief Revenue Officer, Phil is responsible for building the new revenue organization and leading the company’s customer acquisition strategy.

An industry veteran with over 20 years of experience in Identity Management, Phil joined SecZetta in 2022 with deep expertise in helping organizations gain the maximum value out of their Identity Management programs. Prior to joining SecZetta, he served as Vice President and General Manager, EMEA at Ping Identity where he supported many of the world’s largest enterprises with their strategic initiatives such as Open Banking, Identity post-GDPR, acceleration of Cloud adoption, and their Zero Trust strategies.

Phil holds a BSc in Biology from the University of Southampton.

As Chief Operating Officer at SecZetta, Jim is responsible for setting the direction for the company’s strategic growth initiatives and meeting evolving market needs.

Jim joined SecZetta in 2022 with more than 25 years of experience leading go-to-market functions for organizations in the cybersecurity industry. Jim currently serves on the boards for Inky, Digital Shadows and has held leadership roles at leading global security and technology companies including Capsule8, Egenera, and RSA.

Jim holds a B.A. in Business Administration and Management from Northeastern University.

As Chief Technology Officer, Matt is responsible for heading SecZetta’s research and development as well as guiding its technological requirements.

Before joining SecZetta in 2021, Matt held senior leadership positions with SailPoint Technologies, Quest Software, and Dell, where he helped drive Dell’s global leadership position in the server market. Matt is a visionary engineering leader with a distinguished career spanning more than 25 years, including extensive experience in identity.

Matt holds a B.S. in Computer Science from MIT and an M.S. in Computer Science from Vanderbilt University. He holds 14 software patents reflecting his deep engineering expertise and technological innovation.

As SVP, Strategic Accounts, Jason leads the company’s customer retention strategies. Having worked with a wide range of organizations from startups to large enterprises, Jason brings nearly two decades of experience in developing and enhancing brands and driving revenue growth for private and publicly traded companies.

Prior to joining SecZetta in 2016, Jason served in senior executive roles in the enterprise software, research, and high-tech markets, including the successful acquisition by Microsoft of a company he co-founded.

Jason holds a B.S. in Business Administration, Management and Operations from the University of New Hampshire.

As Chief Financial Officer at SecZetta, Michael manages the company’s financial and operational activities.

Michael joined SecZetta in 2021 with more than a decade of financial operations experience with enterprise software and services companies. Prior to joining SecZetta, Michael was vice president at ClearSky, where he invested in leading cybersecurity companies. He has also held positions at Microsoft (Corporate Development), Columbia Capital, and Barclays Capital.

Michael holds a B.A. in Mathematical Economics from Colgate University and an M.B.A. from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

As Senior Vice President of Global Alliances & Corporate Development, Jeremy is responsible for driving the rapid acceleration of SecZetta’s global alliances and partner sales organization.

Jeremy joined SecZetta in 2019 and brings nearly 15 years of experience in physical security, consulting, and cybersecurity. Prior to joining SecZetta, Jeremy held security leadership positions at Optiv, KPMG, and Dell EMC.

Jeremy holds a B.A in Criminal Justice/Pre-law from Ohio Northern University and is a former Special Agent with the United States Secret Service.

As Vice President of Market Strategy at SecZetta, Jennifer leads the effort to position SecZetta in the market, including oversight of go-to-market initiatives and messaging across sales, marketing, channel and alliances.

Jennifer joined SecZetta in 2019 with more than ten years’ experience in technology product and market strategy, sales and channel enablement, advisory services management, identity and access management (IAM), counterintelligence, and higher ed. Prior to joining SecZetta, Jen served as an IAM advisor and consultant at Optiv.

Jennifer holds a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Missouri and a Master of Forensic Science degree from The George Washington University.

As Vice President of Engineering at SecZetta, Matt is responsible for designing and building the software solutions.

Matt joined SecZetta in 2014 with a decade of technical innovation experience. Prior to joining SecZetta, Matt was lead developer for Pay My Grade, Inc. and previously spent 8 years at JournalBooks.

Matt holds a B.A. in Graphic Design from the University Iowa.

As Senior Director of Marketing at SecZetta, Tawna is responsible for Field and Chanel Marketing events, lead generation, social media and digital marketing.

Tawna joined SecZetta in 2022 with more than 20 years’ experience in global field and events management. Prior to joining SecZetta, Tawna served as the Director of Marketing, Americas at Hyperscience and held leadership positions in Field Marketing at Zscaler and LogRhythm.

As Director of Solutions Marketing at SecZetta, Charisma is responsible for positioning, messaging, campaign creation, content development and promotion, and collateral creation and delivery to support sales enablement and to drive mid-funnel lead/demand generation.

Charisma joined SecZetta in 2021 with 20+ years’ marketing experience in both startups and established companies. Prior to joining SecZetta, Charisma served as Director of Global Marketing at Fornetix and held positions of increasing responsibility in the cybersecurity and satellite, defense, and aerospace groups at Access Intelligence.

Charisma holds a B.A. in Communications from Wichita State University.

As Director of Operational Excellence at SecZetta, Paul is responsible for ensuring SecZetta’s organisational processes and systems deliver the best possible customer experience. 

Paul joined SecZetta in 2022 and brings over a decade of experience in identity consulting, managed services, customer support, and operations.  Before joining SecZetta Paul held several leadership positions in both start-ups and established companies helping them to successfully scale and mature business operations. 

As Director, Product Management at SecZetta, David is responsible for creating and executing the product roadmap for SecZetta solutions.

David joined SecZetta in 2022 with more than twenty years of technical expertise in the identity solutions world where he is known as the “Identity Jedi.” Prior to joining SecZetta, David served as Director of Strategic Alliances at Cloudentity and held leadership positions at Amazon Web Services and SailPoint.

David holds a B.S. in Computer Science from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

As Director, Revenue Operations & Enablement at SecZetta, Christi is responsible for designing and implementing scalable programs and efficient processes to accelerate revenue.

Christi joined SecZetta in 2021 with more than a decade of experience building and scaling revenue organizations at high-growth tech companies through sales and technical enablement, customer training, and strategic operations. Prior to joining SecZetta, she built and grew the enablement functions at Chainalysis and Ping Identity.

Christi holds an Executive MBA from INSEAD and a B.A. in Communications from Truman State University.