Unternehmensführung
Amit Yoran
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Amit Yoran oversees the company’s strategic vision as Tenable works to empower organizations to understand and reduce their cyber security risk.
Amit brings to Tenable a unique blend of leadership in the private and public sectors. Previously, he served as president of RSA, leading its transformation into one of the most successful global security companies. Amit joined RSA through the acquisition of NetWitness, the network forensics company he founded and led as CEO.
Renaud Deraison
Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder
Renaud Deraison is chief technology officer of Tenable. Prior to co-founding Tenable, Renaud redefined the vulnerability management market by authoring Nessus, the world’s most widely deployed vulnerability scanner, with over one million downloads. Nessus has received numerous awards, including SC Magazine’s 2015 five-star “Best Buy” rating, SANS Institute’s Best of 2015 Award for vulnerability assessment, and Network World Asia’s 2015 award for best vulnerability assessment and management product.
Jack Huffard
President, COO & Co-Founder
As president and chief operating officer of Tenable, Jack Huffard is responsible for driving all global revenue growth and leading the company’s corporate strategy and organizational growth.
Steve Vintz
Chief Financial Officer
Steve Vintz is an accomplished leader with more than 25 years of financial, operational and strategic planning experience working with growth companies in the technology industry. As CFO of Tenable, he oversees finance, legal, human resources and information technology worldwide.
John Negron
Chief Revenue Officer
John Negron, chief revenue officer (CRO) of Tenable, is a cybersecurity industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience in enterprise software. In his previous role at Cisco, John co-pioneered the creation and launch of the cybersecurity business unit, leading more than 800 field sales professionals and engineers as a result of the acquisitions of Sourcefire, Cognitive Security, ThreatGrid, OpenDns and Lancope. During his tenure, his team grew the business to over $2 billion in annual sales.
Jennifer Johnson
Chief Marketing Officer
Jennifer Johnson, chief marketing officer (CMO) of Tenable, is one of the most notable enterprise software marketers in the industry. Prior to joining Tenable, she served as the first-ever CMO at Tanium, building one of the most innovative brands in the industry and positioning the company as a dominant force in the cybersecurity and enterprise IT markets. During her tenure, she led the company through consecutive years of triple-digit hypergrowth.
Stephen Riddick
General Counsel
As general counsel of Tenable, Stephen Riddick leads the legal department, and applies his experience with high-growth and global companies to help the company meet expanding market opportunities through accelerated growth, international expansion and technology innovation.
Dave Cole
Chief Product Officer
As chief product officer, Dave Cole leads initiatives in continued technology innovation and product excellence. He is an accomplished security veteran with a history of leading product innovation and building highly scalable systems, including product design and development for SaaS and cloud.
Amit Yoran
Chairman and CEO
As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Amit Yoran oversees the company’s strategic vision as Tenable works to empower organizations to understand and reduce their cyber security risk.
Amit brings to Tenable a unique blend of leadership in the private and public sectors. Previously, he served as president of RSA, leading its transformation into one of the most successful global security companies. Amit joined RSA through the acquisition of NetWitness, the network forensics company he founded and led as CEO.
Previously, Amit served as founding director of the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) program in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He was also founder and CEO of Riptech, one of the first managed security service providers (MSSP), which was acquired by Symantec in 2002. Amit currently serves as a board member and adviser to several security startups. In addition, he is recognized as a thought leader and influencer in the security industry, and is often sought out to provide expert commentary on his vision for the future of cybersecurity at industry events and in the media.
Jack Huffard
President, COO & Co-Founder
As president and chief operating officer of Tenable, Jack Huffard is responsible for driving all global revenue growth and leading the company’s corporate strategy and organizational growth.
Before co-founding Tenable, Jack was director of corporate development for Enterasys Networks, where he was involved with the acquisitions of Network Security Wizards (developer of the Dragon Intrusion Detection System) and Indus River Networks. In this role, he developed corporate strategy for addressing network security market needs. Before joining Enterasys, Jack held various management and sales positions at John Hancock and Marriott Corporation.
He received the 2013 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for defense and security, together with Tenable co-founders Ron Gula and Renaud Deraison. Jack currently serves on the Washington & Lee University Entrepreneurial Advisory Board and the SunTrust Bank Greater Washington Advisory Board. He holds a BS from Washington and Lee University and an MBA from Babson College.
Renaud Deraison
Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder
Renaud Deraison is chief technology officer of Tenable. Prior to co-founding Tenable, Renaud redefined the vulnerability management market by authoring Nessus, the world’s most widely deployed vulnerability scanner, with over one million downloads. Nessus has received numerous awards, including SC Magazine’s 2015 five-star “Best Buy” rating, SANS Institute’s Best of 2015 Award for vulnerability assessment, and Network World Asia’s 2015 award for best vulnerability assessment and management product. Renaud continues to contribute to the global security community, including authoring three patents related to network scanning and security and publishing his work in a variety of respected books and magazines. He is also a member of the editorial board for the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Organization. In 2013, Renaud received the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for defense and security, together with Ron Gula and Jack Huffard.
Steve Vintz
Chief Financial Officer
Steve Vintz is an accomplished leader with more than 25 years of financial, operational and strategic planning experience working with growth companies in the technology industry. As CFO of Tenable, he oversees finance, legal, human resources and information technology worldwide.
Previously, he served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Vocus, Inc. from 2001 until its sale in Juni 2014. During his tenure, he positioned the company for 40 consecutive quarters of revenue growth and rapid expansion, including an IPO, a follow-on offering and several acquisitions. Prior to Vocus, Steve was vice president of strategic planning and analysis at Snyder Communications, where he played a lead role in over 45 acquisitions and oversaw its growth from $86 million to nearly $1 billion in revenue. He also worked for Ernst & Young’s entrepreneurial services/middle market group in Washington, DC and Baltimore.
Steve has received numerous awards and distinctions during his career, including being named Northern Virginia Technology Council's public company CFO of the year. He is a certified public accountant and holds a BBA from Loyola College Sellinger School of Business.
Stephen Riddick
General Counsel
As general counsel of Tenable, Stephen Riddick leads the legal department, and applies his experience with high-growth and global companies to help the company meet expanding market opportunities through accelerated growth, international expansion and technology innovation.
Before joining Tenable, Steve was a senior member of the legal department at Praxair, Inc., a Fortune 250 producer and distributor of industrial gases, related technologies and services with operations in more than 30 countries. He provided legal support for the company’s businesses in Western Europe, Russia and Mexico, as well as for its global mergers and acquisitions team.
Prior to joining Praxair, Steve was a partner at two top-tier global law firms, where he advised client executives and boards of directors at high-growth public and private companies in technology and other industries. Steve holds a JD from the University of North Carolina School of Law and a BA in economics from the University of Virginia.
John Negron
Chief Revenue Officer
John Negron, chief revenue officer (CRO) of Tenable, is a cybersecurity industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience in enterprise software. In his previous role at Cisco, John co-pioneered the creation and launch of the cybersecurity business unit, leading more than 800 field sales professionals and engineers as a result of the acquisitions of Sourcefire, Cognitive Security, ThreatGrid, OpenDns and Lancope. During his tenure, his team grew the business to over $2 billion in annual sales.
Previously, he served as senior vice president of worldwide sales at Sourcefire, scaling the company from zero to $300 million in revenue, up through the acquisition by Cisco for $2.7 billion. He also held management roles at Riverbed Technologies, AXENT Technologies and EDP Security before its acquisition by SunGard.
Jennifer Johnson
Chief Marketing Officer
Jennifer Johnson, chief marketing officer (CMO) of Tenable, is one of the most notable enterprise software marketers in the industry. Prior to joining Tenable, she served as the first-ever CMO at Tanium, building one of the most innovative brands in the industry and positioning the company as a dominant force in the cybersecurity and enterprise IT markets. During her tenure, she led the company through consecutive years of triple-digit hypergrowth.
Previously, Jennifer was a partner at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, where she worked closely with its portfolio companies on go-to-market strategy. She also served as CMO at Coverity, re-positioning and scaling the company up through its acquisition by Synopsys. Additionally, she has held product marketing and marketing leadership positions at HP Software, Mercury Interactive, Symantec and Veritas Software.
Dave Cole
Chief Product Officer
As chief product officer, Dave Cole leads initiatives in continued technology innovation and product excellence. He is an accomplished security veteran with a history of leading product innovation and building highly scalable systems, including product design and development for SaaS and cloud.
Previously, Dave served as chief product officer at CrowdStrike, where he drove the design, development and support of the company’s cloud-based endpoint security product. Prior to CrowdStrike, he led product management for Norton at Symantec. As a seasoned product leader, Cole also held senior product positions at Foundstone and Internet Security Systems. Dave graduated with a BBA degree, magna cum laude, from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.