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Alison Andrews, CEO
Alison Andrews joined Vigilant in 2005 with over a decade of experience building service delivery teams, developing enterprise software, and formulating security management solutions from the vantage point of business intelligence and SIEM technologies. She was formerly VP of professional services for e-Security (later acquired by Novell), with a track record of 54% annual growth. She led professional services and partner management at eGrail, and helped restructure the company for its acquisition by FileNet Corporation in 2002. As VP of global education services at MicroStrategy, she held P&L responsibility for a $15M global business unit operating in 10 countries, achieving six consecutive years of growth an average profit margin of 35%. Ms. Andrews holds a BA in Engineering Sciences from Dartmouth College. |
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Mark Nicholson, Co-Founder and COO
Mark Nicholson is responsible for financial, sales and service delivery operations. His founding vision for Vigilant grew out of his prior experience with Predictive Systems, an international boutique IT consultancy focused on security and infrastructure management. There, he played a leading role in launching the market’s first integrated SIEM-based security operations and monitoring solutions, and forged geographic expansion into new sales territories. Through 17 years of sales and sales management experience with Predictive, Top Layer Networks, Comdisco and Cabletron, he honed his skills in selling complex IT solutions and management of global accounts, integrating both services and product sales perspectives, and consistently over-achieving sales objectives. Mr. Nicholson holds a B.A. from Keene State College, where he studied journalism and political science. |
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Joseph Magee, Co-Founder and CTO
Joe Magee is the Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Vigilant, where he heads research and development for SIEM solutions, most recently for the development of Vigilant’s Collective Threat Intelligence™ services. Previously, he was Chief Security Officer at Top Layer Networks and cut his teeth in the high-risk world of online trading as information security architect for Datek Online. Mr. Magee is an active member of SecurityMetrics.org and other industry organizations that directly contribute to the development of security monitoring best practices. He attended Drexel University, where he studied Commerce & Engineering and Management of Information Systems. |
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Bill Edwards, CISO
Bill Edwards joined Vigilant in 2009 to manage internal security program, act as executive consultant to Vigilant’s customer community, and develop services to solve C-level problems. Mr. Edwards brings 18 years of experience leading security organizations in the financial services sector, most recently for TD Ameritrade, as chief security officer. He was an early pioneer of converged IT and physical security monitoring, and was the driving visionary behind some of the first fraud and money laundering detection programs leveraging SIEM technology. Comfortable in both the Board room and the operations center, Mr. Edwards has managed M&A-driven architecture projects, transformed staffing models to drive efficiency and optimize budgets, and helped vendors develop leading security technologies to address the real-world challenges of large enterprises. |
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Beth Ruck, VP of Marketing & Strategic Alliances
Beth Ruck came to Vigilant in 2008 to direct market research and strategic marketing, branding, and alliance activities. Drawing on 15 years of cumulative knowledge in IT service and infrastructure management, security, and data center management, she has developed creative business development and go-to-market strategies that have generated multi-million-dollar service revenue streams for both professional services organizations and product companies, including Predictive Systems, International Network Services and InfoVista. |
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Marc Colon, Director of HR and Corporate Recruiting
Since 1997, Marc Colon has worked for specialized IT staffing and integration companies placing technical talent for Fortune 100 companies in the NY Metro area. Mr. Colon joined Vigilant in 2007 to enable the company to achieve its growth and service quality targets by recruiting of high-end security talent, overseeing the on-boarding of Vigilant staff, and maintaining a rewarding work environment that promotes professional development and offers competitive compensation programs. |
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Isaac Kohn, Managing Director, EMEA
Isaac Kohn currently heads Vigilant operations in EMEA. In his former role as Director of Professional Services, Mr. Kohn played a pivotal role in developing methodologies for complex security monitoring engagements and laid essential groundwork for Vigilant’s European business through his leadership of international and multi-site projects. Prior to joining Vigilant in 2007, he led legal investigations into compliance, fraud, data privacy, and intellectual property matters, which included preservation and preparation of forensic evidence for civil and criminal law enforcement actions. |
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Henry Li, Director of Fusion Services
Henry Li joined Vigilant in 2008 to develop the Fusion service offerings and run Vigilant’s managed service operations. He specializes in ITIL-based change and configuration management, skills which he honed through 10 years at Merrill Lynch running IT data and voice services. He has extensive experience managing audit processes, customer satisfaction and vendor relationships, and brings broad engineering expertise with a wide range of networking and security technologies. |
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