Benny Czarny

President and CEO

Benny Czarny founded OPSWAT, Inc. in 2002 to offer a unique, market-driven approach to security application design and development.  Benny has over 18 years experience in successfully identifying market needs and building, marketing and selling innovative products and solutions.  Prior to founding OPSWAT, Benny held technical leadership positions at NetManage, Netect and BindView. Benny earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.

Tausheet Antani

Chief Technology Officer

Tausheet Antani joined OPSWAT in 2003 and manages the company's R&D. Tausheet brings expertise in design, development and R&D processes. Prior to joining OPSWAT, Tausheet held R&D positions in Teknovus and Summit Networks. Tausheet earned a Master's Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of California, Davis.

Patrick Tan

Chief Operating Officer

Patrick Tan joined OPSWAT in 2010 and drives the company's activities and overall company operations towards continuous improvements, effectiveness, and efficiencies. Patrick manages the company's activities in finance, accounting, human resources, and information technology. Patrick brings expertise in organizational development and administration, accounting systems, internal controls, financial and tax reporting, cash management, and human capital retention and development. Prior to joining OPSWAT, Patrick held management positions at Ensenta Corporation, Ramsell Corporation, Dorado Corporation, Sagent Technology, and the Defense Contract Audit Agency. Patrick earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Humboldt State University and a Masters of Business Administration degree from the California State University, East Bay. Patrick is a Certified Public Accountant and is an active member of the California Society of CPAs.

Tom Mullen

Vice President of Business Development

Tom Mullen joined OPSWAT in 2004 and manages the company's OEM sales and business development activities. Tom brings expertise in negotiating transactions with and managing programs for vendors, customers and alliance partners. Prior to joining OPSWAT, Tom practiced law and held management positions in sales, marketing and business development at Apple Computer, CNET Networks (now CBS Interactive) and GreenBorder Technologies (now Google). Tom earned a Bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and a law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law.

Steven Ginn

Vice President of Engineering

Steven Ginn earned a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from San Francisco State University. During his last year of study, Steven contributed to research in the areas of Human Computer Interaction and Pervasive Computing.  Prior to OPSWAT, Steven built a strong background in Customer Service, team planning, and communication in the industry.

Jeff Garon

Director of Marketing

Jeff joined OPSWAT in 2010 and manages the company's marketing department and related activities. Prior to OPSWAT, Jeff worked as a Producer in the marketing department of Esurance, Inc., focusing on project management, online marketing, SEO and research. Jeff has also held positions at Seagate Technology, the International Trade Development Center, and the Irish Intercontinental Bank. Jeff earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration / Marketing from California State University, Chico, including a minor in Italian Language Studies.

Alex Sill

Director of Sales

Alex Sill joined OPSWAT as Director of Sales in late 2011. He is a technology industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience in sales and executive management. Most recently, Alex was Vice President of Business Development at CellTrust Corporation, a leading provider of mobile security products.  Earlier, as VP of Business Development at PatchLink Corporation, (now Lumension Security) Alex built a successful OEM program and established key industry alliances, which supported PatchLink in its achievement of ranking among America's 500 fastest growing corporations in 2003, 2004 and 2005.

Prior to PatchLink, Alex was Vice President of Sales at Commerce Direct International, an outsourced e-commerce services business, where he helped drive sales from zero to more than $15 million in 24 months. In 2000, he developed a highly successful OEM business for Platform Computer Corporation, having established McAfee Associates' well-known and successful OEM program only six years earlier. 

Chris Kennedy

Vice President of Information Technology

Chris Kennedy joined the OPSWAT management team in 2011 to lead the management and growth of the OPSWAT Information Technology infrastructure and customer-facing services.  Chris brings years of expertise in IT systems and network architecture, global IT and business management, project management, compliance, security, data center and network operations management, vision, strategy and innovation.  Chris’s technical competencies include server administration, virtualization technologies, storage, data center consolidation and networking.  Prior to joining OPSWAT, Chris served as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of a federal government agency in San Francisco for 5 years.  Before serving as a Federal CIO, Chris also was the Global IT Director for two startups, OpenTV and Synarc, which operate worldwide in the US, EMEA and the Pacific Rim.  Chris earned his Bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley.  

Thomas Chimento

Director of Product Management

Thomas Chimento, Ph.D., is the Director of Product Management at OPSWAT. Prior to his current role, Thomas worked at Webroot as the Director of Product Management where he designed an enterprise Web Security SaaS solution. Earlier in his career he worked at NASA, first as a senior multi-disciplinary technologist and later as a security technology and policy integrator, where he was involved with translating evolving security requirements into new agency-wide initiatives and policies. At NASA he was also tasked with ensuring personnel understood relevant technical, policy and security requirements. Thomas has a Ph.D. in neurobiology from the University of California, San Francisco and a Bachelor’s degree from Long Island University.

Amir Harush

Director of Engineering

Amir Harush joined OPSWAT as Director of Engineering in late 2011. Amir brings to the team his vast experience as VP R&D and other leading engineering roles within the internet security space. Having worked in companies such as Cisco (ScanSafe), Aladdin and Websense (PortAuthority Technologies), he has experience in building cloud based security solutions as well as building end-to-end content and DLP security solutions. Prior to these, Amir held multiple engineering positions at Check Point Software Technologies (VoIP, high performance firewalls, and more).