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Benny Czarny is the Founder, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of OPSWAT, a global cybersecurity company securing the world’s most critical infrastructure through a prevention-first philosophy: trust no file, trust no device.

Benny founded OPSWAT in 2002 from a small apartment in San Francisco with a bold vision — to reinvent cybersecurity by focusing on prevention instead of detection. With no outside investment, he bootstrapped OPSWAT from a one-person startup into a global organization with more than a thousand employees, serving thousands of enterprise and government customers in over 100 countries.

Under his leadership, OPSWAT has pioneered Deep CDR™ (Content Disarm and Reconstruction) technology and other breakthrough innovations, including Metascan® multiscanning, secure file transfer, and advanced sandboxing. These technologies are now trusted to protect mission-critical systems across energy, defense, transportation, finance, and government sectors, helping prevent catastrophic breaches before they occur.

With over two decades of expertise in encryption, vulnerability management, and secure architecture, Benny is recognized as one of the world’s leading advocates for Data Sanitization and Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP). His work has helped shift the global cybersecurity mindset from reactive detection to proactive prevention, positioning OPSWAT at the forefront of protecting the systems that power modern civilization.

As both CEO and Chairman, Benny continues to drive OPSWAT’s long-term strategy, product innovation, and culture of execution. He remains deeply involved in the company’s technology roadmap, guiding its evolution toward a world where every file and device entering a secure network is verifiably safe.

Benny’s leadership style is grounded in curiosity, conviction, and hands-on innovation. From bootstrapping OPSWAT’s first product to leading a global organization shaping cybersecurity policy and defense standards, he has built a company defined not by fear of threats but by confidence in prevention. His mission remains clear: to eliminate cyber threats before they can execute and make prevention the foundation of digital trust worldwide.

Yiyi Miao joined OPSWAT in 2009 as a Software Engineer in the company's Research & Development Engineering Team. Yiyi started managing the Product Engineering and Product Management teams in 2017 and is responsible for the overall product design, engineering, and delivery processes. Yiyi earned a Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering from Shanghai University in China and a Master's degree in Computer Science from San Francisco State University.

Dan Lanir joined OPSWAT as Director of Professional Services and Support in early 2012. Dan is responsible for developing and growing the company's global-class technical support and professional services business. Prior to joining OPSWAT, Dan worked at Oracle for 19 years, where he held leadership positions in both services and support with responsibilities that included running complex multi-location software deployment projects, directing global support desks, and managing domestic and international customer relationships. Dan holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Engineering.

Stephen Gorham is the Chief Federal Officer for OPSWAT. Stephen brings 20 years of operational excellence and IT-focused performance to his role and has managed large Enterprise IT operations teams as VP of Cyber Security & Infrastructure Capabilities for CompuCom, VP of Services for Extensys, Inc. and VP of Technology/CIO of Hillsborough Community College. He currently holds a CISSP and CySA+ certification and is a former CISO. Stephen earned a Bachelor of Science in Electronic System Technologies at Southern Illinois University and a Master of Science in Information Studies at The Florida State University.

Jan Miller brings over a decade of industry experience to his role as Chief Technology Officer of Threat Analysis at OPSWAT. He leads the Security Operations product suite, focusing on ML-based threat hunting and sandboxing solutions.

A serial entrepreneur and developer, Jan has founded and led multiple cybersecurity startups centered around automated malware analysis. Before joining OPSWAT, he was the Founder and CEO of Filescan, which OPSWAT acquired in 2022. Prior to Filescan, he founded Payload Security, the company behind Hybrid Analysis, known for its innovative kernel-based sandboxing and memory analysis technologies.

Jan has made significant contributions to the industry, including leading the development of the Android sandbox and HCA technology at Joe Security and overseeing the post-acquisition integration and R&D of Falcon Sandbox at CrowdStrike. He is also the co-inventor of “Analysis of Malware” (EP3814961B1). Jan holds a degree in Computer Science from Universität Rostock.

George Prichici is the VP of Products at OPSWAT, leading the Application Security PLU. George’s background in technology spans over 15 years, in both product management and software engineering leadership positions. He’s a certified cloud solution architect and his focus and interest is in cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and machine learning.

Itay Glick is a global technology executive with leadership experience across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. He currently serves as GM of Hardware and OT Security at OPSWAT.

Before OPSWAT, he was Vice President of Product at Allot (NASDAQ: ALLT), leading the development of advanced cybersecurity solutions for global service providers. Earlier, he was Senior Manager, Cybersecurity Services at Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL), where he helped protect Fortune 100 enterprises and private data clouds.

He also founded a pioneering cybersecurity company that was later acquired by Menlo Security, and played a key role at Verint Systems (NASDAQ: VRNT) in developing lawful interception technologies. Itay began his career as an Engineering Group Manager in an elite intelligence unit, gaining hands-on experience at the intersection of security and innovation.

He holds an MBA, a b.sc . in Electrical Engineering, and the CISSP and CEH cybersecurity certifications.

Jeremy is a seasoned product management executive with over 20 years of experience building scalable platforms and applications across SaaS and PaaS business models. He currently serves as Vice President of Product Management at OPSWAT, a cybersecurity company focused on Secure Managed File Transfer and File Security. Prior to joining OPSWAT, he spent nearly a decade as a product leader at Kiteworks, a market-leading platform for secure file sharing and managed file transfer.

Earlier in his career, Jeremy played pivotal roles at major tech companies and high-growth startups. He helped launch Hulu at NBCUniversal, led partner development at Netflix following his MBA from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, and drove product leadership at Ribbit Mobile and Jibe Mobile—both of which were acquired by major industry players. His work consistently bridges innovation and strategic execution in the cybersecurity, media, and telecom sectors.

Chris Gray is the VP of Sales for Americas at OPSWAT, where he oversees the organization’s planning, implementation, sales performance, and go-to-market strategy for the Americas region.

Chris has more than 20 years of experience in the technology and cybersecurity industry and prior to joining OPSWAT, Chris spearheaded sales initiatives as the Director of Sales at Symantec, VP of Sales at Forcepoint, and most recently as a Strategic Advisor for TheFence and Doppel.

Joe Edwards is the Vice President of Americas Channel and Technical Sales at OPSWAT, where he leads the channel strategy and technical pre-sales initiatives across all the Americas. With over 25 years of experience in management, consulting, and cybersecurity, Joe is passionate about helping partners and customers navigate complex security challenges with innovative solutions.

Before taking on his current role, Joe served as VP of Global Sales Engineering at OPSWAT, overseeing pre-sales engineering teams worldwide. He previously founded and led e-velocity technical consulting for a decade and held leadership roles at Cisco, IBM, and Juniper Networks. Joe holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Cincinnati.

Hamid Karimi is the VP of Technology Alliances and Global OEM Sales at OPSWAT, where he oversees the organization’s planning, implementation, sales performance, and go-to-market strategy for a growing ecosystem of OEM partners, serving nearly 200 million enterprise users.

Hamid has over 35 years of experience in the technology and cybersecurity industry. Prior to joining OPSWAT, he held product and sales leadership roles at companies such as Bitdefender and Fortinet.

Rusty Feldman brings to OPSWAT more than 20 years of experience in sales and sales leadership primarily in cybersecurity and technology sales. Rusty is currently the Area Vice President of Americas Sales at OPSWAT. In this role, he oversees sales strategy and execution across the Americas, driving the company’s growth in the region. Before joining OPSWAT, Rusty was Senior Vice President of Global Sales at Asimily, where he led global sales. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of North America at Dragos, Inc., focusing on cybersecurity solutions for critical infrastructure. Rusty has also held senior sales leadership roles at Informatica and Securonix. With a strong background in business development and market expansion, Rusty has consistently led revenue growth and strategic partnerships throughout his career. Rusty has a BA in International Relations from Hamilton College.