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Benny Czarny is the founder and CEO of OPSWAT, a leading cybersecurity firm with over 1,800 customers, 500 employees, and 11 offices worldwide. Founded with a personal investment in 2002 to offer a unique, market-driven approach to security application design and development, OPSWAT has been breaking new ground in the field of cybersecurity for more than 15 years. Benny has over 20 years of experience in successfully identifying market needs and building, marketing, and selling innovative cloud-based security products and solutions. From the early days of computer viruses, he was interested and involved in the fields of encryption, network operations, and security vulnerability detection and research. 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-Machon Technologi Le'Israel.

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.

Tom Mullen joined OPSWAT in 2004 and manages technical partnerships and legal activities for the company. Tom brings expertise in negotiating transactions with and managing on-going programs for vendors, customers, alliance & channel partners as well as acquisition targets. 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.

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.

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.

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 at global technology companies based in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Before OPSWAT, he served as AVP of network and cloud security at Allot, and before that, founded his own company and played a key role in managing the development of equipment for the lawful interception market on behalf of Verint Systems. Itay launched his career as a software engineer in an elite intelligence unit of the Israel Defense Forces. He holds an M.B.A. from Bar-Ilan University and a B.Sc. in electrical engineering from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.

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.

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.

Bio - 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.

James Neilson is the SVP of International Sales at OPSWAT, where he oversees the go-to-market function and is responsible for scaling the business through our own sales teams and partner channels, meeting revenue and profitability targets, and ensuring customer satisfaction.

James has over 25 years of experience in the IT industry, 18 of which are in leadership positions for cybersecurity companies. Prior to joining OPSWAT he served as VP of Sales EMEA at Immersive Labs – a UK-based cyber startup – and held leadership roles at Forcepoint and Symantec.

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.