Tamer Hassan is co-founder and CEO of HUMAN, where he led the takedown of the biggest bot fraud organization 3ve with the help of Google and the FBI. After this huge win for the Internet, Hassan was named The #1 Most Creative Person in Business by Fast Company Magazine as well as one of Ad Age’s 40 Under 40 in 2019.

Before his career in fighting botnets, he was the founder and CEO of Compel Data Technologies - a software development and consulting company focused on big data and business intelligence solutions. Hassan’s career began as a major in the U.S. Air Force where he completed multiple combat deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan as a decorated Combat Search and Rescue helicopter pilot and Tactical Officer.

David DeWalt is a veteran CEO, advisor, and investor who has led companies, from startups to the Fortune 500, on a transformational journey of success. Today, he serves as the CEO and Founder of NightDragon Security, a dedicated Cybersecurity investment and advisor firm and serves as a Managing Director in Allegis Cyber and Momentum Cyber as well as an investor and board member in the world’s most innovative companies such as Delta Airlines, Five9, Claroty, Cybereason, Team8, DataTribe, iboss, Illusive Networks, Optiv, & Onapsis. 

Mr. DeWalt was named one of the 25 most influential executives in high technology by the readers of the industry publication CRN.

Ann Johnson oversees the investment and strategic partner strategy for security, compliance, and identity for one of the largest tech companies on our planet to help organizations become operationally resilient on their digital transformation journey and unlock capabilities of intelligent cloud and next generation AI. She is an active member of numerous cybersecurity board of directors, and also serves as a board advisors on cybersecurity.

You can hear Ann talk with some of the biggest influencers in cybersecurity each week on Afternoon Cyber Tea with Ann Johnson.

Jay Leek, CISM, CISA, CISSP, is a Managing Partner and Co-founder of ClearSky Security, and leading venture fund focused on investing in early- and growth-stage security companies. Prior to joining ClearSky, Leek was CISO for Blackstone, where he also worked with their information security investments and portfolio companies. 

Leek currently serves as a member of the board of directors for AppOmni, BigID, BlueLava, Capsule8, CloudKnox, CyberGRX, IntSights, SecZetta and Respond, and the NY Metro ISSA Chapter. He was also formerly a member of the board of directors for Carbon Black, Cylance, Demisto, Optiv, Phantom, ProtectWise, RedOwl and Verodin, and a former member of the advisory boards for Accuvant, iSIGHT Partners and Risk IO.

Senior Analyst John Grady covers network security at ESG. John leverages over 15 years of IT vendor and analyst experience to help clients identify and quantify key market trends to facilitate data-driven business decisions.

Prior to ESG, John spent four years at Symantec in different market insights and strategy roles supporting product, go-to-market, and executive stakeholders. Previous to that, John worked as an analyst covering network, web, and email protection, leading initial research initiatives on then-emerging areas such as advanced threat prevention and DDoS.

John has written for Dark Reading and has been quoted in Network World, CSO, eWeek, and TechTarget, among other publications.