Leadership Team
Delivering one of the first cloud security and compliance automation platforms of its kind not only takes ground-breaking technology, it takes proven leadership and security DNA. Anitian’s executive team is driving our vision, growth, and innovation to help our customers seize new markets and revenue faster.
Meet the Anitian Leadership Team
Chris Finan
Chief Executive Officer
Chris Finan is an entrepreneur with a passion for creating and scaling world-changing companies, products and Go-to-Market teams. Chris has founded, advised and served in executive leadership roles in numerous successful early-stage and growth-stage cybersecurity companies, including Shape Security (acquired by F5 Networks), ActZero (backed by Point72), and Impermium (acquired by Google). Chris served in the US government in various cybersecurity and operational roles on the National Security Council, DARPA and the Department of Defense.
Emily Bertrand
Head of Marketing
Emily specializes in aligning Anitian’s go-to-market strategy with market conditions while building scalable, cross-departmental systems. By ensuring seamless collaboration between these teams, she drives accelerated revenue growth, improved customer acquisition, and a unified customer experience. Before joining Anitian, Emily held leadership roles in marketing for high-growth SaaS and B2B technology companies, including ActZero (backed by Point72), Uber, and Instacart, where she led efforts that contributed to significant business expansion and market penetration.
Jay Christopherson
Head of Engineering
Jay manages all aspects of Anitian’s engineering and development efforts including design, build, test and service delivery. He leads the engineering managers, principal engineers, and individual developers whose efforts transform Anitian aspirations and customer goals into value-driven products and services. His 26 years of engineering experience include previous leadership roles at Mercedes-Benz R&D, Spaceflight Industries and Apptio, all focused on continuous value delivery and customer-focused innovation. A northwest native, Jay holds a BS degree in computer science from the University of Washington and a BS in business from the University of Oregon.
Mary McVeigh
Director of Partnerships
Mary leads Anitian’s partnership program, aligning internal goals with partner strategies to drive mutual success. Mary brings extensive Silicon Valley startup experience, where she partnered with engineering and product teams, private-sector organizations, and government agencies to drive innovation and operational excellence. Having served at the highest levels of the U.S. government, including at the Department of Defense, and in Congress, Mary excels at navigating complex ecosystems and fostering collaboration among diverse stakeholders. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame (BA) and the University of California, Berkeley (MPP), Mary combines a passion for innovation with a talent for building relationships that deliver meaningful results.
Emily Cummins
Director of Security and Compliance Services
Emily is a cybersecurity and compliance specialist who has been helping innovative SaaS companies achieve FedRAMP authorization and operations since 2011. She maintains CISSP and CCSP accreditations and advises CISOs, CTOs, and business leaders on FedRAMP best practices and strategies. Emily leads both our compliance advisory and security operations teams. She previously worked at Kratos as a leader in their defense and security solutions teams, and at Phillips as a security system design engineer with hands-on responsibility for Splunk and SolarWinds design and integration, among others. She has a BS in information security and forensics from Rochester Technology Institute.
Dilan Swift
Sr. Director of Customer Experience
Dilan Swift is an operational leader who is inspired to help teams exceed their potential. He has previously served as the Director of Operations at The Program, a leadership and management consultancy, and as both Director of Operations and Chief of Staff at ActZero (backed by Point72 and acquired by WatchGuard Technologies), an Ai driven Managed Detection & Response tech startup. Dilan continues to serve in the United States Marine Corps Reserve as an Operations Officer.
Katherine Burgess
Director of Customer Success
Kat has been with Anitian since 2014. After a 15 year career in Human Resources, she made the jump over to Sales after joining Anitian and was part of Anitian’s pivot from Professional Services to our Platform offering. Today Kat focuses her time on bolstering relationships with our customers and providing direct customer feedback to help strengthen Anitian’s service and product offerings.
Alex Degitz
Director of Product Management
Alex leads product strategy, design and roadmaps for Anitian’s compliance automation platform and technologies. As our senior strategist, he merges market requirements, fast-moving technology trends like AI, and Anitian’s unique compliance automation capabilities so we can deliver continuous value to our customers. He sets roadmap priorities and defines our release plans. Prior to Anitian he held product leadership roles at Satisfi Labs and Itential, and he holds a Master of Science degree from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
Tom Kelly
Director, Forgepoint Capital
With a 30+ year career in enterprise technology, Tom serves as a strategic advisor to current portfolio companies and, most recently served as CEO at Anitian. As CEO, Tom has led many software and security companies to successful acquisitions including AccelOps, Moxie Software, MontaVista Software, BlueStar Solutions, and Blaze Software. Tom has also held C-Suite leadership roles at several companies including Cirrus Logic, Epicor Software, Cadence Design Systems, and Frame Technology. He previously served as an EIR with Trident Capital and Trident Cyber Security. Tom has served on numerous public corporate boards over his career including at FEI, Epicor Software, and Blaze Software and currently Fabrinet and ZeroFox. He has a BS degree in Economics from Santa Clara University.
Don Dixon
Co-Founder and Managing Director, ForgePoint Capital
Don is a Co-Founder and Managing Director at Forgepoint. He has been a technology investor for over 30 years and was one of the earliest investors in cybersecurity. Prior to Forgepoint, Don led Trident Capital for over 20 years. Prior to Trident, Don was the Co-President at Partech International, a Managing Director at Alex. Brown & Sons, and a Vice President at Morgan Stanley. Don is a member of the Advisory Board of the Princeton School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He is also a Director for Business Executives for National Security (BENS.org), and a member of the Aspen Institute’s Cybersecurity Group, the nation’s leading cross-sector public-private cybersecurity forum that aims to translate pressing cybersecurity conversations into action. Previously, Don was a Board member of the Naval Postgraduate School and a member of the Advisory Board of the Harvard Kennedy School Center for Public Leadership.
Ned Gilhuly
Founding Partner, Sageview Capital
Ned Gilhuly is a Founding Partner of Sageview Capital. He is responsible for all aspects of Sageview’s business and sits on the firm’s Investment Committee as well as the Portfolio Committee. Prior to founding Sageview Capital, Ned was at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) for 19 years. He joined KKR in 1986 in San Francisco, became a partner in 1994, and from 1998 until 2004 he established and oversaw all aspects of KKR’s business in Europe. He also served on KKR’s Investment Committee from its inception in 2000 until his departure in 2005. Prior to KKR, Ned worked in mergers and acquisitions within Merrill Lynch Capital Markets.
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