The Team Behind the Software
Bahman Mahbod
DTEX SYSTEMS, CEO
Bahman is a successful senior executive and a proven leader with over twenty years of experience in establishing, scaling, and managing world-class organizations, both at start-ups and large enterprises. He possesses a unique blend of operational acumen and deep technical expertise spanning across Cyber Security, Networking, Mobile, Applications, Cloud and Platform Architecture. Bahman joined Dtex […]
Bahman Mahbod
DTEX SYSTEMS, CEO
Bahman is a successful senior executive and a proven leader with over twenty years of experience in establishing, scaling, and managing world-class organizations, both at start-ups and large enterprises. He possesses a unique blend of operational acumen and deep technical expertise spanning across Cyber Security, Networking, Mobile, Applications, Cloud and Platform Architecture.
Bahman joined Dtex in the role of Chief Operating Officer in December of 2015. During his tenure as COO, he led company operations through the development and launch of Dtex’s User Behavior Intelligence Platform, the most complete platform on the market for the detection of malicious, negligent, and compromised insider threats. Bahman drove the Dtex platform to become an integral part of the enterprise security fabric by prioritizing new product innovation, advanced intelligence and analytics, and improved infrastructure for enterprise-wide deployment on-prem and in the cloud. As a result of his leadership, Dtex has successfully created the leading platform in user behavior intelligence and insider threat detection.
Prior to joining Dtex, he was a founding member, SVP WW Engineering and Security Research and corporate officer at FireEye. There, he led the global product engineering and security research teams until his departure in late 2014 to pursue other interests. His leadership and expertise led to the development of FireEye’s highly differentiated suite of products and services that ultimately led to its successful IPO valued at $8B in 2013.
Bahman Mahbod
CEO
Bahman is a successful senior executive and a proven leader with over twenty years of experience in establishing, scaling, and managing world-class organizations, both at start-ups and large enterprises. He possesses a unique blend of operational acumen and deep technical expertise spanning across Cyber Security, Networking, Mobile, Applications, Cloud and Platform Architecture. Bahman joined Dtex […]
Bahman Mahbod
CEO
Bahman is a successful senior executive and a proven leader with over twenty years of experience in establishing, scaling, and managing world-class organizations, both at start-ups and large enterprises. He possesses a unique blend of operational acumen and deep technical expertise spanning across Cyber Security, Networking, Mobile, Applications, Cloud and Platform Architecture.
Bahman joined Dtex in the role of Chief Operating Officer in December of 2015. During his tenure as COO, he led company operations through the development and launch of Dtex’s User Behavior Intelligence Platform, the most complete platform on the market for the detection of malicious, negligent, and compromised insider threats. Bahman drove the Dtex platform to become an integral part of the enterprise security fabric by prioritizing new product innovation, advanced intelligence and analytics, and improved infrastructure for enterprise-wide deployment on-prem and in the cloud. As a result of his leadership, Dtex has successfully created the leading platform in user behavior intelligence and insider threat detection.
Prior to joining Dtex, he was a founding member, SVP WW Engineering and Security Research and corporate officer at FireEye. There, he led the global product engineering and security research teams until his departure in late 2014 to pursue other interests. His leadership and expertise led to the development of FireEye’s highly differentiated suite of products and services that ultimately led to its successful IPO valued at $8B in 2013.
Mohan Koo
DTEX SYSTEMS, CO-FOUNDER & CTO
As Dtex’s Co-Founder and CTO, Mohan’s passion for enabling transparency and security in the enterprise, along with his commitment to driving customer success, has enabled Dtex to be recognized as one of Gartner’s Cool Vendors in 2016. With over 20 years of Global experience, Mohan is widely recognized as a thought leader in the Cyber […]
Mohan Koo
DTEX SYSTEMS, CO-FOUNDER & CTO
As Dtex’s Co-Founder and CTO, Mohan’s passion for enabling transparency and security in the enterprise, along with his commitment to driving customer success, has enabled Dtex to be recognized as one of Gartner’s Cool Vendors in 2016.
With over 20 years of Global experience, Mohan is widely recognized as a thought leader in the Cyber Security industry. With particular interest in the intersection between surveillance and privacy, Mohan led Dtex to become the first ever security vendor to implement “Privacy by Design” in the development of the Dtex technology platform.
Mohan is continually studying the global enterprise security landscape, with a passion for driving “People-centric Security” practices and positioning the end user as the ultimate key to enterprise security.
Mohan Koo
CO-FOUNDER & CTO
As Dtex’s Co-Founder and CTO, Mohan’s passion for enabling transparency and security in the enterprise, along with his commitment to driving customer success, has enabled Dtex to be recognized as one of Gartner’s Cool Vendors in 2016. With over 20 years of Global experience, Mohan is widely recognized as a thought leader in the Cyber […]
Mohan Koo
CO-FOUNDER & CTO
As Dtex’s Co-Founder and CTO, Mohan’s passion for enabling transparency and security in the enterprise, along with his commitment to driving customer success, has enabled Dtex to be recognized as one of Gartner’s Cool Vendors in 2016.
With over 20 years of Global experience, Mohan is widely recognized as a thought leader in the Cyber Security industry. With particular interest in the intersection between surveillance and privacy, Mohan led Dtex to become the first ever security vendor to implement “Privacy by Design” in the development of the Dtex technology platform.
Mohan is continually studying the global enterprise security landscape, with a passion for driving “People-centric Security” practices and positioning the end user as the ultimate key to enterprise security.
Debbie Tuck
CFO
Debbie is Chief Financial Officer of Dtex Systems responsible for all finance, accounting and human resources and is a seasoned senior executive that specializes in combining strategic and tactical finance experience with multinational operating experience. She has a proven track record of leading all corporate finance, technical accounting matters, IPO and M&A transactions in public […]
Debbie Tuck
CFO
Debbie is Chief Financial Officer of Dtex Systems responsible for all finance, accounting and human resources and is a seasoned senior executive that specializes in combining strategic and tactical finance experience with multinational operating experience. She has a proven track record of leading all corporate finance, technical accounting matters, IPO and M&A transactions in public and private technology companies for over twenty-five years.
Debbie was formerly the Chief Accounting Officer at Good Technology where she was responsible for overseeing accounting, finance, travel, sourcing and procurement operations, as well as leading the company through its initial public offering efforts until the acquisition of Good by BlackBerry Limited. At BlackBerry, she was Vice President of Corporate Finance and Operations overseeing corporate finance, financial systems, finance operations, and shared services. Prior to joining Good/BlackBerry, she spent five years in solar as the Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller at Sunrun and SolFocus. She also served in senior roles at VeriSign, Inc., and at Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP. Debbie holds a BS in Business Accounting from San Jose State University and is a member of the National Charity League, a national mother-daughter organization responsible for developing strong women leaders.
Steve Holton
CRO
As Chief Revenue Officer, Steve is responsible for Dtex’s go-to-market operations with the ultimate goal of predictably scaling the global business while simultaneously delighting customers & partners and exceeding their respective expectations. Steve has a passion for building high performance cultures that drive explosive growth that results in a material gain of market share. His […]
Steve Holton
CRO
As Chief Revenue Officer, Steve is responsible for Dtex’s go-to-market operations with the ultimate goal of predictably scaling the global business while simultaneously delighting customers & partners and exceeding their respective expectations. Steve has a passion for building high performance cultures that drive explosive growth that results in a material gain of market share. His extensive experience leading global sales and marketing enables him to leverage specially designed GTM strategies to optimize for regional nuances.
He most recently served as the President and Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) of Blancco Technology Group and has held CRO positions at leading companies such as Entrust, Webroot, Genesys, and Good Technology. Notably, as a founding employee and VP of Sales at RightNow Technologies (later acquired by Oracle), Steve built the sales organization from the ground up and grew the company’s revenue from $0 to $100 million in just five years.
Jay Manni
VP OF ENGINEERING
Jay Manni is a seasoned technology leader wtih more than twelve yearsof experience in the Cyber Security Industry, and over 18 years of experience as an engineering leader across various top technology companies. As VP of Product Engineering, Jay is responsible for building the Dtex User Behavior Intelligence Platform from the ground up and bringing […]
Jay Manni
VP OF ENGINEERING
Jay Manni is a seasoned technology leader wtih more than twelve yearsof experience in the Cyber Security Industry, and over 18 years of experience as an engineering leader across various top technology companies. As VP of Product Engineering, Jay is responsible for building the Dtex User Behavior Intelligence Platform from the ground up and bringing innovations in user behavior technology to life.
Prior to his role at Dtex, Jay was a founding engineer and Senior Director of Engineering at FireEye, Inc. There, he managed several facets of product development and was responsible for creation of the core FireEye product portfolio.
Jay has a long history of working with start-up organizations throughout his career, and has a passion for hands-on development in the formative years of new technology and for building successful products and teams from the ground up. He holds more than ten patents in the fields of cyber security, storage, networking, and cloud infrastructure provisioning.
Gaurav Garg
WING VENTURES
Gaurav Garg is a Founding Partner of Wing. He has led investments in a number of early-stage technology companies and currently serves on the boards of Ruckus Wireless (NYSE: RKUS), FireEye (Nasdaq: FEYE), MobileIron (Nasdaq: MOBL), Jasper, Shape Security, Instart Logic, Cohesity, Apprity and previously Netscaler (acquired by CTXS). He has helped build Ruckus and […]
Gaurav Garg
WING VENTURES
Gaurav Garg is a Founding Partner of Wing. He has led investments in a number of early-stage technology companies and currently serves on the boards of Ruckus Wireless (NYSE: RKUS), FireEye (Nasdaq: FEYE), MobileIron (Nasdaq: MOBL), Jasper, Shape Security, Instart Logic, Cohesity, Apprity and previously Netscaler (acquired by CTXS). He has helped build Ruckus and FireEye over 10 years each from incubation into public companies, and he incubated Jasper and Instart Logic from concept stage. Gaurav was a partner at Sequoia Capital from 2001 to 2010, and a Special Limited Partner from 2010-2012. He worked extensively with Sequoia Capital’s investments in Aruba Networks (Nasdaq: ARUN), Jawbone (aka Aliph), and RingCentral (NYSE: RNG).
Casie Abello
VP OF MARKETING
As VP of Marketing, Casie oversees global marketing for Dtex Systems. She is a seasoned Marketing leader who has spent the last 20 years creating amazing customer experiences, building successful organizations, driving market demand and fueling company growth. Casie began her career building revenue-generating corporate websites and high-performing marketing teams at companies like Oracle, Intuit, […]
Casie Abello
VP OF MARKETING
As VP of Marketing, Casie oversees global marketing for Dtex Systems. She is a seasoned Marketing leader who has spent the last 20 years creating amazing customer experiences, building successful organizations, driving market demand and fueling company growth. Casie began her career building revenue-generating corporate websites and high-performing marketing teams at companies like Oracle, Intuit, Salesforce.com and Good Technology. Most recently, Casie helped build and optimize a successful Corporate Marketing and Global Demand Center organization at FireEye.
Casie enjoys attending sporting events, concerts, outdoor activities and spending time with her family. She lives in Silicon Valley with her husband and three kids.
Promod Haque
NORWEST VENTURE PARTNERS
Promod has more than 20 years of experience in the venture capital industry and currently serves as senior managing partner at Norwest Venture Partners (NVP). Promod joined NVP in 1990, and has invested in more than 60 companies since he began his venture career, producing more than $40B in exit values to date. More than […]
Promod Haque
NORWEST VENTURE PARTNERS
Promod has more than 20 years of experience in the venture capital industry and currently serves as senior managing partner at Norwest Venture Partners (NVP). Promod joined NVP in 1990, and has invested in more than 60 companies since he began his venture career, producing more than $40B in exit values to date. More than 20 of his portfolio companies have gone public and nearly 36 have been acquired (or have gone public and been acquired). In 2014, Forbes recognized Promod as a “Hall of Fame” investor. 2014 marked Promod’s tenth appearance on the annual Forbes Midas List, including 2004, when he was ranked the #1 venture capitalist based on performance over the previous decade.
Rajan Koo
SVP OF CUSTOMER ENGINEERING
As SVP of Customer Engineering, Raj is responsible for enterprise customer success, managing Dtex installations, services, and implementation at some of the top enterprises in the world. This includes critical tasks such as developing custom architecture for customers’ specific needs, or scaling Dtex across hundreds of thousands of users. Raj as a long history in […]
Rajan Koo
SVP OF CUSTOMER ENGINEERING
As SVP of Customer Engineering, Raj is responsible for enterprise customer success, managing Dtex installations, services, and implementation at some of the top enterprises in the world. This includes critical tasks such as developing custom architecture for customers’ specific needs, or scaling Dtex across hundreds of thousands of users. Raj as a long history in technological innovation. As a Chartered Professional Engineer with over 15 years of engineering experience, Raj has been awarded patents for his work in R&D (including for Dtex’s unique anonymization features) and has led technical reviews for multi-million dollar industrial automation projects.
As a leader, Raj drives focus to deliver projects from conception to implementation. He believes in fostering learning and knowledge sharing within his team, believes that lifetime learning is integral to innovation.
Victor Chen
GENERAL COUNSEL
Victor serves as General Counsel, overseeing the legal operations at Dtex. He has over fifteen years of experience working at SaaS and enterprise software companies in both legal and business roles. Most recently, he served as General Counsel for AlienVault. Prior to that, he led the legal departments at Hara Software (acquired by Verisae) as […]
Victor Chen
GENERAL COUNSEL
Victor serves as General Counsel, overseeing the legal operations at Dtex. He has over fifteen years of experience working at SaaS and enterprise software companies in both legal and business roles. Most recently, he served as General Counsel for AlienVault. Prior to that, he led the legal departments at Hara Software (acquired by Verisae) as well as at ArcSoft where he grew out the company’s legal group in Asia. Victor holds a JD/MBA joint degree from Santa Clara University and an Economics degree from U.C. Berkeley.
Robert Lentz
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Mr. Lentz is the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber, Identity and Information Assurance (CIIA) in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Networks and Information Integration/Chief Information Officer. Since November 2000, he served as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the Department of Defense (DoD) and in this capacity, oversaw […]
Robert Lentz
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Mr. Lentz is the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber, Identity and Information Assurance (CIIA) in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Networks and Information Integration/Chief Information Officer. Since November 2000, he served as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the Department of Defense (DoD) and in this capacity, oversaw the departments 3 Billion dollar Information Assurance & Cyber Security programs. Mr. Lentz started his career with the National Security Agency (NSA) in 1975. Since that time, he accumulated over 34 years of experience and established himself as a change agent with federal government.
Gail Boddy
VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Gail is a dedicated human resources leader with more than 15 years of experience in the data security field. She has worked with several high profile technology companies including AlienVault and HP. Most notably, Gail was Vice President of Human Resources at ArcSight, where she worked with business leaders over the course of eight years […]
Gail Boddy
VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Gail is a dedicated human resources leader with more than 15 years of experience in the data security field. She has worked with several high profile technology companies including AlienVault and HP. Most notably, Gail was Vice President of Human Resources at ArcSight, where she worked with business leaders over the course of eight years to help bring ArcSight to a publicly traded company, and then to a $1.7B acquisition by HP. ArcSight was recognized as a Bay Area “Best Place to Work” several times. Gail is a Team Manager with Boys Team Charity, Los Gatos chapter and a sustaining member of the National Charity League, Heritage Oaks chapter.
Christy Wyatt
INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBER
Christy Wyatt is a technology industry leader who has a long history of driving and scaling innovative companies, and currently serves as the CEO of Absolute Software. Prior to joining Absolute, she was the CEO and President of Dtex Systems. Christy was formerly Chairman, CEO and President of Good Technology. During her tenure at Good she led […]
Christy Wyatt is a technology industry leader who has a long history of driving and scaling innovative companies, and currently serves as the CEO of Absolute Software. Prior to joining Absolute, she was the CEO and President of Dtex Systems.
Christy was formerly Chairman, CEO and President of Good Technology. During her tenure at Good she led the company through aggressive growth and an acquisition by Blackberry in 2015. Christy began her career as a software engineer and has held leadership positions at Citigroup, Motorola, Apple, Palm and Sun. In 2015 Christy was named one of Inc. Magazines Top 50 Women Entrepreneurs in America and was named CEO of the Year by the Information Security Global Excellence Awards. She was named one of Fierce Wireless’s “Most Influential Women in Wireless” several years in a row.
Christy is a member of the board for Quotient Technology, and served on the board for Centrify, which was acquired by Thoma Bravo in August 2018. She also sits on the board of Abilities United, non-profit organization focused on enriching the lives of individuals and families with developmental disabilities. She is married and has four children.