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<h1>Leadership</h1>

<h1>Leadership</h1>

<h2>Leading with impact</h2>

A team that empowers one another, drives innovation, and fosters growth through a leadership approach that inspires and delivers results.

<h2>Executive Team</h2>

    [![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/61ef74bc86ef1d20a262e174_Nikhil-2.webp)

<h3>Nikhil Gupta</h3>

CEO and Founder](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhilgupta/) [![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/61502e6e7a9f1aaf9d773678_Praneet-Khare.webp)

<h3>Praneet Khare</h3>

Co-founder, SVP of Engineering and Managing Director (India)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/praneet/) [![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/61502e6d8c5a6e59023aca14_Deepak-Yadav.webp)

<h3>Deepak Yadav</h3>

Co-founder and Chief Architect](https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepy) [![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/61f7d84c37961e12b9598dc1_Mark-Lambert-2.webp)

<h3>Mark Lambert</h3>

Chief Product Officer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marklambertlinkedin/) [![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/67225101bb3ddcd8861eba8d_jj-p-500-png.webp)

<h3>Jon Skoglund</h3>

Chief Financial Officer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-skoglund-a4378/) [![Chandra Sekar, Chief Marketing Officer, ArmorCode](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/chandra-sekar-900x886-png.webp)

<h3>Chandra Sekar</h3>

Chief Marketing Officer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/chandrasekar3/) [![Jonathan Goldheim, VP of Worldwide Sales, ArmorCode](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/jonathan-goldheim-767x900-jpg.webp)

<h3>Jonathan Goldheim</h3>

VP of Worldwide Sales](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-goldheim-1152931/) [![Sally Buchanan, Global Head of People, ArmorCode](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Sally-Buchanan-718x900-jpg.webp)

<h3>Sally Buchanan</h3>

Global Head of People](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sallybuchanan/) [![Shri Chickerur, VP of Customer Success, ArmorCode](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Shri-Chickerur-jpg.webp)

<h3>Shri Chickerur</h3>

VP of Customer Success](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shrichickerur/)

<h2>Board of Directors &amp; Advisors</h2>

    [![Phil Venables, Board of Directors, ArmorCode; Partner, Ballistic Ventures](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Phil-Venables-png.webp)

<h3>Phil Venables</h3>

Board of Directors, ArmorCode;
 Partner, Ballistic Ventures](https://www.linkedin.com/in/philvenables/) [![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/60996fcc5ba705c64215cbd3_BOD-6.webp)

<h3>Mark Fernandes</h3>

Board of Directors, ArmorCode;
 MD, Sierra Ventures](https://www.linkedin.com/in/markjfernandes/) [![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/65700d7a1099d1b43199c5b8_2Z9A2587-Edit-p-500-png.webp)

<h3>Corey Mulloy</h3>

Board of Directors, ArmorCode;
 Managing Partner, HighlandX](https://www.linkedin.com/in/corey-mulloy-90229/) [![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/6370d67813162533fdfda731_image-1-p-500.webp)

<h3>Barmak Meftah</h3>

General Partner, Ballistic Ventures](https://www.linkedin.com/in/barmakmeftah/) [![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/6370d8c6352e28cdc6333efb_image-2-p-500.webp)

<h3>John Donovan</h3>

CEO, Qudit; Lead Director, Palo Alto Networks; Former Chairman, CISA; Former CEO, AT&T Communications](https://www.linkedin.com/in/johndonovanatt/) [![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/6370d9461d81f49e9b63a9c5_image-3-p-500.webp)

<h3>John M. Jack</h3>

Startup Advisor & Board Member; Ex-CEO, Fortify; Board of Directors, Contrast Security](https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmjack/) [![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/6370d997352e28ae44334ba6_image-4-p-500.webp)

<h3>Tom Reilly</h3>

Startup Advisor & Board Member; Ex-CEO, Cloudera; Ex-CEO, ArcSight](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tjreilly/) [![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/63e9d6f7e0068280331ab65b_Mike-p-500.webp)

<h3>Mike Carpenter</h3>

Chairman, Founder & CEO, XFactor.io; Ex-President of Global Sales, CrowdStrike](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-carpenter-b3046b/) [![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/61ee4eb748963b54c8b8d32a_VB-Headshot-black-white-2.webp)

<h3>Varun Badhwar</h3>

CEO, Endor Labs;
 Ex-GM, Prisma Cloud, Palo Alto Networks](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vbadhwar/) [![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/6370d9e24a3e3c9863a0dccb_image-5-p-500.webp)

<h3>Oliver Friedrichs</h3>

Entrepreneur, Investor, Board Member, Advisor](https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliverfriedrichs/) [![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/62d52894fd4c717008ea18ab_Rahul-Kashyap.webp)

<h3>Rahul Kashyap</h3>

Ex-CEO Awake Security; GM & CISO, Arista Networks](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rckashyap/) [![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/6371ce62352e28402643eb02_rishi-img-p-500.webp)

<h3>Rishi Bhargava</h3>

Co-Founder, Descope](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhargavarishi/) [![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/60996fcb4278e4e1cc62fb20_BOD-5.webp)

<h3>Andreas Kuehlmann</h3>

CEO, Tortuga; Ex-GM, Synopsys](https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreas-kuehlmann-a989bab/) [![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/6396ed86ac0280a42c697415_Manoj-apte.webp)

<h3>Manoj Apte</h3>

Ex-Chief Strategy Officer, Zscaler](https://www.linkedin.com/in/manojapte) [![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/65700d7b700fa236053852aa_Upal-Basu_headshot-cropped-3-p-500-png.webp)

<h3>Upal Basu</h3>

Partner, NGP Capital](https://www.linkedin.com/in/upalbasu/) [![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/6099865d407e693d961af1f1_BOD-10.webp)

<h3>Robert Rodriguez</h3>

Chairman & Founder, SINET](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rdrod/) [![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/6098df34c935776bf8c863e7_BOD-2.webp)

<h3>Pradeep Aswani</h3>

Angel Investor](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pradeepaswani/) [![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/6098df3405ec0b1bd0592252_BOD-1.webp)

<h3>Dr. Koushik Sen</h3>

Professor of Computer Science, UC Berkeley](https://www.linkedin.com/in/koushik-sen-80b99a/)        [![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/default-thumbnail-1-1500x788-png.webp)  Press Release

<h3>ArmorCode Doubles Growth, Boosts AI Security Governance with New Funding and Board Appointment</h3>

ArmorCode announces $16 million in new strategic funding and the appointment of cybersecurity industry icon Phil Venables to its Board of Directors.](https://www.armorcode.com/news/armorcode-doubles-growth-new-funding-and-board-appointment)      ![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sierra-ventures-logo.svg) ![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cervin-logo.svg) ![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ballistic-ventures-logo-png.webp) ![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/highlandx-logo-png.webp) ![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ngp-capital-logo.svg) ![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/tau-ventures-logo-removebg-png.webp) ![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/z5capital-logo-png.webp) ![Cheyenne Venture Capital](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cheyenne-logo-dark.svg) ![Harmonic Growth Partners](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Harmonic-lockup-dark.svg) ![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sierra-ventures-logo.svg) ![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cervin-logo.svg) ![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ballistic-ventures-logo-png.webp) ![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/highlandx-logo-png.webp) ![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ngp-capital-logo.svg) ![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/tau-ventures-logo-removebg-png.webp) ![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/z5capital-logo-png.webp) ![Cheyenne Venture Capital](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cheyenne-logo-dark.svg) ![Harmonic Growth Partners](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Harmonic-lockup-dark.svg) ![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sierra-ventures-logo.svg) ![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cervin-logo.svg) ![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ballistic-ventures-logo-png.webp) ![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/highlandx-logo-png.webp) ![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ngp-capital-logo.svg) ![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/tau-ventures-logo-removebg-png.webp) ![](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/z5capital-logo-png.webp) ![Cheyenne Venture Capital](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cheyenne-logo-dark.svg) ![Harmonic Growth Partners](https://www.armorcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Harmonic-lockup-dark.svg)

<h2>Seeing is Believing</h2>

<h3>ArmorCode demonstrates value in 15 minutes or less</h3>

  [Request a demo](https://www.armorcode.com/request-a-demo) [Take a tour](https://www.armorcode.com/tours)
