# Leadership

Security isn't something you can just add on at the last minute. It’s the result of thoughtful decisions and coordinated actions by many individuals.

At Cobalt, our mission is to make security a part of everything we do.

We believe that security comes from a dynamic and collaborative process. By bringing together development, security, and operations teams, we ensure that everyone plays a role in creating a secure environment. At Cobalt, we know that when we work together, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts – where 2+2 equals 10. This collaborative spirit drives our leadership team and our commitment to revolutionizing pentesting and offensive security, ultimately creating a safer digital world for everyone.

## Executive Team

##### [Sonali Shah](https://www.cobalt.io/team/sonali-shah)
###### Chief Executive Officer

##### [Lisa Matherly](https://www.cobalt.io/team/lisa-matherly)
###### Chief Marketing Officer

##### [Andrew Obadiaru](https://www.cobalt.io/team/andrew-obadiaru)
###### Chief Information Security Officer

##### [Martin Rannje](https://www.cobalt.io/team/martin-rannje)
###### Senior VP of Finance

##### [Rosie Carley](https://www.cobalt.io/team/rosie-carley)
###### Chief People Officer

##### [Gunter Ollmann](https://www.cobalt.io/team/gunter-ollmann)
###### Chief Technology Officer

##### [Chris Essex](https://www.cobalt.io/team/chris-essex)
###### Chief Revenue Officer

##### [Paul Zymba](https://www.cobalt.io/team/paul-zymba)
###### Senior VP of Customer Success

## Founders

##### [Christian Hansen](https://www.cobalt.io/founders/christian-hansen)
###### Co-Founder & Engineer

##### [Jakob Storm](https://www.cobalt.io/founders/jakob-storm)
###### Co-Founder & Chief Product Architect

##### [Esben Friis Jensen](https://www.cobalt.io/founders/esben-friis-jensen)
###### Co-Founder & Chief Growth Officer at Userflow

##### [Jacob Hansen](https://www.cobalt.io/founders/jacob-hansen)
###### Co-Founder & Cobalt Board Member

## Board Members, Advisors, & Investors

##### Gerhard Eschelbeck
###### Former CISO at Google

##### Tim Draper
###### Founder at Draper & Associates, Draper University, DFJ

##### Caleb Sima
###### Chair of AI Security at Cloud Security Alliance, Former CSO at Robinhood

##### Robert Fly
###### Cobalt Board Member, CEO & Co-Founder at Elevate Security, Former VP Security Engineering at Salesforce

##### Julie Cullivan
###### Cobalt Board Member, Former Chief Technology & People Officer at Forescout

##### Tony Spinelli
###### Chief Security Officer at Halcyon

##### Fengmin Gong
###### Chairman at HYSTA, CEO & Co-Founder at Metafoodx

##### Gajan Rajanathan
###### Growth Investor at Highland Europe, Former VP at Qatalyst Partners

##### Rob Mann
###### Director of Offensive Security & Automation at Google, Former Head of Global Security Research at AMRO Bank

##### Eric Lagier
###### Founder & Managing Partner at byFounders, Former CCO at Tradeshift

##### Michele Law
###### Board Member at Fluxx, Former COO at OpenDNS

##### Bob Stefanski
###### Co-Founder & Managing Director at eLab Ventures, Former Executive VP at TIBCO

##### Carol Meyers
###### Former CMO at Rapid7

##### Elizabeth Tse
###### COO at Side, Former SVP Operations at Upwork

##### Caroline Wong
###### Advisor & Former Chief Strategy Officer at Cobalt