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Leadership

Nathan Sportsman

Chief Executive Officer
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Nathan is the Founder and CEO of Praetorian.

Prior to founding Praetorian, Nathan worked in various technical roles at industry-leading companies such as Sun Microsystems, Symantec, and McAfee. His experience has cross cut most industry sectors, and customers have ranged from Wall Street and Silicon Valley to government intelligence agencies and renowned educational institutions. Nationally recognized as a leader in the cybersecurity field, Nathan is a frequent public speaker, is a contributing author to the world’s best-selling computer security book, Hacking Exposed, is a U.S. patent holder, and has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Texas at Austin (nationally ranked #5 for Computer Science and Engineering).

Nathan holds a BS in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.

The Praetorian Leadership Team

Executive Team

Brian Peterson

Chief Operating Officer

John Nastelli

Vice President, Sales

Juan Bocanegra

Vice President, Services

Matt Harrigan

Chief Marketing Officer

Michelle Rhodes

Director of People Operations

Peter Kwan

Vice President, Engineering

Thomas Reburn

Vice President, Managed Services

Board of Directors

Bill Wood

Board Member

Cam McMartin

Board Member

Kevin Buehler

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