Top Management – Kevin O’Brien

August 23, 2017

Category: Top Management

Name: Kevin O'Brien

Title: CEO and Co-Founder

Company: GreatHorn

Why nominated: Kevin O'Brien's nomination is based on his long track record as a senior executive for a series of Boston-area security startups over the last 15 years. This capability came from his prior experience leading firms such as @stake.

Profile: A quick glance at Kevin O'Brien's background might not give one the impression that he is a mover and a shaker in cybersecurity circles. Although, his interest in the martial art Aikido might give him a few ideas on how to defend a corporation and his degree in philosophy and metaphysics might give him some interesting insight into the mind of a cybercriminal.

However, these skills are backed up by O'Brien's resume which includes stints at CloudLock, @stake and Experian.

At GreatHorn, which he co-founded with company CTO Raymond Wallace III, he is a leader who believes security is an essential component in relation to how organizations collaborate and communicate.

What colleagues say: “GreatHorn's partnership with tech giant Microsoft has proven Kevin's ability to bring a startup's appearance and utilization amongst legacy security players.”

- Tereza Nemessanyi, Microsoft Entrepreneur-in-Residence

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