About the Company

AuthMind is a pioneering Identity SecOps provider that arms identity and cybersecurity teams with end-to-end, real-time identity security posture management and threat detection. Through unmatched visibility spanning complex integrated application landscapes, the AuthMind Identity SecOps Platform enables SecOps to address the most dangerous enablers of identity-based attacks: blind spots, identity infrastructure security gaps, and misconfigurations caused by human error. It allows security orgs to become enablers for engineering and business teams to move faster as they adopt new cloud and SaaS tooling. Unlike ITDR solutions that only monitor and protect known managed identities, AuthMind discovers and monitors any identity that enterprise employees use to connect to any asset, anywhere, anytime.

Leadership Team

Shlomi Yanai

Co-Founder and CEO

Having served as CEO at publicly-traded and privately-owned cybersecurity companies, Shlomi is a long-time industry expert with a distinct specialization in identity-related safeguards. He previously served as CEO, President and Board Member of Datablink (now Watchguard) as well as Cyren, a NASDAQ-traded company. He also held top management roles at Aladdin (now Thales), BMC Software and Whale Communications. Shlomi also served 11 years in the Israeli Navy as a section head for information security. He holds a BSc in Mathematics and computer science as well as an MBA from Ben Gurion University.

Ankur Panchbudhe

Co-Founder and CTO

Bringing a deeply technical skillset, Ankur offers an extensive background as a Chief Technology Officer and top architect at many of the IT industry’s leading companies. He most recently served as Head of Architecture and Innovation at Quick Heal. Previous positions included CTO at Vaultize, as well as architect and engineering roles at McAfee, Symantec and Veritas. Ankur holds an advanced degree in computer science and engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay as well as a degree from the Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology.

Bill Butler

Chief Revenue Officer

Bill Butler leads the Revenue Team at Authmind. With 25+ years of experience in pure cybersecurity sales, Butler has built a track record of success driving impact across both established players and agile startups. From Verizon, Tanium, Demisto, and Palo Alto Networks, Butler has thrived in diverse environments, consistently exceeding expectations. Butler's strategic leadership has generated over $315 million in revenue, fueled $1 billion in successful exits, and witnessed a $28 billion market cap growth - tangible proof of his effectiveness. Butler has an MBA from Emory University, and a BA in Economics, Cum Laude, from Denison University.

Katie Curtin-Mestre

VP of Marketing

Katie Curtin-Mestre leads the AuthMind marketing team. She has over 25 years of experience working at leading cybersecurity and infrastructure companies. Before joining AuthMind, she most recently held senior marketing positions at Talon Cyber Security (to be acquired by Palo Alto Networks), CyberArk and SimpliVity. She has an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and a BA from Georgetown University.

Brian Dunphy

VP of Product Management

Brian Dunphy leads product management and spearheads the product lifecycle and roadmap. He brings over 25 years of intensive experience in cybersecurity, including most recently serving in senior product management roles at Claroty, RSA Security and Symantec. Brian has a Bachelor’s of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon.

Ashwin Paranjpe

VP of Engineering

Ashwin Paranjpe offers more than 16 years of technical leadership in the sector. He serves as AuthMind's strategic lead for product engineering and development, having previously held top engineering roles at Cohesity, Isovalent, Oracle Public Cloud, Riverbed Technology and Dell SecureWorks. He has a Master’s in Information Security from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Bachelor’s of Engineering from VIT Pune.