The CYGNVS Team

Unmatched Cybersecurity Expertise

Meet Our Team

At CYGNVS, we’re passionate problem solvers dedicated to revolutionizing cyber incident response. We empower our customers with cutting-edge technology, enabling them to thrive in an ever-evolving cyber threat landscape. Our team has extraordinary cybersecurity experience across diverse industries.

Andre

Carletto

Vice President, Product

Andre Carletto

Vice President, Product

Andre leads the CYGNVS Product Team overseeing Product Management, User Experience, Product Solutions and Support. Prior to joining CYGNVS, he was an early employee at Cyence (which was later acquired by Guidewire) where he built and managed a Solution Architecture team. Andre has 25+ years of experience in leading technical customer facing teams and helping the companies he worked for deliver high-quality solutions to their clients.

Nick

Essner

Head, Incident Response Institute

Nick Essner

Head, Incident Response Institute

As head of Incident Response Institute at CYGNVS, Nick Essner has over 15 years of incident response and crisis management experience. Having led response investigations and remediation to the largest and most complex cyber attacks – he brings first hand experience and lessons learned when responding to destructive cyber events.

At CYGNVS, Nick plays a vital role in accelerating customer value and driving enterprise adoption by developing new solutions to help organizations prepare for a crisis and build resilient response and recovery capabilities.

Nick has served in IR leadership roles at leading cybersecurity companies including Accenture Security and Mandiant.

Kevin

Gaffney

Chief Technology Officer

Kevin Gaffney

Chief Technology Officer

Kevin is responsible for the strategic direction of the company’s technology. Kevin joined CYGNVS as one of the founding engineers responsible for the overall architectural design of the technology that powers CYGNVS. Kevin holds a bachelor’s degree in software engineering from Dublin City University.

Naoise

Leahy

Director, Customer Success

Naoise Leahy

Director, Customer Success

During Naoise’s 20+ years’ experience in Customer Support she was responsible for providing leadership and direction to her team contributing to their Global Customer Support title of ‘No. 1 in Customer Loyalty’ for 12 years running. She aims to build on culture of excellence at CYGNVS by delighting customers with exceptional support.

Arvind

Parthasarathi

Founder & CEO

Arvind Parthasarathi

Founder & CEO

Arvind has been dedicated to the mission of helping organizations reduce their cyber risk. Most recently he was the Founder/Director and worked pro bono on Cyber Crossroads, a not-for-profit collaborative of researchers from nine universities globally defining a cybersecurity standard of care. Previously, Arvind was the Founder/CEO of Cyence (now merged with NYSE: GWRE), which created a cyber risk analytics platform to quantify the financial impact of cybersecurity risks. Before that, he was President/CEO of Yarcdata (now merged with NYSE: HPE), which created a platform for cyber data discovery. Prior to his entrepreneurial endeavors, Arvind was Senior Vice President and General Manager at Informatica (NYSE: INFA). He serves on the technical advisory council of the Allen Institute of Brain Sciences and on the board of trustees of the Center for Excellence in Education. Arvind holds an Masters in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Bachelors in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.

Danielle

Phillips

Director, Finance & Operations

Danielle Phillips

Director, Finance & Operations

Prior to joining CYGNVS, Danielle held finance and accounting management roles at Guidewire, Cyence, Nextag, The Hartford, and PwC. With 15 years of experience, she's a trusted expert in financial reporting, audit, and analysis. Danielle holds an MBA from the University of Hartford and dual bachelor’s degrees in Accounting and Economics from Eastern Connecticut State University.

Ty

Pivec

Vice President, Sales

Ty Pivec

Vice President, Sales

Ty helps organizations prepare for and successfully respond to cyber crises. Prior to joining CYGNVS, Ty helped organizations discover and resolve insider threats as VP of Sales at Code42, a leading company in insider risk management. He also held sales and management roles at organizations including Criteo, Datapop and Bazaarvoice.

Jon

Garside

Director, Product Marketing

Jon Garside

Director, Product Marketing

With over two decades of experience in cybersecurity product marketing and leadership, Jon is dedicated to building thought leadership, driving community outreach, and enabling partner success. He focuses on fostering collaboration, anticipating needs, and delivering impactful results that inspire confidence and trust across the industry. Jon is committed to creating strategies that empower teams, enhance partnerships, and contribute to the broader cybersecurity community.

Steve

Qian

Vice President, Engineering

Steve Qian

Vice President, Engineering

Steve Qian joined CYGNVS in March 2022. Steve was previously VP Engineering at Ceridian and was responsible for the Human Resource product. Before Ceridian Steve was also VP Engineering at a travel-tech startup, where he built up a new engineering team and delivered innovative new applications to optimize airline operations and passenger experience. Steve spent close to 17 years with Informatica (via acquisitions) where he was part of the pioneer team that developed the market-leading Master Data Management (MDM) product. As VP of Product Development, he was responsible for the MDM core technologies, platform and solutions. Prior to Informatica, Steve held various technical positions with Epiphany, Oracle, TD Bank and CAE Electronics.

Jane

Veeder

Director, Insurance Solutions

Jane Veeder

Director, Insurance Solutions

Jane brings over 20 years of insurance experience in underwriting, marketing, and client relationship management at the Fortune 500 companies AIG and Zurich; she began her career at Lloyd’s of London. As Director of Global Client solutions, Jane partners with her customers to help curate their CYGNVS experience on behalf of their policyholders. Jane’s goal is to anticipate her clients’ needs, inspiring trust through her creativity and ability to drive successful outcomes.

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