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Sanjeev Verma is a technology entrepreneur with a track record of building successful businesses. In 2000 he co-founded Airvana, which developed mobile wireless infrastructure used by leading mobile operators such as Verizon and Sprint to deliver high speed 3G data services. Airvana grew to be the world’s second largest supplier of CDMA 3G mobile data infrastructure and the world’s largest supplier of small cells. Sanjeev spent over 13 years at Airvana and helped grow the company’s business from an idea to a large public company. Prior to Airvana, Sanjeev held various technical and business leadership roles in Motorola’s Internet and Networking Group.

Sanjeev is also a member of the board of directors of Citizens School, an education non profit. He earned a BS in EE from the Delhi College of Engineering, an MS in EE from University of Rhode Island and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Randy Battat co-founded PreVeil in 2015 and serves as its CEO.

Before PreVeil, Randy was President and CEO of Airvana (2000-2014), growing it from a startup to a 400-person global company. Airvana became the #2 supplier of CDMA infrastructure software for carriers like Verizon and Sprint. He spent thirteen years at Apple in leadership roles including Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing and Vice President of the PowerBook Division, and later served as Senior Vice President at Motorola’s Internet & Networking Group.

Randy holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and was named New England Technology Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2004.

Rayadurgam (Ravi) Ravikanth is Vice President of Engineering at PreVeil. Since joining the company in 2019, he has led software development and technical support, helping scale PreVeil’s secure communications and file-sharing platform.

Prior to PreVeil, Ravi served as Vice President of Engineering for the Small Cell product line at CommScope, following its acquisition of Airvana, where he was responsible for both hardware and software development. During his tenure at Airvana, he held a series of engineering leadership roles with progressively increasing responsibility. Earlier in his career, he worked at Nokia Research Center and Axiowave Networks.

Ravi holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. He is an inventor on several patents in wireline and wireless networking.

Suzanne Ramponi is a leader in the field of Human Resources and Recruitment, with 20 years of experience in crafting strategic HR initiatives and has significantly contributed to the growth and culture of organizations she has been part of. Her expertise lies in talent acquisition, employee engagement, and developing robust HR frameworks that align with business objectives.

At PreVeil, Suzanne is recognized for her innovative approach to recruitment, ensuring that the company attracts and retains top talent in an increasingly competitive tech landscape. Her leadership skills and ability to foster a collaborative work environment have been pivotal in enhancing team performance and company morale.

Prior to her tenure at PreVeil, Suzanne held key HR and Recruiting roles at various Tech companies where she honed her skills in recruitment, strategic planning and leadership development. She is known for her commitment to striving to create workplace environments where all employees feel valued and empowered. Her skills enhance PreVeil’s capability to secure top talent in a competitive market, reinforcing the company’s stature as an employer of choice.

Vince Petrecca is Vice President of Sales & Partnerships at PreVeil, leading commercial strategy and partner growth. An experienced enterprise sales leader, Vince manages the teams at PreVeil that help companies around the globe navigate cybersecurity and compliance requirements by leveraging PreVeil’s industry-leading solutions. Vince regularly represents PreVeil in industry panels and webinars, sharing actionable guidance on compliance roadmaps, partner enablement, and go-to-market strategy.

He has degrees from Cornell University and the Fuqua School of Business at Duke.

Seth Steinman is Vice President of Marketing at PreVeil and a recognized thought leader with over 15 years of experience in technology and security.

He is a regular speaker at the Cyber Marketing Conference, an advisor to leading companies like UserGems and Archilogic, and has published articles in respected publications like Security Boulevard, Security Clearance Jobs, and Digital Guardian.

Gregg LaRoche is VP of Product Management at PreVeil, bringing over 25 years of IT, compliance, and cybersecurity experience; leading SaaS B2B product teams for several global enterprise and SMB markets.

Before joining PreVeil, Gregg managed products at Lookout Mobile Security, LogMeIn (GoTo) IT Management, and Imprivata’s healthcare identity solutions.

Andrew Piligian is Chief Financial Officer at PreVeil, responsible for the company’s financial strategy, operations, and long-term growth. He partners with executive leadership to ensure financial discipline across the organization.

A seasoned corporate finance leader with diverse experience, Andrew brings an operator-focused approach to scaling SaaS organizations. He holds an M.S. in Finance from Northeastern University and a B.S. in Finance from Syracuse University.

Jonathan Kelley is Vice President of Customer Success at PreVeil, leading customer success strategy and PreVeil’s Preferred Partner Program. He ensures customers and partners successfully navigate complex cybersecurity and compliance requirements.

As an experienced technology and operations executive, Jonathan led his previous company to achieve CMMC certification with a perfect 110 score using PreVeil- firsthand experience that now informs how he supports customers through their compliance journey.

Chris Collins is a Principal at PSG, where he leads the firm’s vertical software investing efforts.

Before joining PSG, he was a Vice President at Providence Equity Partners and began his career in PwC’s Deals practice.

Chris holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in Finance from Bentley University. He is also a CFA® charterholder.

Santo has led Spark’s current investments in Behalf, Colu, Cybereason, eToro, Nift, Orchard App, Qriously, Sourcepoint, Superpedestrian, Tashtego, and Uncommon.

Previously, Santo led Spark Capital’s investments in Adap.TV (AOL), Admeld (Google), CT-100/CNET (CBS), IPWireless (General Dynamics), KickApps (KIT Digital), Lexity (Yahoo), Oculus (Facebook) and OneRiot (Walmart). He served as a board member of 5Min (AOL). Santo was previously a partner at Charles River Ventures (CRV) where he led investments in BigBand Networks (NASDAQ: BBND), Broadbus Technologies (acquired by Motorola) and Groove Mobile (acquired by LiveWire).

Prior to Charles River Ventures, Santo served as president of new media for Blockbuster Entertainment (NYSE: BBI). Santo also previously co-founded BT Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm affiliated with Bankers Trust where he led successful investments in Aether Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: AETH), DigitalThink (NASDAQ: DTHK) and Novatel Wireless, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVTL).

Santo has held various engineering and management positions at Matsushita Electric Industrial, Panasonic and Weston Instruments.

Santo holds an M.B.A. in Finance from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from NJIT and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Physics from Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey.