Team Members

Lieutenant General (Retired) Ed Cardon’s service to our Nation spans over 36 years including work in Germany, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iraq, and the Republic of Korea.  

General Cardon has extensive experience establishing, leading, and transforming 14 different organizations with diverse mission sets such as operations, education, cyber, and innovation.  He commanded the 2nd Infantry Division in the Republic of Korea. He both transformed and scaled Army Cyber Command into a world-class cyber force, while simultaneously standing up new cyber organizations to meet the demands of this contested domain including US CYBERCOM’s Task Force ARES, the offensive cyber task force against ISIS.  His last assignment was as the Director of Business Transformation for the Army, and he led the task force that helped create Army Futures Command responsible for modernizing the Army.

Today, General Cardon is a founding partner and Co-CEO of Touchstone Futures, Chairman of Federal Systems, C3 AI, a Senior Counselor with The Cohen Group, a Professor of Practice for the Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS), the senior Advisor for the Army Cyber Institute, and a Board Advisor for Shift5.  He continues to focus on helping individuals and teams solve hard problems.  

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

With more than 37 years of experience at United Technologies Corporation, a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of commercial and military aircraft engines and industrial gas turbines, Volz recently retired as vice president and CIO of Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies. Volz was responsible for IT strategy, operations and investments for Pratt & Whitney’s global business, and ensured that the company implemented a secure, reliable, and cost-effective global IT infrastructure with strong IT strategies and robust applications. He held several senior leadership positions at Pratt & Whitney and United Technologies Corporate, and also led Hamilton Sundstrand’s IT organization as vice president and CIO.

A respected influencer in the cyber security space, Green is an assistant professor with Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute focused on applied cryptography, privacy preserving cryptographic protocols, and cryptographic engineering. He was formerly a partner in Independent Security Evaluators, a custom security evaluation and design consultancy and also served as a senior technical staff member at AT&T Laboratories/Research.

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.

Admiral James Stavridis is an Operating Executive of The Carlyle Group, following five years as the 12th Dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.  A retired 4-star officer in the U.S. Navy, he led the NATO Alliance in global operations from 2009 to 2013 as Supreme Allied Commander with responsibility for Afghanistan, Libya, the Balkans, Syria, counter piracy, and cyber security.  He also served as Commander of U.S. Southern Command, with responsibility for all military operations in Latin America from 2006-2009.  He earned more than 50 medals, including 28 from foreign nations in his 37-year military career.

Earlier in his military career he commanded the top ship in the Atlantic Fleet, winning the Battenberg Cup, as well as a squadron of destroyers and a carrier strike group – all in combat.  In 2016, he was vetted for Vice President by Hillary Clinton and subsequently invited to Trump Tower to discuss a cabinet position in the Trump Administration.

Admiral Stavridis earned a PhD in international relations and has published eight books and hundreds of articles in leading journals around the world.  His 2012 TED talk on global security has over one million views.  Admiral Stavridis is a monthly columnist for TIME Magazine and Chief International Security Analyst for NBC News, and has tens of thousands of connections on the social networks.