Stephanie Fohn
Stephanie Fohn is a highly accomplished CEO, board member, investor, and advisor with over 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and DevOps. She excels in developing early-stage enterprise security and cloud infrastructure companies and navigating them through various growth phases or successful exits. Stephanie is particularly skilled in product/market positioning, go-to-market strategy, and team building to drive execution and rapid growth.
In her most recent role as President and CEO of NeuVector, a prominent player in Kubernetes security, Stephanie significantly increased the company's Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) by over 400% within two years, leading to a successful acquisition by SUSE for $130M (25x ARR). Her leadership at NeuVector earned the company the title of Most Innovative Container Security Solution in 2021 by Cyber Defense Magazine.
Stephanie Fohn has been recognized with several prestigious awards for her outstanding contributions to the field, including the Gold GLOBEE® for Female CEO of the Year in 2021, being named one of the Top 100 Women in Cybersecurity in 2020 by the Black Unicorn Awards, and receiving a Bronze Stevie® Award as one of the top Female Executives of the Year in 2020.
Prior to NeuVector, Stephanie's first CEO role was at WhiteHat Security, a leading provider of cloud-based application security testing. Under her leadership, WhiteHat experienced remarkable growth and market dominance, expanding from eight employees to over 300. Forbes acknowledged WhiteHat as one of America's 'Top 100 Most Promising Companies,' and Gartner recognized it as a leader in the Magic Quadrant for Application Security Testing for two consecutive years.
Stephanie Fohn holds a Master of Science in Management from the MIT Sloan School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Business from the University of Washington. With a rich history of executive roles and board memberships in top companies like NeuVector, Rundeck, Remotium, and WhiteHat Security, Stephanie brings a wealth of strategic expertise and industry knowledge to every organization she engages with.
