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Yuval Elovici

Professor Yuval Elovici is the Director of the Telekom Innovation Laboratories at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), head of the BGU Cyber Security Research Center, Research Director of iTrust at Singapore University of Technology and Design, and Professor in the Department of Information Systems Engineering at BGU. Academically, Elovici is the founder of Telekom Innovation Laboratories at BGU, co-founder of BGU’s Cyber Security Research Center, and co-initiator of BGU’s M.Sc. Cyber Security study track. He is also the co-founder of Morphisec, a Spinoff tech company of BGU. A senior advisor to hi-tech and telecom companies as well as large governmental agencies in the area of cyber security and data analytics, helps venture capitals to perform due diligence.

John F. Petrie III

John Petrie is Chief Executive Officer of NTT Security Americas and is responsible for managing the growing client security challenges through the NTT operating companies across North America and Latin America. He is a well-respected and trusted senior technology executive in the cybersecurity industry, with a blend of technical and business expertise. Prior to his current role, John was Chief Information Security Officer at NTT Security, responsible for the overall global information strategy and the management of the information security management system. John has more than 26 years of success in the manufacturing, financial services, defense, technology, security, telecommunications, education and healthcare industries. He has held previous positions with IBM and other leading technology companies, as well as a distinguished career in the US Marines. He holds an MBA in Information Systems from City University, a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts from the University of the State of New York, and is a graduate of the Defense Intelligence College in Washington D.C.

Rachael T. McCarthy

Rachael McCarthy is a senior software executive and attorney with over 25 years of experience building and scaling high growth technology companies, positioning them for continued growth or liquidity thru sale or IPO.

Most recently CFO of CloudLock Inc. (acquired by Cisco in 2016), Ms. McCarthy has held various senior management roles, including Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Vice President of Business Development and also serves as a strategic business advisor to tech companies.

Recipient of the 2016 Boston Business Journal CFO of the Year Award, Ms. McCarthy’s experience prior to CloudLock includes serving as CFO & VP of Corporate Development of Axeda Corp (acquired by PTC in 2014), strategic business advisor to Recombinant Data Corp (acquired by Deloitte in 2012, now ConvergeHealth by Deloitte), General Counsel of Unica Corp (IPO 2005, acquired by IBM in 2010), business advisor & counsel to Authoria (Peopleclick Authoria as of 2010), CFO of RealityWave (acquired by Aveva 2005), VP of Finance of Interlynx (acquired by ProAct in 2000), and General Counsel & VP of Business Development of Restrac/Webhire (IPO 1996 part of Kenexa/IBM in 2006).

Ms. McCarthy offers CFO, general counsel, and business advisory services, including board and board of advisor representation to growing software/SaaS companies.

KAREL OBLUK

Karel is a seasoned executive and investor with strong IT background, with experience in top management positions. Over the past decade, he helped to grow one of the most successful AV companies AVG Technologies, now publicly listed at NYSE (NYSE:AVGT). As an acting CEO and CTO, he proved not only his technical but also managerial and business skills. After leaving AVG, Karel has been primarily active as an investor and advisor. In this role, he was involved with several companies’ Board of Directors (BoD), primarily from the IT security space, including Cognitive Security (acquired by Cisco – NASDAQ:CSCO). Karel holds a doctorate and masters’ degree in computer science from the Brno University of Technology, Czech republic. Karel was awarded a Kauffman Fellowship by the Palo Alto based Society of Kauffman Fellows.

Eric Dougherty

As Morphisec's former chief revenue officer, Eric Dougherty led all customer acquisition, expansion and retention efforts for the company. Dougherty has extensive experience working with growth companies in the infrastructure, data-protection, and cybersecurity markets. Previously he served as VP of Americas Sales for EnterpriseDB. As SVP of worldwide sales for Unitrends, Dougherty built the sales/channel strategy and organization that led to the company growing in excess of 400% and hitting a $100M run rate in less than four years. 

Dougherty has also held executive and senior leadership positions at Rapid7, Acronis, Stratus Technologies, Softricity Inc. (acquired by Microsoft), and Axis Communications, among others. He is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island and lives with his family in Westford, Massachusetts.