About Us

Geoffrey Mattson is an entrepreneur and cybersecurity executive with decades of experience as a leader in R&D, product development, and Go-To-Market (GTM).

Prior to Xage, Geoff was a co-founder and CEO of MistNet.ai, an AI-driven Cybersecurity platform that was acquired by Thoma Bravo and LogRhythm. Previously, he led R&D and Product organizations in network and security startups focused on cloud-based security services, including Corona and Caspian. In addition, Geoff has worked for established companies like Juniper Networks in both general management and functional leadership roles, accelerating innovation and growth. Earlier in his career, Geoff spearheaded networking and telecommunication product initiatives at Bay Networks, where he led architecture, industry standards, and global GTM efforts.

Geoff holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from Boston University and currently serves as a speaker and mentor at the Stanford Business Graduate School of Business (Stanford Ignite program). He holds 13 U.S. and international patents.

Duncan was the CEO of Xage from company launch to 2023, overseeing all facets of the business including corporate positioning, product and market strategy, organizational development and go-to-market acceleration. Prior to Xage, Duncan was an executive at Apple, leading search-technology projects and products. Previous to Apple, Duncan was C.E.O. of Topsy, the pioneer in social media search and analytics acquired by Apple in 2013. Prior to Topsy, he was founder and C.E.O. of PostPath, the email and security company acquired by Cisco in 2008. Previously, Duncan held sales and marketing Vice President roles at Virata / Globespan / Conexant, as well as earlier engineering and marketing positions at Madge Networks.

Duncan holds a B.A. (Mathematics) and M.Sc. (Computer Science) from Oxford University and an M.B.A. from London Business School.

Prior to Xage, Susanto held senior engineering and product development roles at Shape Security and Arxan Technologies (acquired by TA Associates). Susanto has over 16 years of experience in security, protecting desktop, mobile, web and embedded applications against tampering, fraud, and reverse engineering across industries including financial services, mobile payments, healthcare, automotive, gaming, and entertainment.

Susanto holds a Bachelor’s in Computer Science from Purdue University.

Prior to Xage, Roman held Vice President of Product and Engineering roles at ABB, Tropos Networks, and Mimosa Networks solving networking, security, and data analytics challenges for industrial and commercial enterprises enabling millions of IoT devices in production today. Earlier in his career, Roman developed the first generation of Content Distribution Networks (CDN) and secure proxy servers at Blue Coat Systems (Symantec).

Roman holds a Bachelor’s in Applied Mathematics with an emphasis in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from Columbia University.

Darron comes from a distinguished background in innovative and hypergrowth technology companies and government service. With more than 25 years of experience, Darron is responsible for Xage’s global sales and partner strategy and go-to-market activities. Prior to joining Xage as CRO, Darron was D2iQ’s Senior Vice President for the Americas, Australia and New Zealand. Previously, Darron held Sales and Business Development executive leadership roles at Druva, Tenable, Splunk, and Booz Allen Hamilton. Darron also had the distinct privilege of serving his country as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Navy Reserves for over 9 years.

Darron holds a Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice and Forensics Science from the American InterContinental University.

Prior to Xage, Sri held Marketing leadership roles at ExtraHop, Symantec, Shape Security, and Endace. Sri has 20+ years of experience in the cybersecurity industry and has a proven track record as an evangelist for emerging technologies to accelerate customer adoption and revenue growth. Earlier in his career, Sri held Product focused roles at Cisco Systems, Mojo Networks, and Juniper Networks.

Sri holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from University of Waterloo, Canada.

Prior to joining Xage in 2022, Matt led strategic partnerships and growth at D2iQ, a role in which he worked to expand the company’s public sector business and help clients drive their cloud infrastructure and application modernization initiatives. Earlier, he spent more than eight years as a Department of Defense business sales and delivery executive at IBM, where he managed a project portfolio and a profit and loss center valued at $40 million. Previous to IBM, Matt held positions at Deloitte, Lockheed Martin, and TEKsystems.

Matt holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Prior to Xage Security, Wayne provided leadership to several cybersecurity and software companies in the government and commercial markets, including two successful exits, and establishing funding for early-stage cyber companies. Most recently that involved the acquisition of HyTrust by Entrust and the acquisition of Vormetric by Thales e-Security.

A frequent contributor on cybersecurity, Wayne has contributed to numerous sales and leadership podcasts, cybersecurity articles, and has appeared on television and radio discussing IT and security topics. Wayne has a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Quantitative Analysis from the University of Pittsburgh. He currently resides in St Petersburg, Florida.

Ray has extensive industry experience in telecommunications, internet, and cybersecurity solutions, with an emphasis on internet security and the next generation cyber threat landscape and defenses. He’s worked with organizations in critical infrastructure, oil & gas, petrochemical, manufacturing, and utilities.

Prior to Xage Security, Kafity was VP for Middle East, Turkey, & Africa at Attivo Networks and the VP of FireEye Middle East, Turkey, & Africa. Before that he was the Regional Sales Director for IronPort Systems in Middle East and Africa before it was acquired by Cisco in June 2007. Prior to that, Kafity was the General Manager for Middle East at Blue Coat Systems (Formerly CacheFlow).

Amit has over 18 years of cybersecurity experience in strategy, transformation and managed services delivery for critical infrastructure and industrial organizations. Prior to Xage, Amit led the U.S. industrial cybersecurity practice at HCL Technologies helping organizations across energy, utilities, manufacturing, and transportation & logistics industries modernize their security programs. Earlier in his career, Amit held cybersecurity and GRC practitioner roles with major technology services providers serving customers in the United States, Asia Pacific, and Europe.

Amit holds a Bachelor of Technology in IT from Uttar Pradesh Technical University, India.

Prior to Xage, Joe held leadership roles at D2iQ, Druva, and Tenable Network Security specializing in building go-to-market partnerships with some of the leading solution providers across the globe. He’s formed technology alliance partnerships with industry-leading ISVs and global cloud providers. With over 20 years of experience, Joe has a background in global hyper-growth technology companies and has worked with some of the leading providers of critical capabilities to government agencies during his time at Booz Allen Hamilton and BAE Systems. Joe also had the honor to serve as a junior officer in the U.S. Navy, completing his certification as a naval nuclear power plant operator and later as an intelligence officer.

Joe holds a B.A. in Economics from Vanderbilt University and a Masters in Engineering Management (MEM) from Old Dominion University.

Kip is a senior executive with more than 20 years of experience in the utility and industrial IoT sectors delivering solutions for data collection, communication, and sensing. He’s responsible for go-to-market strategies for Xage’s global product portfolio.

Previously, Kip held executive positions in marketing and product management at Itron, a global technology provider for utilities worldwide. There he was responsible for IIoT smart grid networks and their software solutions portfolio. Before joining the utility technology sector, Kip was a commissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force, including various assignments at the Air Force Research Laboratory and Space Operations Command (previously Air Force Space Command). He worked on spacecraft vulnerability assessments against directed-energy and fielding new cyber capabilities to the warfighter. Kip holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from The Citadel and an MBA from Gonzaga University.

Prior to Xage Security, Vishal held product management leadership roles at Fortanix, Thales, Citrix, and Oracle. Vishal has 15+ years of experience in the cybersecurity industry with a track record in building and launching new products and a keen focus on establishing market leadership. Vishal brings in-depth knowledge of security products and technologies including data security and privacy, identity and access management, and public cloud security.

Vishal holds a Bachelors in Engineering from Delhi Technological University and an MBA from Santa Clara University.