Manish Narula
Chief Executive Officer
Manish Narula is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Cybereason. Manish was born in India, and worked at Microsoft from 2008 - 2015. After that, Manish joined ARM until 2020, where he served as VP of Corporate Development and Strategy. In 2022, Manish joined SoftBank corporation as an executive. Manish graduated from Stanford University MS&E.
Gregory Puff
Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel
Gregory Puff is the Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel for Cybereason. Gregory was born in the Silicon Valley and lived in Japan for 7 years. He leverages 30+ years of experience as an M&A lawyer, and joined the SoftBank Vision Fund (SVF) in 2019, where he served as Partner and Deputy General Counsel. Gregory graduated from the University of Northern Iowa and NYU School of Law.
Ben Demonte
Chief Operating Officer, Global Consulting
Ben Demonte is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Consulting team at Cybereason, based in the Philadelphia area. Ben has over 3 decades of experience in the cybersecurity industry, with a focus on digital forensics and incident response investigations. Prior to Cybereason, Ben served in the FBI for 21+ years. Ben graduated with a BS from University of Maryland, University College, and received an MS from Holy Family University.
Allyson Carr
Head, People
Allyson Carr is the Head of People at Cybereason. Allyson is a seasoned HR executive with nearly 20 years of experience delivering people and culture solutions across multi-billion dollar organizations in the biotech and tech sectors. At Cybereason, Allyson leads the global strategy for talent management, total rewards, and leadership development in close coordination with executive leadership. Allyson graduated with a BA from Oakland University, and received an MBA from Michigan State University Eli Broad School of Business.
Israel Barak
Chief Information Security Officer, Global Head, R&D
Israel Barak is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and global head of R&D at Cybereason. Israel has extensive experience in cybersecurity, ranging from red teaming, to vulnerability research, and cyber and information security technology implementation. At Cybereason, Israel is focused on security innovation and analysis of current and evolving advanced threats. Israel graduated with a BS from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and received an MBA from Kellog-Recanati School of Management.
Hitotaka Sakurada
President, JPAC
Hitotaka Sakurada has over 30 years of extensive experience and proven achievements in the IT and cybersecurity industries, with deep expertise across technology, marketing, sales, and general management. He has held key leadership positions at global companies including Cisco Systems, Dell, Lucent Technologies, FORE Systems, and Newbridge Networks. Most recently, he led the services division at Citrix Systems and served as President of the Japan office at F-Secure (now WithSecure). Since May 2022, he has been driving business growth at Cybereason, now as President of the JPAC region.
