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The People Behind Primary

Built by people who have protected the systems the world depends on.

Primary brings together technologists, operators, and security leaders with experience across national security, global finance, cloud infrastructure, and some of the world's most consequential technology companies. We’ve spent our careers building and protecting critical systems. Now we’re building the control plane for what comes next.

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Builders

Experience earned in the world’s most demanding environments.

Executive Team includes former leadership of

DARPA
NSA
USCC
SpaceX
AWS
Google
Stripe
Bridgewater
X

  • Greg Marx

    Primary, Co-Founder and CEO

    • CBS Corp, Senior Manager
    • Technology Consulting

  • Peiter "Mudge" Zatko

    Head of Primary Labs

    • DARPA, Chief Information Officer
    • DARPA, Cyber Programs Manager
    • Twitter, Executive Team: Head of Information Security, Privacy Engineering, IT, Global Policy Enforcement, and Physical Security
    • Google, Deputy Director of Advanced Technology & Projects Division
    • Stripe, Head of Security and IT

  • Jon Kaltwasser

    SVP, Primary Labs

    • AWS, Director of Security Testing: Founder of GenAI Security Team
    • SpaceX, CISO
    • Stripe, CISO
    • DARPA, Deputy Director
    • NSA, Mission Director

  • Michael Marx

    Primary, Co-Founder and President

    • Datamarx Inc., President
    • New Media Research Group, President

  • Kevin Glavin

    Security Pod Leader

    • Bridgewater, Security Architect
    • Dropbox, Security Engineer

  • Amanda Weinberg

    Chief Program Officer

    • Federal Reserve Bank of NY, Chief Product Owner, Head of Product Strategy and Support
    • Nomura, Global CAO
    • Deutsche Bank, Strategy Lead

  • Gene Radin

    Head of Product

    • Socure, Director of Product
    • Privacy Advocate

  • Stefanie Nash

    Relationship Management

    • We Global Studios, Board Member
    • 10 Years Public Relations and Media Experience

  • Rich Spring

    Chief Revenue Officer

    • Symantec, Senior Vice President
    • Falconstor, Chief Revenue Officer
    • Eagleview Technology, Chief Revenue Officer

Advisors

Guided by people who have shaped cybersecurity, technology, intelligence, and enterprise infrastructure.

Validated by those with Operating Experience From

Microsoft
Raytheon Intelligence & Space
Civitas
Tenable
Mantech
America Express
Booz Allen Hamilton
Goldman Sachs
National Security Agency (NSA)
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Office of the Director of National Intelligence

  • Rob Joyce

    • NSA, Director of Cybersecurity
    • NSA, Chief of TAO
    • NSA, Director of SSO

  • Richard A Clarke

    Security Advisor

    • Cybersecurity Czar
    • National Security Council, Director for Security + Counterterrorism
    • Senior White House Advisor on Cybersecurity to Presidents Clinton, Bush and Obama

  • Jeff Wecker

    Primary, Co-Founder

    • Two Sigma, Chief Technology Officer
    • Goldman Sachs, Chief Data Officer

  • Teresa Shea

    • Oplnet LLC, President
    • Raytheon, VP Cyber Offense + Defense
    • In-Q-Tel, Director of Cyber
    • NSA, Dir. of Signals Intelligence

  • Patrick Gorman

    • Booz Allen Hamilton, EVP
    • Bridgewater, Chief Security Officer
    • Bank of America, CISO

  • Bill Evanina

    • Dir. of National Counterintelligence & Security Center (NCSC)
    • Chief, Central Intelligence Agency Counterespionage Group

  • Marc Gordon

    • Boston Consulting Group, Sr. Advisor
    • American Express, CIO
    • Bank of America, CTO / CIO
    • Best Buy, CIO and Head of Supply Chain

  • Mike McConnell

    • Dir. of National Intelligence (DNI)
    • Dir. of National Security Agency (NSA)
    • Vice Chairman of Booz Allen Hamilton
    • Vice Admiral US Navy

  • Kirstjen Nielsen

    • 6th U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security
    • Deputy White House Chief of Staff
    • Chief of Staff, DHS Secretary John Kelly

  • Ari Gesher

    Data Advisor

    • Palantir, Founding Team + Engineering Ambassador
    • Kairos Aerospace, Chief Technology Officer
    • Author, The Architecture of Privacy

  • Pusheng Zhang

    AI Advisor

    • Point72, Head of AI at Cubist
    • Citadel, AI Research Lead
    • Uber, Architect of Machine Learning Platform (aka Michelangelo)

  • Bob Rose

    SVP of Strategic Alliances / Chairman of the Primary Advisory Board

    • NSA Cyber Awareness and Response Panel
    • Senior Advisor to the Founder & Chairman, Ray Dalio
    • DHS Advisory Council
    • Senior Advisor, The Chertoff Group

  • Christopher Day

    • Tenable, Inc., Head of R&D
    • ManTech, Inc. Head of R&D
    • Defense Science Board, Member

  • Stephen Wolfram

    AI Advisor

    • Creator of Mathematica + WolframAlpha
    • Founder and CEO, Wolfram Research
    • Creator of 'Knowledge Engine' powering Apple's Siri

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