We're on a mission to make the world cyber resilient
Founded in 2016 by experts from across the highest tiers of the US military and intelligence communities, and augmented by prominent leaders and innovators from the insurance, technology, and cybersecurity industries, the privately-held firm is rewriting the rules of how cyber risk is assessed and managed for middle-to-large market enterprises.
Our Founders
Vishaal "V8" Hariprasad
CEO, Co-Founder
Vishaal Hariprasad, known by his handle “V8,” has served as a cyber operations officer in the US Air Force since 2006, and remains active in the Reserves to this day. He founded Resilience in 2016 as a solution to the changing world of data science, security, and engineering when insurance wasn’t part of the conversation.
Raj Shah
Chairman, Co-Founder
Raj Shah has two decades of experience in the Air National Guard. Shah was previously the managing partner of the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit and is renowned in the global cybersecurity community.
Matt Hall
VP of Labs, Co-Founder
Matt Hall has extensive experience in cybersecurity corporations and start-ups alike. Hall is an expert in cybersecurity risk engineering, developing cyber intelligence data collection abilities and data integrations for major security devices and software systems.
Davis Hake
VP Communications, Co-founder
Entrepreneur and policy leader Davis Hake has broad cybersecurity experience, working in government, the private sector, and academia. Hake led Federal IT security on the National Security Council and now helps train CISOs at U.C. Berkeley's School of Information.
Our Values
Our core values are at the heart of everything we do.
Transparency
We are always honest and to-the-point, never hiding behind fear-mongering or jargon.
Excellence
We strive for and hold ourselves accountable to the highest standards.
Grit
We go the extra mile beyond the task itself to get the job done right.
Humility
We focus on continuously listening and learning for ourselves and our stakeholders.
Meet The Team
Our team is the backbone of what we do. We’ve brought together leaders, innovators, and experts from cybersecurity, engineering, underwriting, claims management, and more to help make the world cyber resilient.
Dr. Ann Irvine
VP, Product Management & Chief Data Scientist
Brandon Hamrick
Director, Customer Success
Bob Hoban
Director, Customer Engagement
Brian Bochner
VP Marketing
Charles Pruzinsky
Chief Underwriting Officer, North America
Devin Bennett
Senior Account Executive
Eduard Alpin
Chief Actuary
Elizabeth Lolli
Chief of Staff
Gavin Reed
EVP, Underwriting
George Kotsiopoulos
EVP Global Head of Distribution and Strategy
Harry Langdale
Head of Capacity & COO, International
Hasika Pamunuwa
VP Engineering
Heidi Gootnick
Assistant General Counsel
Jack Jenner
International Head of Distribution & Strategy
Johnny Botros
Chief Financial Officer
Joseph Baumer
Controller & Director, Finance
Justin Shattuck
Chief Information Security Officer
Kevin McGowan
SVP, Underwriting
Killian Brady
SVP, Underwriting
Kyle Bryant
Chief Underwriting Officer, International
Manoj Pudiya Valappil
VP, Product Marketing
Mario Vitale
President
Matthew Larrain
Director, IT
Mehvish Femia
Chief Legal Officer
Michael Phillips
Chief Claims Officer
Michael Sayers
North America Head of Distribution & Strategy
Michele Calder
Customer Success Manager
Mike McNerney
SVP Security
Miki Ho
Head of Underwriting, Canada
Natalie Venice
Director Human Resources
Nikhil Chawla
Chief Marketing Officer
Rachel Martinez
Director, Business Operations
Richard Seiersen
Chief Risk Officer
Sam Lisi
Cyber Insurance Product Director
Sarah Thompson
SVP, Underwriting
Tim Riley
SVP, Product
Travis Wong
VP, Risk Engineering and Security Services
Trent Gundersen
VP, Risk Solutions Engineering
Troy Tribe
SVP Sales
Victor Marchetti
VP Cyber HMO Sales
Resilience is shaping the future of cyber risk
Rooted in decades of experience, Resilience helps financial, risk, and information security leaders continuously improve their organizations' cyber resilience by connecting cyber insurance coverage with advanced cybersecurity visibility and a shared plan to reinforce great cyber hygiene.
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