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James Flanagan
James Flanagan is joining the Combined Company Board in connection with the Closing. Mr. Flanagan served in various roles over the last 39 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, most recently as Chief Operating Officer, US Managing Partner & Vice Chairman from July 2016 to July 2021. He received a B.A. in Accounting from Long Island University in 1982.
Michael Madon
Michael Madon is joining the Combined Company Board in connection with the Closing and has served as a board advisor to Cyabra since January 2022. Mr. Madon is a recognized expert in the fields of cybersecurity, behavioral analytics, secure manufacturing, and financial intelligence, a successful entrepreneur who has founded, led, and exited several companies, and retired as an officer and technology scout for the US Army. Since March 2024, Mr. Madon has served as Chief Revenue Officer of ABCorp, Inc., overseeing all go-to-market operations for the secure printing and additive manufacturing solutions provider, which operates at the intersection of fintech, healthcare, identity management, transportation, and omnichannel content. Additionally, he was the co-founder of Pretaa, Inc., a behavioral analytics software company dedicated to combating drug addiction by leveraging wearable technology and AI/ML algorithms to provide proactive support and lasting recovery solutions, and served as its CEO from November 2020 to November 2023. Prior to that, from July 2018 to November 2020, Mr. Madon served as the SVP and GM of Email, Security Awareness, and Threat Intelligence Products at Mimecast Ltd., a global cybersecurity and email management company. Prior to that, from October 2016 to November 2018, he was the CEO and co-founder of Ataata, a security awareness training and behavioral risk management platform that helped its customers combat security breaches caused by employee mistakes. Additionally, since May 2022, Mr. Madon has served as an Operating Advisor for TZP Group, a private equity firm focused on investing in lower-middle market technology & business services and consumer products. He also served as a Professional Advisor for the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, a center dedicated to advancing innovation-driven entrepreneurship through mentorship, education, and real-world experience, since January 2020. Mr. Madon has served as a Board Advisor for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies — Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation, a non-partisan think tank focused on national security and foreign policy where he has contributed cyber and technology insights since December 2016. He served as an Innovation Working Group Member for the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, where he advised on U.S. energy policies, research initiatives, and associated national security issues from June 2019 to January 2022. He also served as a board member and finance committee member of the National Cyber Security Alliance, a non-profit that builds public/private partnerships for broad-reaching cybersecurity education and awareness, from October 2019 to October 2021. Mr. Madon served as a Deputy Assistant Secretary in the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis from 2009 to 2014 and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, where he served in Airborne, Mechanized, Military Intelligence, and the 75th Innovation Command. Mr. Madon received a B.A. in English from the School of Arts and Sciences, Cornell University, in 1994, an M.I.A. in Security Policy from the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University in 2001, and an M.B.A. in Marketing from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania in 2014.
Sonny Vu
Sonny Vu has served on the Cyabra Board since November 2021. Prior to joining Cyabra, Mr. Vu co-founded Impact Biosystems, Inc., a wellness and fitness hardware and software developer, and served as a director on its board until October 2022. He also served as Chief Executive Officer of Arevo, Inc., a software developer, from January 2020 until February 2023. Mr. Vu co-founded Elemental Machines, Inc., a custom hardware and software solutions company, in October 2014, and served as a director on its board until September 2023. Mr. Vu co-founded Alabaster, a venture capital firm focused on the science and technology fields, in January 2018. He received a B.S. and B.A. in Mathematics and Linguistics from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 1995 and studied linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1996 to 2000.
Sonny Vu
Sonny Vu has served on the Cyabra Board since November 2021. Prior to joining Cyabra, Mr. Vu co-founded Impact Biosystems, Inc., a wellness and fitness hardware and software developer, and served as a director on its board until October 2022. He also served as Chief Executive Officer of Arevo, Inc., a software developer, from January 2020 until February 2023. Mr. Vu co-founded Elemental Machines, Inc., a custom hardware and software solutions company, in October 2014, and served as a director on its board until September 2023. Mr. Vu co-founded Alabaster, a venture capital firm focused on the science and technology fields, in January 2018. He received a B.S. and B.A. in Mathematics and Linguistics from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 1995 and studied linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1996 to 2000.
James Flanagan
James Flanagan is joining the Combined Company Board in connection with the Closing. Mr. Flanagan served in various roles over the last 39 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, most recently as Chief Operating Officer, US Managing Partner & Vice Chairman from July 2016 to July 2021. He received a B.A. in Accounting from Long Island University in 1982.
Michael Pompeo
Michael Pompeo has served on the Cyabra Board since January 2024. Prior to joining the Cyabra Board, from April 2018 through January 2021, Mr. Pompeo served as the United States Secretary of State. Mr. Pompeo has extensive knowledge and experience in both business and global affairs. He has been the Executive Chairman of Impact Investments LLC, a U.S.-based strategic and financial advisory and investment firm since 2023 and has been a Partner at Niobrara Capital Partners, a U.S.-based private equity firm, since July 2024. Mr. Pompeo has been the Managing Member of Kansas CNQ, LLC, a private consulting business, since February 2021. He currently sits on the board of directors of Simpler Postage, Inc. (d/b/a EasyPost), a U.S. shipping logistics services company, which he joined in 2021. Mr. Pompeo has also served as a director of Veon Ltd., a multinational telecommunications company, since May 2024, and its subsidiary Kyivstar JSC, a Ukrainian telecommunications company, since November 2023. Mr. Pompeo has served on the board of directors of USA Rare Earths LLC, a U.S. critical materials supplier, since 2023. He received a B.S. in Engineering from the United States Military Academy in 1986 and a Juris Doctor from the Harvard University School of Law in 1994.
James Flanagan
James Flanagan is joining the Combined Company Board in connection with the Closing. Mr. Flanagan served in various roles over the last 39 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, most recently as Chief Operating Officer, US Managing Partner & Vice Chairman from July 2016 to July 2021. He received a B.A. in Accounting from Long Island University in 1982.
Michael Madon
Michael Madon is joining the Combined Company Board in connection with the Closing and has served as a board advisor to Cyabra since January 2022. Mr. Madon is a recognized expert in the fields of cybersecurity, behavioral analytics, secure manufacturing, and financial intelligence, a successful entrepreneur who has founded, led, and exited several companies, and retired as an officer and technology scout for the US Army. Since March 2024, Mr. Madon has served as Chief Revenue Officer of ABCorp, Inc., overseeing all go-to-market operations for the secure printing and additive manufacturing solutions provider, which operates at the intersection of fintech, healthcare, identity management, transportation, and omnichannel content. Additionally, he was the co-founder of Pretaa, Inc., a behavioral analytics software company dedicated to combating drug addiction by leveraging wearable technology and AI/ML algorithms to provide proactive support and lasting recovery solutions, and served as its CEO from November 2020 to November 2023. Prior to that, from July 2018 to November 2020, Mr. Madon served as the SVP and GM of Email, Security Awareness, and Threat Intelligence Products at Mimecast Ltd., a global cybersecurity and email management company. Prior to that, from October 2016 to November 2018, he was the CEO and co-founder of Ataata, a security awareness training and behavioral risk management platform that helped its customers combat security breaches caused by employee mistakes. Additionally, since May 2022, Mr. Madon has served as an Operating Advisor for TZP Group, a private equity firm focused on investing in lower-middle market technology & business services and consumer products. He also served as a Professional Advisor for the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, a center dedicated to advancing innovation-driven entrepreneurship through mentorship, education, and real-world experience, since January 2020. Mr. Madon has served as a Board Advisor for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies — Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation, a non-partisan think tank focused on national security and foreign policy where he has contributed cyber and technology insights since December 2016. He served as an Innovation Working Group Member for the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, where he advised on U.S. energy policies, research initiatives, and associated national security issues from June 2019 to January 2022. He also served as a board member and finance committee member of the National Cyber Security Alliance, a non-profit that builds public/private partnerships for broad-reaching cybersecurity education and awareness, from October 2019 to October 2021. Mr. Madon served as a Deputy Assistant Secretary in the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis from 2009 to 2014 and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, where he served in Airborne, Mechanized, Military Intelligence, and the 75th Innovation Command. Mr. Madon received a B.A. in English from the School of Arts and Sciences, Cornell University, in 1994, an M.I.A. in Security Policy from the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University in 2001, and an M.B.A. in Marketing from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania in 2014.
Sonny Vu
Sonny Vu has served on the Cyabra Board since November 2021. Prior to joining Cyabra, Mr. Vu co-founded Impact Biosystems, Inc., a wellness and fitness hardware and software developer, and served as a director on its board until October 2022. He also served as Chief Executive Officer of Arevo, Inc., a software developer, from January 2020 until February 2023. Mr. Vu co-founded Elemental Machines, Inc., a custom hardware and software solutions company, in October 2014, and served as a director on its board until September 2023. Mr. Vu co-founded Alabaster, a venture capital firm focused on the science and technology fields, in January 2018. He received a B.S. and B.A. in Mathematics and Linguistics from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 1995 and studied linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1996 to 2000.