Meet the team

Seven principals. One standard of excellence.

We help leaders understand what is actually constraining delivery, where risk is compounding, and which interventions will make a material difference. Every engagement is led personally by a principal. Many engagements loop in other principals, as well.

Nick Selby
Nick Selby
Managing Partner

Founder and Managing Partner. Career spans technology leadership, cybersecurity, law enforcement, and nonprofit governance. Former Director of Cyber Intelligence and Investigations, NYPD. Board, National Child Protection Task Force.

Nicko Goncharoff
Nicko Goncharoff
Chief Operating Officer

Thirty years building and leading technology and data-driven businesses. Co-founder of three startups, senior executive at global data and analytics firms. A decade operating in China. Runs at scale; closes the gap between strategy and execution.

Sarah Wells
Sarah Wells
Lead Consultant, Engineering Effectiveness

Recognized leader in software engineering, microservices, and engineering enablement. At the Financial Times, helped scale deployments from 12 to 20,000 releases per year.

Dr. Pablo Breuer
Dr. Pablo Breuer
VP, Information Security

Twenty-two-year Navy veteran with leadership roles at U.S. Special Operations Command, the NSA, and U.S. Cyber Command. Co-founder, Cognitive Security Collaborative. Co-author of the DISARM framework for combating disinformation, used internationally.

Huw Rogers
Huw Rogers
VP, Consulting Services

Two decades driving technology transformation in fintech — electronic markets, FX, equities, derivatives, crypto. Leads teams and programs across regions and asset classes, delivering scalable systems that create tangible business impact.

Steve Schwartz
Steve Schwartz
EVP, Revenue

Two decades scaling technology and cybersecurity companies with discipline. Translates complex technical capability into executive-level value and decision frameworks. Focuses on partnerships and scalable offerings that turn strategy into measurable outcomes.

Leona Laurie
Leona Laurie
VP, Marketing and Operations

Leads strategic marketing and operations. Content marketing specialist helping organizations develop clear digital communications. Manages and coordinates internal operational excellence.

A standing bench of domain depth.

Our advisory board brings specialist perspective when a problem calls for it — regulatory, reverse engineering, resilience, communications. They do not scale our delivery; they sharpen our judgment.

Chris Swan
Chris Swan
Advisory Board

Technology leader specializing in cloud, security, and software architecture. Engineer at Atsign. Former CTO and R&D leadership at DXC Technology, UBS, and Credit Suisse.

Melanie Ensign
Melanie Ensign
Advisory Board

Founder and CEO, Discernible Inc. Former security and privacy communications lead at Facebook, Uber, and AT&T. Led the DEF CON press department for a decade.

Wendy Nather
Wendy Nather
Advisory Board

Former CISO, UBS Investment Bank (EMEA) and Texas Education Agency. Infosecurity Europe Hall of Fame, 2021.

Carla Geisser
Carla Geisser
Advisory Board

Debugs complex systems made of software and humans. Twelve years at Google establishing SRE principles. Led operations for Healthcare.gov during open enrollment.

Thomas Dullien
Thomas Dullien
Advisory Board

Known as Halvar Flake. Reverse engineering, vulnerability research, cloud economics. Founded a malware analysis company acquired by Google.

Daniella Taveau
Daniella Taveau
Advisory Board

Regulatory and global trade strategist. Founder, Bold Text Strategies. Former U.S. EPA international trade negotiator.

Eric Olson
Eric Olson
Advisory Board

Pioneer of online OSINT and cyber intelligence since 1999. Oversees Threat Intelligence, Threat Hunting, and CSIRT at JetBlue Airways.