Envisioning the future

Peter is the CEO of Snyk. In previous roles as CEO, Peter led multiple software companies through hypergrowth, including Watchfire (acquired by IBM), Desktone (acquired by VMWare), and Veeam. When not running Snyk, Peter can be found reading/listening to books, biking or running.

Snyk was founded on Guy’s belief that the future of security depended on developer adoption. Prior to Snyk, he was CTO at Akamai and also led AppScan, an early AppSec pioneer.

Mike is the CFO of Snowflake. Prior to Snowflake, he was the CFO at ServiceNow, served as Senior VP of Finance and Business Operations of the Backup Recovery Systems Division at Dell EMC, and was the CFO of Lexar Media. Mike serves on multiple boards, including Nutanix.

Sanjay is the CEO & President of Cohesity. Prior to Cohesity, Sanjay was COO at VMware, where he was instrumental in helping the company grow from $6B to to $12B while overseeing all go-to-market functions. Prior to VMware, he held additional executive roles at SAP and Symantec. He also currently serves on Phillips’ Board.

Kathleen recently wrapped up 13 impactful years as President of Fidelity Personal Investing. She played a crucial role in changing the financial giant’s trajectory as it evolved from a traditional financial services company into a technology and digital innovator, growing Fidelity’s direct to consumer business from approximately $850 billion to $4.4 trillion.In addition to Snyk, she also serves on the Board of Governors of The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the Board of Directors of the Markle Foundation, and the Board of Directors of the National Football Foundation.

James retired as the Chairman and CEO of PTC in 2024, after more than 25 years with the company. Prior to PTC, he was co-founder, CTO and the VP of Marketing of Windchill Technology Inc. and CTO at Metaphase Technology. He previously served on the Board of Sensata Technologies.

Ed is the founder of boldstart ventures. Prior to boldstart, Ed founded Dawntreader Ventures, where he led investments in companies including Greenplum (acq. EMC, IPO: Pivotal), GoToMeeting (acquired by Citrix) and LivePerson (IPO). In addition to Snyk, Ed currently serves on the Boards of several cybersecurity companies, including BigID and Protect AI.

Ping is a partner at Accel focusing on business software applications and cloud native technology platforms. He has been responsible for numerous past investments with notable exits, including Cloudera (NYSE), Demisto (acquired by Palo Alto Networks), Heptio (acquired by VMware), Semmle (acquired by Microsoft/GitHub) and Sumo Logic (NASDAQ).

Philippe is a partner at Accel focusing on cloud applications and security. He led Accel’s investments in, and currently serves on the Boards for, companies including DocuSign (NASDAQ), PeopleDoc (acquired by Ultimate Software) and UiPath (NYSE).