Axonius, the asset intelligence platform for unified security operations and exposure management, today announced the appointments of Chris Jones as chief trust & security officer (CTSO) and Dan Schoenbaum as senior vice president of business development. Both leaders join as Axonius continues to grow its customer base and partner ecosystem globally.
Chris Jones brings more than 25 years of experience across high-growth SaaS and Fortune 50 technology companies, as well as U.S. federal and intelligence communities. In his new role, Jones will own Axonius' enterprise security strategy while leading the field chief information security officer (CISO) program as a customer-facing security advisor. Jones will serve as a thought leader on behalf of Axonius across asset intelligence, continuous threat exposure management (CTEM), and AI security.
Most recently, Jones served as deputy CISO at Cisco, where he owned the cybersecurity strategy for the network platform and assurance organization. It was the company's largest and fastest-growing portfolio of network and cloud products, including Meraki and Catalyst, and generated more than $10 billion in revenue. Prior to Cisco, Jones matured the enterprise security function at CLEAR following the company's IPO, delivering PCI DSS, SOC 2, and FedRAMP High compliance.
Earlier in his career, Jones founded Nike's first global cybersecurity incident response team. Jones began his career in public safety before supporting the U.S. federal government and intelligence community operations, where he founded the FBI's Cyber Profiling Program.
Dan Schoenbaum brings more than 30 years of experience across go-to-market, partnership, and executive leadership for high-growth cybersecurity and SaaS companies. At Axonius, Schoenbaum will lead the company's business development and partner and alliances business. Schoenbaum joins from Hive Pro, an exposure management company, where he served as chief marketing officer and head of technology partnerships. Previously spent four years at Team Cymru, building GTM programs with Google, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, and ServiceNow.
Earlier, Schoenbaum was president and COO of RiskIQ, an attack surface management company later acquired by Microsoft. Schoenbaum was also CEO of Redbooth and Cooladata. Schoenbaum served as a first sergeant in the Israel Defense Forces.
"Chris has spent his career making sure security programs hold up under real scrutiny and not just an audit. That's the standard our customers hold us to, and it's the standard he'll hold us to across asset intelligence, CTEM, and AI security," said Joe Diamond, CEO at Axonius. "Dan has spent his career turning partnerships into revenue. With more than 1,400 bi-directional integrations already built on Axonius, the partner ecosystem exists. Dan's job is to turn it into joint GTM opportunities."
"Customers don't want to be sold security. They want a product that works. My job is to close that gap," said Chris Jones, CTSO at Axonius. "Joining Axonius is an opportunity to build trust from the inside by securing our platform to the standard our customers expect."
"My job is straightforward. I want to evolve our business development strategy and partner and alliances business, so that more of our partners are working with Axonius on joint solutions for our customers," said Dan Schoenbaum, SVP of Business Development.
About Axonius
Axonius is the asset intelligence platform for unified security operations and exposure management. The Axonius Asset Cloud is the one source of truth for assets and exposures across an organization's entire environment, providing all the right context to prioritize risks and coordinate fixes. Cited as one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity startups, with accolades from CNBC, Forbes, and Fortune.
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