Jeff Ishmael is Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Intellicheck.
Jeff has an impressive track record in SaaS including his role as founding CFO for Cylance, which was the first company to apply artificial intelligence and algorithmic science to cyber security and improve the way companies, governments and end users proactively solve the world’s most difficult security problems.
After joining Cylance as its seventh employee, the company experienced hyper growth and grew to over seven hundred employees over four years with operations in twelve countries. With billings exceeding $100M after year four, Cylance established itself as a preeminent disrupter in the security space. Cylance was acquired by Blackberry for $1.4 billion.
Following Cylance, Jeffrey served as the CFO of Obsidian Security, the first truly comprehensive threat and posture management solution built for SaaS. The company was founded in 2017 by industry experts from Carbon Black and Cylance.
Jeff also brings extensive experience working with private equity and venture capital firms including Blackstone, Greylock, Khosla Ventures, DFJ, KKR, Dell Ventures, Citi Ventures, and Wing Ventures.
