About the Company
AuthMind is a pioneering Identity Security provider that arms identity and cybersecurity teams with end-to-end, real-time identity security posture management and threat detection. Through unmatched visibility spanning complex integrated application landscapes, the AuthMind Identity Security Platform enables Identity and Security professionals to address the most dangerous enablers of identity-based attacks: blind spots, identity infrastructure security gaps, and misconfigurations caused by human error. It allows security orgs to become enablers for engineering and business teams to move faster as they adopt new cloud and SaaS tooling. Unlike ITDR solutions that only monitor and protect known managed identities, AuthMind discovers and monitors any identity that enterprise employees use to connect to any asset, anywhere, anytime.
Leadership Team
Shlomi Yanai
Co-Founder and CEO
Having served as CEO at publicly-traded and privately-owned cybersecurity companies, Shlomi is a long-time industry expert with a distinct specialization in identity-related safeguards. He previously served as CEO, President and Board Member of Datablink (now Watchguard) as well as Cyren, a NASDAQ-traded company. He also held top management roles at Aladdin (now Thales), BMC Software and Whale Communications. Shlomi also served 11 years in the Israeli Navy as a section head for information security. He holds a BSc in Mathematics and computer science as well as an MBA from Ben Gurion University.
Ankur Panchbudhe
Co-Founder and CTO
Bringing a deeply technical skillset, Ankur offers an extensive background as a Chief Technology Officer and top architect at many of the IT industry’s leading companies. He most recently served as Head of Architecture and Innovation at Quick Heal. Previous positions included CTO at Vaultize, as well as architect and engineering roles at McAfee, Symantec and Veritas. Ankur holds an advanced degree in computer science and engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay as well as a degree from the Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology.
Bill Butler
Chief Revenue Officer
Bill Butler leads the Revenue Team at Authmind. With 25+ years of experience in pure cybersecurity sales, Butler has built a track record of success driving impact across both established players and agile startups. From Verizon, Tanium, Demisto, and Palo Alto Networks, Butler has thrived in diverse environments, consistently exceeding expectations. Butler's strategic leadership has generated over $315 million in revenue, fueled $1 billion in successful exits, and witnessed a $28 billion market cap growth - tangible proof of his effectiveness. Butler has an MBA from Emory University, and a BA in Economics, Cum Laude, from Denison University.
Co-Founder and CEO
Shlomi Yanai
Having served as CEO at publicly-traded and privately-owned cybersecurity companies, Shlomi is a long-time industry expert with a distinct specialization in identity-related safeguards. He previously served as CEO, President and Board Member of Datablink (now Watchguard) as well as Cyren, a NASDAQ-traded company. He also held top management roles at Aladdin (now Thales), BMC Software and Whale Communications. Shlomi also served 11 years in the Israeli Navy as a section head for information security. He holds a BSc in Mathematics and computer science as well as an MBA from Ben Gurion University.
Co-Founder and CTO
Ankur Panchbudhe
Bringing a deeply technical skillset, Ankur offers an extensive background as a Chief Technology Officer and top architect at many of the IT industry’s leading companies. He most recently served as Head of Architecture and Innovation at Quick Heal. Previous positions included CTO at Vaultize, as well as architect and engineering roles at McAfee, Symantec and Veritas. Ankur holds an advanced degree in computer science and engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay as well as a degree from the Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology.
Chief Revenue Officer
Bill Butler
Bill Butler leads the Revenue Team at Authmind. With 25+ years of experience in pure cybersecurity sales, Butler has built a track record of success driving impact across both established players and agile startups. From Verizon, Tanium, Demisto, and Palo Alto Networks, Butler has thrived in diverse environments, consistently exceeding expectations. Butler's strategic leadership has generated over $315 million in revenue, fueled $1 billion in successful exits, and witnessed a $28 billion market cap growth - tangible proof of his effectiveness. Butler has an MBA from Emory University, and a BA in Economics, Cum Laude, from Denison University.
Ashwin Paranjpe
VP of Engineering
Ashwin Paranjpe offers more than 16 years of technical leadership in the sector. He serves as AuthMind's strategic lead for product engineering and development, having previously held top engineering roles at Cohesity, Isovalent, Oracle Public Cloud, Riverbed Technology and Dell SecureWorks. He has a Master’s in Information Security from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Bachelor’s of Engineering from VIT Pune.
VP of Engineering
Ashwin Paranjpe
Ashwin Paranjpe offers more than 16 years of technical leadership in the sector. He serves as AuthMind's strategic lead for product engineering and development, having previously held top engineering roles at Cohesity, Isovalent, Oracle Public Cloud, Riverbed Technology and Dell SecureWorks. He has a Master’s in Information Security from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Bachelor’s of Engineering from VIT Pune.