The Leadership Team
Chief Executive Officer
Kent Kresa
He brings a strong background in high technology and finance, with experience at DARPA and The Carlyle Group. As Chairman Emeritus of Northrop Grumman Corporation, he has built a distinguished career marked by leadership and performance .
Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Karen Ispiryan
A lead scientist and engineer who is designing and developing the CypherGenics Ecosystem Security Platform. Dr. Ispiryan previously served in senior technical management positions at publicly traded firms such as Samsung and Facebook.
Chief Cryptography Officer
Dr. Gurgen Khachatrian
A highly regarded scientist, scholar, and technologist in mathematics and applied cryptography. Dr. Khachatrian, a US citizen, was elected to the Armenian National Academy of Sciences, He is the co-author of the SAFER+ encryption algorithm.
Chief Business Officer
Derege Alemayehu (DJ)
A Senior Business Strategy Executive and Technologist and with extensive experience in Corporate strategic planning. His strengths and experiences include the formulation of corporate business strategies and management.
Chief Financial Officer
Francis Parish
Francis Parish is a seasoned Strategy and Finance executive with more than 25 years of Advisory, Private Equity, Strategy, and Corporate Finance experience in a wide variety of industries. He serves as an Advisor or CFO to several institutions.
Director, Strategic Partner Solutions
Gregory W. Patterson
A senior business development executive with experience in strategy, technology, marketing and alliance management. His career includes a decade of global consulting at Accenture as well as launching / management of startups with Cisco's ecosystem.
Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Craig L. Gosden
a senior business executive and attorney with broad hands-on experience building companies through disposition. He was a partner in a private equity firm founded by Gerald Parsky & William E. Simon. He is knowledgeable of actuarial and capitation strategies.