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Charlie Thomas

Charlie Thomas

CEO | Tech Entrepreneur | Building and Delivering Cybersecurity Protections for Major Corporations

Washington Dc-baltimore Area, United StatesComputer & Network Security
Company
Mitiga
Title
Ceo
Seniority
C Suite
Department
C Suite
Location
Washington Dc-baltimore Area, United States
Industry
Computer & Network Security

About

Served as Founder, CEO, Investor or Board Member at fourteen (14) cybersecurity, software and technology companies *** Led two different startups as CEO to ~$100M ARR ***Led in all facets of growth including capitalization, branding, product, sales, channels, marketing, team recruitment, and corporate strategy. Mitiga has been named: + RSA Conference Innovation Sandbox Finalist (2024) + SC Awards Finalist: Best Emerging Technology (2024) + Duns 100 of Best Startups to Work for in Israel (2024) + CRN Hottest Cloud and AI Security Startups (2025)Spawned over 25 successful entrepreneurs and their companies continue successfully today with several exits including in the $1B+ range.

Experience

Ceo

Mitiga · Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Present

Mitiga’s AI-driven platform protects your entire cloud estate – this includes panoramic visibility across cloud infrastructure, SaaS, Identity and AI - in real-time. Mitiga preemptively detects and stops attacks before damage is done. Customers gain better cyber resilience, significant SOC efficiencies, and a forensic data lake with >1000 days of data ensuring a constant state of readiness and protection. Mitiga’s agentless solution is used by many well-known brands and has been particularly valuable in stopping recent well-publicized Salesforce attacks as one example.

Ceo, Board Member and Investor

Board Member

Present

CEO | BOARD | INVESTOR POSITIONS • Mitiga • Torq • iCite • Deepwatch • GuidePoint Security (acquired by Audax) • Ostendio • Digital Global Systems (DGS) (acquired by Casa del Fuego Family Office - $5 Billion) • Razorsight • Apcela • Cvent (IPO) • Base Technologies (acquired by CA) • mindSHIFT (acquired by Best Buy) • Reliacast (acquired by Comcast) • True North Solutions (acquired by ASC) • BizTel One (acquired by Neustar) • TalkingNets (acquired by DSL.net/MegaPath) • Capstone Turbine (IPO) • Net2000 Communications (IPO; acquired)

Advisor

Torq · United States

Present

Chairman

Deepwatch · Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Ceo

Deepwatch · Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Founding CEO of Deepwatch® the leading managed security platform for the cyber resilient enterprise. The Deepwatch platform and security experts provide enterprises with 24/7/365 cyber resilience, rapid detections, high fidelity alerts, reduced false positives, and automated actions. We operate as an extension of cybersecurity teams by delivering exceptional expertise, visibility across your attack surface, precision response to threats, and a compelling return on your security investments. The Deepwatch Managed Security Platform is trusted by many of the world’s leading brands to improve their security posture, cyber resilience, and peace of mind. Learn more at www.deepwatch.com. -CISO Choice Awards: MSSP Winner 2020, 2021, 2022 -Great Place to Work® Certified 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 -InHerSight #1 Cyber Workplace for Women 2023 -Linked Top 50 Startups 2023 -Forbes Top 50 Tech Company -Goldman Sachs, ABS Capital, Vista Equity Partners, SpringCoast Partners portfolio company

Board Member

GuidePoint Security

Board Member at launch. 5 yrs in became CEO of vSOC preparing for spinout into standalone that became Deepwatch

Education

University of Virginia

BA

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