Digital Guardian CEO and leadership

Constance (Connie) Stack is an operating executive and business leader with extensive experience growing and managing teams focused on delivering results, even in turnaround situations. Stack is a versatile, highly-regarded executive with exceptional interpersonal skills, a strong work ethic, high energy and a can-do attitude. While widely known for her marketing and branding successes, she has a demonstrated ability to craft and execute complex product, sales and marketing strategies across the entire business. She has scaled and managed loyal teams; implemented KPI-driven operating cadences; and exceeded goals and objectives in organizations with annual revenues ranging from $10M to over $250M. Currently Ms. Stack serves as the Chief Strategy Officer for Digital Guardian (formerly Verdasys), a market leading data protection provider for some of the worlds largest brands. She arrived in 2013 as Chief Marketing Officer and re-branded the company to begin its transformation from a virtual unknown player to an award winning, Gartner and Forrester recognized data security market leader. Stack has guided companies as they transition from single-product/on-premise solution to a multi-product SaaS platforms with diverse revenue streams that drive sales bookings and ARR growth. over her career, Stack operated various groups and departments including strategy and planning, corporate and product marketing, sales operations, sales enablement and product management. Proven skills include:- Develop & execute strategic vision that generates enthusiasm among employees, investors, clients, & prospects. - Dissect organizational issues & make necessary changes to accelerate growth.- Embrace change and exploit it as a strategic opportunity.- Turnaround underperforming teams.- Establish best practices, scalable procedures & repeatable processes to ensure success. - Partner with global sales leaders to optimize selling outcomes.

An experienced senior technology engineering executive and advisor, Debra provides the technical vision and strategic direction for product innovation while overseeing engineering strategy for the Digital Guardian Data Protection Platform. Debra’s roles also oversees the engineering function including product development, quality assurance, and sustaining engineering operations. Debra has held technical, strategic, operational, and managerial leadership roles over her 25+ year career. An expert in acquisition-focused technology evaluation and technical due diligence, prior to joining Digital Guardian, Debra was a Distinguished Engineer and SVP, Merger and Acquisition Strategy at CA Technologies, where she was responsible for identifying opportunities within emerging technologies, markets, and products. Debra led and managed 20 acquisitions totaling in an aggregate $3B+, managed a globally distributed team of more than 500, and provided consultation to executive leaders on advances in technology, engineering strategy, and domain expertise. In 2006, Debra was named a Distinguished Engineer, a role that recognizes the highest level of technical expertise with the greater CA Technologies community. Debra holds 18 patents in IT management and security disciplines and serves on several technical advisory boards. She holds a bachelor of arts in economics and applied mathematics from Boston University.