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Eric joins Securly as Chief Financial Officer with nearly twenty years of finance and accounting experience at both private equity-backed and publicly traded companies. Much of that time was at scaled, information services businesses focused on solving complex customer challenges in highly-regulated industries.

Since 2022, he was the SVP & U.S. Markets Segment CFO at TransUnion, a global information and insights company. Previously, Eric spent 9 years at Neustar, a leading identity resolution company that was majority owned by Golden Gate Capital. At the time of Neustar's acquisition by TransUnion, he was the VP & Head of FP&A. His early career experiences were in finance and treasury at Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of HII.

Eric earned a Bachelor's degree with honors from Christopher Newport University in 2007 and an MBA with honors from the College of William & Mary in 2012.

Spence Mallder brings over 30 years of experience in enterprise software development, product development, and consulting services, serving many of the Fortune 100. Spence's background spans software engineering, systems integration, product management, business and technology strategy, and services delivery.

Neeraj laid the foundation for Securly's India R&D center and along with Alpana, VP of India Operations, has built a robust and scalable product development operation for the company over the years. A Network Security veteran and threat detection expert, Neeraj has over 20 years of experience in the Enterprise Network Security domain. He is the primary inventor on two patents and has designed malware research infrastructure and security visualization tools. Neeraj has spent his career building threat research teams dealing with complex solutions for malware, reverse engineering, and network security. He shares his technology knowledge through security blogs and online media.

Alpana Thakar isn't just a leader; she's a builder. As a Co-Founder of Securly's Pune office, she turned a vision into a thriving reality. With over 20 years of high-level experience spanning technical research, engineering management, and strategic leadership, Alpana laid the foundation as the office's first Director of Program Management.

Today, she serves as a vital executive leader overseeing the complex intersection of engineering, HR, and people operations for the India region.

Mike is an award-winning principal from North Carolina who joined Securly to champion student safety initiatives and drive adoption of SecurlyHome, the K-12 industry's first parent engagement solution. As a school leader with extensive first-hand experience managing incidents of student cyberbullying, threats of violence, and self-harm, Mike brings the experience and passion necessary to guide school districts on their journey to enhanced student safety using the latest advanced technologies. Additionally, Mike serves as General Manager of Securly's rapidly expanding eastern headquarters in Charlotte, NC.

Michele brings over 20 years of Human Resources leadership experience from a variety of industries including healthcare at Aramark, software technology at Aspect Software, and most recently mortgage at Celebrity Home Loans, LLC. She has successfully built strong collaborative partnerships within organizations helping to cultivate high-caliber teams and foster impressive business growth. In addition to earning a BA in Psychology, Michele holds both SHRM-SCP and SPHR professional certifications.

Robin brings nearly two decades of experience in education and EdTech, with a proven track record of helping companies clarify their mission, build smart go-to-market strategies, and scale with intention. As Chief Marketing Officer, she leads Securly's global brand and growth initiatives, ensuring school districts have the resources they need to keep students safe, well, and ready to learn.

Robin has spent her career scaling high-impact EdTech organizations. Most recently, she was the executive marketing leader at NoRedInk, an instructional writing platform reaching more than 60% of U.S. school districts. Previously, she served as EVP of Global Marketing at EVERFI, where she guided a 70-person team through a period of significant growth, culminating in an $850M acquisition by Blackbaud and Vector Solutions.

Robin's perspective is shaped not only by executive leadership, but also by firsthand experience in education. She began her career as an elementary school teacher and founding Teach For America Corps Member in Nashville, grounding her work in a deep understanding of the challenges schools face every day.

Stefanie Stevens is a seasoned CS executive with over a decade of experience leading high-impact customer success teams. As VP of Customer Success at Securly, she oversees engagement, growth, retention and renewals across a serving more than 7,000 K-12 school customers.

Stefanie is known for building scalable, customer-centric strategies that drive measurable results. She has led the development of digital CS programs, risk management frameworks, and pipeline generation initiatives that have improved retention and accelerated revenue growth. A champion of operational excellence, Stefanie brings deep expertise in multi-product support, customer journey design and team development across global, post-sale organizations. Driven by a commitment to delivering value at every stage of the customer lifecycle, Stefanie ensures Securly's clients are set up for long-term success.

Matt Crump is a Managing Director of Golden Gate Capital, which he joined in 2011. Prior to joining Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Crump worked at Audax Private Equity. Mr. Crump has an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a BA in Biology, with Distinction, from the University of Pennsylvania (summa cum laude).

Stewart Bloom is an Operating Executive with Golden Gate Capital focused on the software and business services sectors. He currently serves as Chairman of LiveVox, Neustar and Vector Solutions and as an advisor to Ensemble Health Partners. Mr. Bloom previously held posts as Chairman and CEO of Aspect Software and Escalate Retail, from its inception until the time of its merger transaction with RedPrairie. He has served on the Boards of Golden Gate Capital portfolio companies Infor and Symon Communications. Prior to Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Bloom held positions as Vice President Americas Technology Services for Capgemini and as Senior Vice President for Mainspring through its IPO and subsequent acquisition by IBM. Earlier in his career, Mr. Bloom was a Partner with Ernst & Young Management Consulting following its acquisition of Distributed Systems Solutions International (DSSI), where he was a Vice President and co-founder.

Brian has dedicated his career to developing software in the education industry. Along with his passion for lifelong learning, he has an appreciation for technologies that make education more accessible, fulfilling and safe. Brian began his career at Thomson Learning and later founded two companies: netTrekker and SafeSchools.com, the latter of which was acquired by Vector Solutions in 2017. At Vector, Brian was Executive VP and General Manager, where he led the company's Education Division, nearly tripling revenue in 3 years. He retired in 2020 and joined Vector's Board of Directors until their 2021 acquisition. He has a BA from Judson, an MBA from Xavier, and Executive Education from Columbia.

Carolyn Parent is Entrepreneur in Residence at Hearst, a greenhouse that provides investment resources for early-stage, women-led startups. A trailblazer in the real-time event analytics market, she brings to Securly her vast experience guiding Fortune 100, mid-market, and startup-stage companies to unprecedented growth. Prior to Hearst, Carolyn was President and CEO of LiveSafe, which under her leadership became the leading mobile risk intelligence solution for safety and security incident prevention, response, and communication. Other past roles include her successful tenure as co-founder of Gravy Analytics, Executive Vice President and General Manager at Deltek and, before that, as a national director for BearingPoint.