FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Colin O’Connor, Chief Operating Officer at ReliaQuest, is responsible for all revenue operations of the company. Over the past 13 years with ReliaQuest, he has played a key role in nearly every area of the company, helping to architect and enhance ReliaQuest’s solutions for its customer base of Fortune 1000 companies. Colin is an active member of the technology and information security community and has held roles with the Tampa Bay Technology Forum, ISSA, BSides, and InfaGard. As a result of his rapid growth trajectory and broad impact across cybersecurity, he recently received Florida State University’s College of Business Recent Alumni Achievement Award.

With more than 30 years of experience leading high-performance teams across information security brands, Brian Foster is responsible for overseeing all areas of the company’s product management, including product design and user experience. He currently serves as a strategic advisor to Awingu, a provider of unified workspace software. Prior to joining ReliaQuest, Foster was Chief Product Officer at MobileIron, where he helped reposition the company to focus on Zero Trust. He also founded a startup in the identity management space and held various senior product leadership roles with Neustar, Damballa, McAfee and Symantec.

John Wallace has grown and expanded revenue six times in SAAS based companies and most recently served as Senior Vice President of the Americas at Veracode. In his role, Wallace grew Veracode from $30M to $280M ARR by leading large go-to-market sales teams, and led new ARR business across North, Central and South America. Prior to that, Wallace served as the President at Online Management Systems LLC and General Manager, SVP at Razorgator, and VP Global Sales at Iron Mountain where he built a $240M Digital Business Unit over a three year period. With over 30 years of experience and more than 22 years of software-as-a-service (SaaS) experience, Wallace’s expertise extends to value selling, building high performing teams and mentoring. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from Babson College.

Greg Farrell is Chief Financial Officer at ReliaQuest, overseeing all financial aspects of the company. Over the last six years, Greg has brought about global operations expansion and high growth for the company. In 2019, he was a Tampa Bay Business Journal CFO of the Year Honoree in recognition of his work at ReliaQuest. Farrell began his career in Audit and Assurance at PwC after graduating from Florida State University, where he received his BA in Finance and Accounting as well as his Master’s in Accounting. Prior to working at ReliaQuest, Farrell worked in finance, SEC reporting, and Mergers and Acquisitions at Jabil, a publicly traded Fortune 500 company and manufacturing solutions provider.

Jason Pfeiffer, Chief Strategy Officer for ReliaQuest, is responsible for strategic initiatives across the organization, ensuring alignment with the company’s vision and market needs. Jason joined ReliaQuest in 2016, and has held various roles leading the Incident Response team, the Security Operations organization, and the Product Management team. Prior to joining ReliaQuest, Jason spent his career building and leading world-class cyber security programs for global businesses, including Lockheed Martin and PwC. He earned his B.S. in Management Information Systems (MIS) from the University of Central Florida (UCF) and his M.S. in Technology Management from RPI. Jason also holds several industry certifications including the CISSP, ISSAP, CISM and C/EH and in 2015 he was awarded the Senior Information Security Professional of the Year by ISC2.

Joe Partlow is the CTO of ReliaQuest, a leading Information Security services provider and is currently involved with new product initiatives along with research and development efforts. Joe has been involved in the Information Security field for over 20 years, in both the defensive side and offensive capabilities. Current projects and interests include data ingestion/analytics at scale, DFIR, threat intelligence & Hunting, security metrics & automation and machine learning. Joe has experience in many business verticals including retail, healthcare, financial, state/local government and the Department of Defense. He is also a regular speaker and contributor at security conferences, groups and associations. Joe has a degree in Computer Information Systems and holds many industry-specific certifications.

Regina Marrow is the Chief Information Officer (“CIO”) for ReliaQuest. She is responsible for the company’s global internal systems, infrastructure and technology initiatives for scaling internal platforms and deriving data driven insights to keep pace with company growth and geographic expansion. Marrow has more than 20 years of experience in IT, having previously served as the CIO at ConnectWise, a multi-billion dollar global software company and as the Executive Director over IT for the North American operating unit for Gerdau, a multi-billion dollar steel manufacturer. Marrow has also held technology transformation and executive roles at companies such as EY and Accenture. During her time at EY, Marrow led the Third-Party Risk Management practice for the Central region and led a number of client-driven technology initiatives, including leading a team of more than 300 people to develop and deliver client technology and support needs as a result of the global pandemic. Regina earned a Bachelor of Science in finance from the University of Central Florida and is a recognized Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). She also has certifications in Change Management and Risk Management and is involved with the local Boys & Girls Club of Tampa Bay.  Regina and her husband Jason have two children. Regina’s interests include traveling, reading, and spending time with family and friends.

Mike McPherson, Senior Vice President of Security Operations, leads ReliaQuest’s global security operations team. Prior to joining ReliaQuest, McPherson most recently served as the Special Agent in Charge of the Tampa Field Office at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In this role, he led the field office’s 600-person workforce for all cyber, national security, and criminal investigations across Central Florida. McPherson has more than 20 years of experience, which includes serving as the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division chief of operations for the domestic and international terrorism program. At the FBI, he developed strategies, aligned resources, and lead operations to combat terrorists’ use of the internet both as a weapon and a means of communication through encryption and obfuscation. McPherson is a graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy and served on active duty for 10 years before joining the FBI.