Board

Sandra Bergeron: Chairman of the Board

Sandra Bergeron is one of the best known and highly respected women of technology in Silicon Valley.  Mrs. Bergeron is a venture partner at Trident Capital, and also serves as a director of Sophos Plc, Qualys, Inc. and TraceSecurity, Inc. 

Sandra has previously served as a director of Tipping Point, Netegrity, Nuance Communications, TriCipher, and ArcSight, until their acquisitions.  In her tenured career at McAfee, Inc, Mrs. Bergeron held a number of key executive positions, including head of research and development, head of corporate strategy, and president of PGP Security.

Sandra Bergeron has a national reputation as a computer security thought leader.  She has testified to the Subcommittee on Technology within the House Science Committee, regarding how government and private industry can better prepare for virus attacks. Bergeron was selected by U.S. Congressman Mike Honda and San Jose, California Mayor Ron Gonzales to serve on the Silicon Valley Blue Ribbon Task Force on Aviation Security and Technology
 Mrs. Bergeron is actively involved in promoting the role of women in technology though her chairmanship of the Bergeron Women in Technology Mentorship Program at Georgia State University.   Since 2006, over twenty women have been recognized for their high academic achievement and leadership potential and have been named Bergeron Scholars.  Each recipient receives a financial award and a unique mentoring partnership with a female executive from the technology industry. 

Mrs. Bergeron holds an MBA from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a Bachelor of Business Administration (Cum Laude) from Georgia State University, where she was named to the Hall of Fame at the J. Mack Robinson School of Business.

Peter Stewart: President, CEO, & Co-Founder

President, Chief Executive Officer, & Co-Founder, Peter Stewart, brings 22 plus years of security technology and business management experience to TraceSecurity. Since the company's founding in 2004, Stewart has been a pioneer in the development of cloud based GRC solutions. Under his leadership, TraceSecurity launched the first and only comprehensive cloud-based solution designed for the Fortune 2000 market. As a result, the company's revenue has increased an average of 153% each year and its customer base has grown to over 1200 worldwide, representing over $500 Billion in assets.

During Stewart's tenure, TraceSecurity has closed Series A, B and C investments with investors who maintain more than $3 billion in assets, and the company has been first to market with several Software-as-a Service and cloud based Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC)management solutions targeting the Fortune 2000 market.

Jim Stickley: Co-founder, CTO, and Vice President of Strategy & Solutions

As CTO and Vice President of Strategy & Solutions for TraceSecurity, Stickley has been instrumental in directing the TraceSecurity strategy. Stickley is responsible for developing and releasing multiple versions of the software used by hundreds of clients today. Stickley is in charge of the guiding principles and structure of all TraceSecurity solutions including products and services. Stickley has over twenty years in the hi-technology industry.

Paul McCown: Chief Financial Officer, & Chief Operating Officer

Paul McCown, chief financial officer and chief operating officer, brings more than 19 years of experience in financial planning and management, investor relations, operations, mergers and acquisitions and public company credentials. Paul's deep knowledge of the high-tech industry brings tremendous value to TraceSecurity's strategic and financial planning, as well as operations.

Dennis Cline

Dennis Cline is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of achievements as an executive, board member, and investor in some of the most successful high growth software companies in the industry. In addition to his board role at TraceSecurity, Cline is the current managing partner for DMC Investments, a firm he founded in 2001. He is also the Chairman of the Board of netForensics, a leading provider of security information management software, and he serves on the Board of Marchex, a publicly traded internet search and
media company.

Cline brings a unique mix of operational experience and customer advocacy to each of his roles. His 20 year career has been characterized by an unprecedented commitment to great products backed by world class support and an unwavering insistence on shareholder return. Previously, he served as the CEO of netForensics, and led the successful restructuring of the company. In his tenured career at Network Associates (now McAfee), Cline held various executive positions within the company including Executive Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations. Prior to Network Associates, Cline held executive and operational roles at Fifth Generation Systems, Claris and Microsoft.

Cline received a BA in History from Rutgers University and a Juris Doctor from Rutgers Law School.

Thomas Frazer

Frazer is a partner in a Baton Rouge CPA practice specializing in tax and financial consulting services since 1980.

Frazer has played an active role in numerous high-technology companies. In 1987 Frazer co-founded Fifth Generation Systems that had over 200 employees and $50 million in revenue in 1993. He also served as Chairman; Fifth Generation Systems was bought by Symantec in 1993. He is a Director for five different companies.

Dane Andreeff

Andreeff is a general partner at Maple Leaf Partners.