Meet Our Team

Hugo Sanchez
CEO
Hugo Sanchez is on a mission to revolutionize the cybersecurity industry. With over 12 years of experience in technology sales and business development, and his role in the creation of rThreat, Hugo is living that mission. His passion for cybersecurity is unmatched and he values the opportunity as CEO of rThreat to help protect his clients from threats both known and unknown.

Jesus Garcia
Co-founder & CTO
Jesus Garcia has more than 15 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry. His time spent as a security product pre-sales engineer, a software and malicious artifact developer, and a security-focused product developer for companies like F5, RSA, and FireEye led to the creation of rThreat. As CTO, Jesus hopes to provide clients with pragmatic solutions that maintain their cybersecurity certainty.

Pete Nelson
Co-Founder & COO
Meet Peter, an experienced startup veteran who played a key role in the success of zulily.com. With a procurement team of 12, he managed 1/3 of the company’s inventory and opened a warehouse in China. As COO, he manages all aspects of the business and is currently building partnerships with military cohorts and the oil and gas industry using rThreat powered assessments. Peter’s relationship-building skills make him a conference standout and allow him to quickly get meetings with attendees.
Our Advisors
Our team of advisors have a wide range of knowledge and experience to help with rThreat’s growth. They are technology veterans. They are analysts. They are corporate executives. They are leaders and educators in the cybersecurity industry with a collective knowledge that ranges from engineering and sales development to operations and startup growth.
As advisors, they are excited to help rThreat grow as a company. As industry leaders, their guidance will be vital to our success.

John Kindervag
Zero Trust Advisor
Creator of Zero Trust, Senior Vice President, Cybersecurity Strategy

Javier Gonzalez
CISO Advisor
Javier, our CISO advisor with extensive experience in enterprise roles. His expertise will help our organization to scale and meet industry standards. With years of experience under his belt, Javier understands the importance of cybersecurity and knows how to implement effective strategies. He has a proven track record of helping organizations achieve compliance with regulatory requirements and implementing best practices in information security. We’re thrilled to have Javier on board as our CISO advisor and look forward to the insights he will bring to our organization.

Brad LaPorte
GTM Advisor
20+ years experience in technology leadership and software development
Gartner, IBM, Dell, Kasada, High Tide Advisors

Igor Volovich
CISO Advisor
20+ years experience in cybersecurity executive roles, business strategy
IBM, USPS, Schneider Electric, Romad Cyber, Cyber Strategy Partners

Josh Stephens
GTM Advisor
25+ years in executive cybersecurity roles
SolarWinds co-founder and VP, NetFort, Bearded Dog, Evo Security, Elsewhere Partners

Dr. Chase Cunningham
Zero Trust Advisor
Retired Navy Chief Cryptologist with more than 20 years experience in Cyber Forensic and Analytic Operations and he offer deep technical expertise, advanced education, various certifications and operational experience in this field. He has an intricate and real world know how gained directly from the realm of cyber operations and forensic analysis. he gained my operations experience by being “on pos” doing cyber forensics, analytics, and offensive and defensive cyber operations while functioning in highly technical and operationally demanding work centers within the NSA, CIA, FBI and other government agencies.