Meet Our Team
Bikash Barai
CEO
Bikash is credited for several innovations in the domain of Network Security and Anti-Spam Technologies and has multiple patents in USPTO. Fortune recognized Bikash among India’s Top 40 Business Leaders under the age of 40 (Fortune 40-under-40).Bikash is also an active speaker and has spoken at various forums like TiE, RSA Conference USA, TEDx etc.
Earlier he founded iViZ an IDG Ventures-backed company that was later acquired by Cigital and now Synopsys. iViZ was the first company in the world to take Ethical Hacking (or Penetration Testing) to the cloud.
Erik Laird
VP of Sales, Americas
Erik Laird brings significant cyber experience to our Executive Leadership Team. He’s led high performance North America and International high performance GTM teams for organizations including HP – Enterprise Security Products (ArcSight, Fortify, Tipping Point), RiskIQ, and Tanium. Starting his career at Parametric Technology Corporation, Erik later managed a team of 50 at HP Software, selling end to end security solutions that supported the establishment of key Security Intelligence Operations Centers in some of the largest organizations in the US. At RiskIQ, he led growth of more than 3X in just 2 years. Most recently, he led the efforts in leading his team at Tanium from worst to first in the world. His reputation as a GTM leader and true builder precedes him. Erik lives in the Atlanta area with his wife, their two dogs, and enjoys time with his extended family and community.
Colin Keating
Director of Sales
Colin has more than 20+ years of progressive experience in business and sales to our high-growth organization. Colin brings deep knowledge and understanding in Cybersecurity, SaaS and technology-enabled services growth and customer engagement.
Colin is responsible for Sales, Customer Success and Channels in North America.
Prior to joining FireCompass, he worked with Synack, RedSeal Networks and Arbor Networks driving new business and growing market share. Colin hold a BS in Business Administration from the University of Maine in Orono.
Arnab Chattopadhayay
Chief Research Officer
Priyanka Aash
CMO
Priyanka has, 10+ years experience in Strategy, Community Building & Inbound Marketing and through CISO Platform has earlier worked with marketing teams of IBM, VMware, F5 Networks, Barracuda Network, Checkpoint and more. Priyanka is passionate about Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Marketing Strategy.
Earlier she co-founded CISO Platform- world’s 1st online platform for collaboration and knowledge sharing among senior information security executives.
Nirmal Kumar
VP of Sales, APAC & ME
Nirmal has 20+ years of experience in the APAC region, exceled in driving business strategy, revenue growth, and client success within the Cyber Security domain. Managed key global customers across various industries, such as BFSI, IT, ITES, Healthcare, and Pharma. As a recognized thought leader, Guided CISOs and CROs through complex security challenges, providing tailored solutions. His expertise spans IT services, cybersecurity products, and services, with a proven track record in strategic planning, business transformation, sales management, and cybersecurity strategy.
