Ron Heinz

With over three decades in the information technology market, Ron is the co-founder of Signal Peak Ventures and former Managing Director of Canopy Ventures since 2006. An operating executive by background, Ron was the CEO of Phobos Corporation (acquired by SonicWall) and Helius Corporation (acquired by Hughes Network Systems), as well as a Senior Vice President at Novell, Inc where he spent 12 years.

Along with partner Brandon Tidwell, Ron formed Signal Peak in July of 2011 and spends significant time working with portfolio companies in driving commercialization efforts. He holds a B.S. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from American University.

Gordon Eubanks

Gordon Eubanks joined Solera Networks in 2011 and also serves on the board of directors for Skybox Imaging, Inc, Concur, and Perimeter eSecurity. From October 2006 to November 2006, Mr. Eubanks served as acting Chief Executive Officer, and from October 2006 to May 2009 served as a director for Asempra Technologies, a private software company sold in May 2009. From 2005 to 2006, Mr. Eubanks served as Chairman of the Board of Preventsys, an enterprise security software company, which was sold in June 2006. Since June 2006, he has been managing personal investments and working as an advisor to a number of companies. From 1999 to March 2005, Mr. Eubanks served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Oblix, Inc., a provider of enterprise identity management solutions that was later acquired by Oracle in 2005. From 1984 to 1999, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Symantec Corporation, an international technology firm focused on protecting information and computer systems. Mr. Eubanks holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Oklahoma State University and a Masters Degree in Computer Science from Naval Postgraduate school.

George Hoyem

Mr. Hoyem is currently a Partner with In-Q-Tel, an investment firm whose goal is to identify, adapt and deliver innovative technology solutions to support the missions of the broader Intelligence Community. He brings more than 25 years of entrepreneurial, operations and venture experience in high technology companies, including positions as managing partner at both Blueprint Ventures and Redleaf Group and various Sr. management positions at HP, VeriFone, Federal Data Corporation, Tektronix and others. He has also backed, supported, and served in an advisory or board capacity for dozens of emerging technology companies.

Steve Shillingford

Steve has more than 18 years of experience in sales, marketing, operations and executive management with leading technology companies. He joined Solera Networks in early 2007 from Oracle Corporation, where he was responsible for some of the largest deals in the company during his tenure. In 2005, Steve was named Top Account Executive for North America Sales as a result of his success closing several of the company’s largest deals, his consistently strong performance in meeting revenue objectives, and broad new product expansion for the territory. Prior to joining Oracle, Steve held several sales and operational positions at Novell, focused on Fortune 500 enterprise accounts. Steve has a B.S. with honors in Psychology from Brigham Young University and MBAs from Columbia Business School and University of California at Berkeley.

Spencer Tall

Spencer Tall serves on the Boards of IMVU, Allegiance, Solera Networks, and Symplified. Prior investments include E.piphany (EPNY), Web TV (acquired by MSFT), and One Touch Systems (acquired by Hughes Satellite). Mr. Tall is renowned for his ability to leverage marketing, distribution and sales opportunities especially in Asia for his portfolio companies. Prior to Allegis Capital, Mr. Tall was a co-founder and General Partner with APV Technology Partners for three funds over 10 years. In addition, Mr. Tall is a co-founder of Asia Pacific Ventures LLC, a consulting and advisory service firm where, over a 13-year period, he assisted more than 50 technology companies in their Asia expansion plans. This included technology licensing, fund raising and distribution arrangements. Mr. Tall has acted as a strategic advisor to global companies including Motorola, Sony, Fujitsu, Samsung, Canon, TDK, and Dacom. Prior to founding APV, Mr. Tall, fluent in Japanese, oversaw U.S. sales operations for Marubun Corporation, a Japan-based billion dollar components trading company. He also worked as a sales manager with GRE America, Inc., a Japanese contract manufacturer, serving U.S. corporations’ outsourcing efforts. Mr. Tall has a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science and Japanese from BYU.

Scott Weiss

Mr. Weiss has served at many notable technology firms including Cisco, IronPort, Hotmail, EDS and idealab!. He was one of the early members of the Hotmail team, where he was responsible for all revenue generating business development activities and partnerships. Weiss stayed with the company after the acquisition by Microsoft and led the MSN business development unit. After leaving MSN, Weiss went on to pursue new opportunities at idealab!, he met Scott Banister, and together the two developed the technology that eventually became IronPort.

As CEO of IronPort Systems, Weiss established the company as the leader in email security and directed the company through its successful acquisition by Cisco. After the acquisition, Weiss advanced quickly inside Cisco to lead Cisco’s Security Technology Business Unit, developing the vision and strategy for integrating reputation-based security into existing products.

Alberto Yépez

J. Alberto Yépez currently serves on the board of Trident Capital portfolio companies including, Solera Networks, Qualys (on demand vulnerability management and policy compliance), HyTrust (virtualization security and compliance), and AirTight Networks (wireless security and compliance). Mr. Yépez is a Managing Director at Trident focusing on Software, IT Security, and mobile investments. Prior to Joining Trident, he was Vice President of Identity Management and Security at Oracle. In his 25-year career, he has also served in numerous executive positions including co-CEO of Entrust; Chairman, President and CEO of Thor Technologies; entrepreneur-in-residence at Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm; CEO at enCommerce; and senior management positions at Apple Computer and several other Silicon Valley-based start-ups.

Mr. Yépez is Chairman of the Hispanic IT Executive Council (HITEC) and is active on a number of diversity organizations. He attended the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Electronic Physics from the University of San Francisco. He also attended the Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería in Lima, Perú.

Hossein Eslambolchi

Dr. Hossein Eslambolchi joined the Solera Networks Technical Advisory Board in 2011. Dr. Eslambolchi is a renowned innovator and engineer, highly regarded as one of the most prominent scientists of the 21st century. He is most well known for his noticeable role with AT&T. He joined AT&T Bell Laboratories in 1985 and throughout his career with the company held several prominent positions, including Chief Technology Officer, Chief Information officer, President and CEO of AT&T Labs and President and CEO of AT&T Global Network Operations. Currently, Dr. Eslambolchi is the Chairman and CEO of 2020 Venture Partners LLC, a company in which he co-founded in 2006. He holds a BS, MS, and PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, San Diego.

Bob Flores

Bob Flores joined the Solera Networks Technical Advisory Board in 2011. He is the Founder, President, and CEO of Applicology Incorporated, an independent consulting firm that specializes in information technology matters. Prior to his role as CEO, Mr. Flores spent 31 years at the Central Intelligence Agency, where he held various positions in the Directorate of Intelligence, Directorate of Support, and the National Clandestine Service. Later in his career, he spent three years as the CIA’s Chief Technology Officer where he was responsible for ensuring that the Agency’s technology investments matched the needs of its mission. Other areas where Mr. Flores had a significant impact at the CIA included Econometric and statistical modeling, software architecture, design and development, and technology assessments. Along with his many accomplishments throughout his career, Mr. Flores was awarded the CIA’s Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal. He holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Statistics from Virginia Tech.