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Paladin is comprised of individuals with a proven track record of financial expertise, national security experience, and specialized technical competence

160

Years of venture investing experience

120

Portfolio company investments 

400

Years of combined cybersecurity and national security experience

Investment Professionals

Christopher Steed

Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director
Nazo Moosa

Managing Director and European Manager
Paul Conley, PhD

Managing Director
Mourad Yesayan

Managing Director
E. Kenneth Pentimonti

Managing Director
Tom Clute

Principal
Francois Ruether

Vice President
Mitch Cooney

Vice President
Nuné Martiros, PhD

Vice President
Tyler Steed

Senior Associate
Alexander Krespi

Associate

Global Security Experts

Global Security Experts

Michael Steed

Founder and Managing Partner
Mark Maloney

Co-Founder and Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer
Christopher Steed

Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director
Paul Conley, PhD

Managing Director
Nazo Moosa

Managing Director and European Manager
Chris Inglis

Managing Director and Strategic Advisor
Richard C. Schaeffer, Jr.

Strategic Advisory Group, Chairman
Vice Admiral (Ret.) Jan Tighe

Global Security Expert and Strategic Advisor
The Honorable Stacey Dixon, PhD

Strategic Advisor
Mary Aiken, PhD

Chief Scientist Safety Tech
Richard A. Clarke

Global Security Expert and Strategic Advisor
Sir David Omand

Global Security Expert and Strategic Advisor
Florence Mottay

Strategic Advisor
Yohannes Abraham

Strategic Advisor
Jeremy B. Bash

Global Security Expert and Strategic Advisor
Congressman James R. Langevin

Strategic Advisor
H. Lee Buchanan

Global Security Expert and Strategic Advisor
Najwa Aaraj, PhD

Strategic Advisor
Mark Montgomery

Strategic Advisor
Ciaran Martin

Managing Director and Strategic Advisor
Richard Ledgett, Jr

Strategic Advisor
Alf Andreassen, PhD

Global Security Expert
Kevin Phillips

Strategic Advisor
David Hoffman

Strategic Advisor
General (Ret.) Mike Minihan

Managing Director and Strategic Advisor
Alex van Someren

Strategic Advisor
Andrea Rigoni

Strategic Advisor
Samuel Visner

Strategic Advisor
Bryan Smith

Strategic Advisor
Mourad Yesayan

Managing Director
E. Kenneth Pentimonti

Managing Director
Tom Clute

Principal
Francois Ruether

Vice President
Mitch Cooney

Vice President
Nuné Martiros, PhD

Vice President
Tyler Steed

Senior Associate
Alexander Krespi

Associate
Lt. Gen. (Ret) Kenneth A. Minihan
Kemba Walden

President, Paladin Global Institute
Ed Albrigo

Chief Operating Officer
Charlie Wilson, PhD

Director of AI and Data Analytics
Brenda Chia

Chief of Capital Development

 
Alan Barton

Senior Advisor
Frank Hodas

Senior Vice President of Finance
Sunny Lee

Controller
Mohammad Karzai

Senior Accountant
Claire Eleshewich

Tax Director
Emily Annick

Vice President of Fund Finance
Patrice Rainier

Vice President of Operations & Investor Relations
Jamil Jaffer

Venture Partner and Strategic Advisor
Andrew Mallory

Capital Development Senior Associate
Peter O’Keefe

Venture Partner
William Reinisch

Venture Partner
Tim Richardson

Venture Partner
Keith Mason

Venture Partner
Devin Lynch

Senior Director
Haley Ring

Director
Amb. Richard Verma
Rich Earley

Venture Partner
Robert Knake

Strategic Advisor

Venture Partners, the Strategic Advisory Group and advisors are not full-time employees but are committed to our success.

Supporting and growing the world’s most innovative cyber and deep tech companies

Paladin invests with a security-first mindset that builds digital resilience. Our success is driven by our unique, thesis-driven approach.

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