DataTribe Adds Additional Startup Experts to Their Elite Team

DataTribe, a global cyber foundry that creates and co-builds
next-generation cybersecurity and data science companies with
nation-state experienced technical teams from the intelligence community
and research labs announced today the addition of two startup experts to
their team. DataTribe’s team is carefully recruited for their unique
skill-sets: individuals with backgrounds in the intelligence community,
Silicon Valley and business operations, combined with their previous
leadership roles in technology startups.

“DataTribe draws from the deepest reservoir of cybersecurity technical
expertise in the world,” commented Bob Ackerman, DataTribe co-founder.
“The startup expertise and company-building skills of our operating team
are essential elements in our process of forging this domain expertise
into world-class startups to meet the challenges of the global
cybersecurity market. People, Passion and Expertise are the core of our
Success.”

Mike Janke, DataTribe co-founder, said: “DataTribe’s team includes
highly skilled individuals with over 20 years of founder and C-suite
leadership roles in commercial technology startups. Additionally, our
team is unique in that we embed within our startups to rapidly get from
seed round to series A round. Both Leo and Maurice share our passion for
co-building the next generation of cybersecurity and data science
companies and brings exceptional experience to the DataTribe team.”

New team experts include:

Maurice Boissiere, Chief Customer Officer, has founded and provided
customer-facing leadership at numerous venture-backed, data-driven
startups including AddThis (acquired by Oracle), Orchestro (acquired by
E2Open), ComScore (SCOR), Dynamic Signal, Territory Foods and Customer
Insites (acquired by Telespectrum). Most recently, he started Higher
Calling Ventures to coach first-time founders build their vision faster.
Maurice began his career as a sales engineer at Texas Instruments after
receiving his BS in Electrical Engineering from the Clark School at the
University of Maryland and provided strategy consulting to Fortune 500
companies as an associate at Mercer Management Consulting (now Oliver
Wyman) after receiving his MBA from the Wharton School. Maurice is also
an Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland and serves on the
advisory board of the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the Smith
School of Business.

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Leo Scott, Chief Innovation Officer, has a 25-year history as a
commercially focused technology entrepreneur, founding three successful
startups and guiding them from inception through acquisition. Over the
years, he has been a leader in organizations ranging in size from two
guys in a basement to thousands, building products to solve a variety of
business and technology challenges. He has led high-growth,
venture-backed companies and has helped to lead companies through
difficult restructuring and turnaround situations. Leveraging this
experience, he is now helping other teams navigate the path of building
successful fast-growth companies. While building companies, Leo’s
primary focus has been on technology and product development. His
experience spans a wide range of technology domains such as
big-data-driven marketing technology, financial portfolio management,
satellite telemetry processing, and the TV Everywhere initiative.

About DataTribe

DataTribe is a startup studio that invests in and co-builds next
disruptive cybersecurity and data science companies. The firm draws upon
the most advanced technology and entrepreneurial teams from the world’s
most prestigious, high-stakes environments, including the international
intelligence community and National Labs from U.S, Canada, UK and
Australia. DataTribe is headquartered in Fulton, MD with offices in San
Francisco, CA.

For more information, visit https://datatribe.com.

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