– USA, TX – Conifers.ai, the agentic AI platform designed to transform security operations, announced the appointments of Art Coviello, David Johnson, and Ryan Permeh to its Board of Directors, bringing decades of experience in business strategy, M&A, and technology leadership to the startup.
About Art Coviello, Managing Partner & IC Chairman for Flagship Funds, SYN Ventures
Art Coviello has been a central figure within the information security industry for more than 25 years. Most notably, Coviello served as President and CEO of RSA, and following RSA’s acquisition by EMC (for $2.1B), as an Executive Vice President of EMC and head of its Security Division. Since stepping down from RSA in 201,5, Coviello has been an active investor and advisor in the technology industry, guiding many startups as a private investor and currently as a Managing Partner of SYN Ventures.
About David Johnson, Senior Partner/Member of Investment Committee, TLG Holding
David Johnson is a globally recognized corporate strategist and expert in M&A and related integration, having completed more than 120 acquisitions representing more than $40B of equity investment, divestitures, and venture capital investments. Johnson co-founded TLG Capital Partners after having joined the Blackstone Group, where he was a Senior Advisor and Senior Managing Director. While at Blackstone, Johnson led the firm’s technology sector, where he was responsible for numerous domestic and international acquisitions in Cyber Security, Cloud Solutions, IT Services, Consulting, and Outsourcing.
About Ryan Permeh, Operating Partner at SYN Ventures
Ryan Permeh was previously the Co-Founder and Chief Scientist of Cylance, acquired by BlackBerry for $1. A billion in 2020. He led the architecture behind Cylance’s mathematical engine and groundbreaking approach to security. Permeh has been in the security industry for over 20 years and has a long history in both offensive and defensive security.Beforeo co-founding Cylance, he served as Chief Scientist for McAfee, focused on technology strategy, and as a Distinguished Engineer at eEye Digital Security, focused on building security assessment tools.
About Conifers.ai
Conifers.ai is transforming security operations centers with its AI-native Conifers CognitiveSOC platform, enabling enterprises and managed security service providers to achieve SOC excellence. By leveraging agentic AI, Conifers empowers security teams to investigate complex, multi-tier incidents at scale with confidence, efficiency, and accuracy. Led by seasoned industry veterans and supported by SYN Ventures, Conifers is committed to addressing critical SecOps challenges through innovative solutions that enhance operational effectiveness, advanced investigation reasoning, and decision-making capabilities. With its unique staged implementation framework and patent-pending architecture, Conifers.ai builds trust in AI adoption, delivering measurable ROI and business impact.
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