Management

Mike Potts
President and CEO

Bringing over 20 years of experience as a seasoned technology industry veteran spanning the application and security sectors, Mike Potts leads all aspects of Lancope’s strategic direction and day-to-day operations. Prior to Lancope Potts served as President and CEO of AirDefense, where he led the company’s breakthrough wireless security growth of more than 300% in 2 1/2 years and completed the strategic all cash acquisition of the company by Motorola (NYSE:MOT) in September 2008.

Previously, Potts served as CEO of Clickfox, an analytic solutions provider, and as a merger & acquisition advisor to a number of venture backed companies. In 1998 he was appointed President of Jacada (NASDAQ: JCDA), a software integration company. He lead the acquisition strategy of more than 1,000 customers during his 7 year tenure and was a key contributor to Jacada’s initial public offering raising more than $55m on an initial $200m valuation in 1999 that subsequently reached $650m. While serving as President, Computerworld named Jacada one of the top 10 places to work in the Southeast. Prior to Jacada, he spent 7 years in various sales and marketing roles at MSA, a financial application software company, subsequently acquired by Dun and Bradstreet (NYSE: DNB).

Potts has served on the board of directors of the American Israel Chamber of Commerce, the American Electronics Association (AEA) and currently serves as an advisor and/or board member to several emerging technology companies. Most recently he was recognized as the Atlanta Telecom Professional (ATP) of the Year. He completed his BBA in Marketing in 1984 at the University of Georgia.

Adam Powers
Chief Technology Officer

As CTO of Lancope, Adam Powers is a leading innovator in the development of next-generation network behavior anomaly detections solutions. Adam is a significant driver of Lancope's R&D of behavioral algorithms and analysis techniques for the StealthWatch System. With a decade of operational and engineering experience in enterprise IP security technologies, Adam commands considerable expertise in datacenter network design, IP flow analysis techniques, content delivery networks, and enterprise network security planning and management. During his tenure as a Sergeant with the US Marine Corps, Adam managed UNIX and IP networks across 5 operational datacenters and participated in several highly confidential information security initiatives.

David Cocchiara
Chief Financial Officer

As CFO of Lancope, David Cocchiara is responsible for all financial and accounting functions. Prior to Lancope, Cocchiara provided early-stage technology and consumer goods companies with a wide range of financial consulting services, including private equity fundraising, financial planning and analysis, financial reporting, and finance and accounting staffing.

Previously, Cocchiara served as Director of Financial Operations and Controller for Captus Networks and was instrumental in building all finance and accounting functions from the ground up. During his tenure, he successfully raised $22 million in venture funding and provided the overall direction for all finance, legal, banking, leasing and investor relations activities. He was also responsible for all financial communications with the board of directors, outside investors and executive management. Before Captus, he spent six years in the Sacramento office of KPMG LLP, where he served as a manager on a broad spectrum of clients ranging from start-up entities to companies in the Fortune 500. Cocchiara is a certified public accountant and holds a B.S. in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting from California State University, Chico.

Mark Gothard
Vice President, Sales

As Vice President of Americas Field Operations for Lancope, Mark is responsible for driving Lancope’s sales efforts and extending the company’s reach within the Americas marketplace. He brings more than 25 years of sales, sales management and channel experience with leading technology companies, including Internet Security Systems (ISS), Documentum, E.piphany, Apple Computer and Digital Equipment.

While at ISS, Mark led his sales team in delivering the two largest deals in company history worth over $20 million and brought aboard several new Fortune 1000 accounts. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated consistent leadership and achievement as evidenced by his impressive track record of building sales velocity in early stage companies as well as larger public corporations. With a successful career of achieving dramatic sales growth, Mark has received numerous sales accolades and helped many technology start-ups enter the large enterprise IT marketplace.

Mark received a B.A. in Journalism and Public Relations from Central Michigan University.

Jason Anderson
Vice President of Engineering & Operations

With over twelve years of experience in the network security industry, Jason Anderson is the Vice President of Engineering for Lancope, the leading provider of network behavior anomaly detection and network intelligence solutions. He is responsible for the Engineering organization that develops the time-to-market releases of the award-winning StealthWatch system. Prior to joining Lancope, he was with ISS, where he served as Engineer, Product Manager and most recently Product Line Manager for its Network Protection Solutions. Anderson holds a B.S. in Computer Science and an M.S in the Management of Technology from Georgia Tech.

Jody Ma Kissling
Director of Marketing

Bringing over thirteen years of experience with an emphasis on marketing security and emerging technologies, Jody Ma Kissling is the Director of Marketing for Lancope. In her current role, she is responsible for planning and execution of the company’s global marketing and communications strategy. Prior to Lancope, Jody held various communications positions with leading IT organizations, including Technology Builders Inc. (now Borland), SecureWorks and Support Technologies. A prominent member of Georgia’s technology and business community, she served four years on the Board of Directors for Women in Technology. Jody earned an MBA in Marketing from Georgia State University and graduated cum laude from Wake Forest University.