Contributors

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Patrick Spencer

Patrick joined Kiteworks as VP of Corporate Marketing in 2021 and has spent the past decades in various senior marketing and research roles. He founded and served as the editor in chief for two highly successful podcast programs: the Symantec Podcast and Inside AppSec Podcast. He also served as the editor in chief for two award-winning publications—CIO Digest at Symantec and The CISO Collective at Fortinet—and has interviewed IT, cybersecurity, and compliance leaders from around the world. Patrick is a regular presenter on cybersecurity-related webinars and architected, built, and managed marketing research programs at technology leaders such as Sun Microsystems, Fortinet, Contrast Security, and Kiteworks. Patrick completed his doctoral studies (Ph.D.) at the Durham University, is the author of a book published by Continuum, and has written articles and reviews published in various referred journals. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickespencer
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Tim Freestone

Tim joined Kiteworks as CMO in 2021 and has spent over 15 years in marketing leadership roles in various technology companies. Prior to Kiteworks, Tim served as Vice President of Marketing at Contrast Security, a scale-up application security company where he built out the marketing organization globally, modernized and mechanized the team's execution, and elevated the company into a world-class brand. Before Contrast, Tim was the Vice President of Corporate Marketing at Fortinet, a multi-billion-dollar, next-generation firewall and cloud security company. In that role, he rebranded Fortinet and built out the comprehensive go-to-market operations for eight solutions encompassing more than 30 products. Tim holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Communication Studies from The University of Montana.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/freestone/