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As CFO of Sonatype, Dave is chartered with managing corporate financial activities. Dave brings over 30 years of accounting, financial and strategic planning experience, including over ten years as Sonatype’s CFO where his efforts helped lead the company from an early start up to a significant growth acquisition by Vista Equity Partners in late 2019. Prior to joining Sonatype, Dave was CFO of USinternetworking, a leading application service provider, where he led the company’s financial efforts as it evolved from a fledgling business to a $120 million entity acquired by AT&T. Prior to joining USinternetwork, he spent 10 years in the Baltimore office of Ernst & Young. Dave holds a Bachelor's in Business Administration and Finance from James Madison University.

Megan Lueders serves as Sonatype's Chief Marketing Officer where she oversees all global marketing, brand, demand generation, and marketing operations. Megan brings more than 20 years of experience implementing comprehensive go-to-market strategies for fast-growing high-tech and SaaS  industry leaders like Silicon Labs, Zenoss, Lifesize (acquired by Logitech), and Verizon.  

Megan is a recognized and accomplished community leader and was honored with the Profile in Power Award in 2020. She serves on multiple boards, including Journyx, Lab Alley, UT’s McCombs School of Business MSM Advisory Council and holds leadership positions in her non-profit roles within Texas 4000 and Girlstart. Living in Austin, Texas with her husband and two children, Megan is an alumna of The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business. 

As Chief Customer Officer, David Rudolph is responsible for Sonatype’s customer success organization, which includes Customer Success Engineering, Experience, Account Management, Education, and Services. Previously, David led account management in Oracle’s Marketing Cloud (fka. Eloqua). At Eloqua, he was responsible for sales and customer success with Eloqua’s most strategic customers, culminating in one of the most successful IPOs of 2012, followed by a nearly $1B acquisition by Oracle in 2013. Prior to Eloqua, David held positions with organizations including, Global 360 (now OpenText), FileNet (now IBM), and enterprise software start-ups. David began his career in Management Consulting at Arthur D. Little. He holds a B.A. in Biology from The George Washington University.

As Vice President of International Sales, Wai Man is responsible for driving the company's international sales strategy and expansion into new markets. With 20 years of international sales and sales leadership experience, Wai Man has been building high-performance teams and strategies that grow revenue at early stage companies and large complex organizations. Wai Man was most recently Sales director for HP Storage where he was responsible for driving sales of HP's entire storage portfolio across the EMEA region. Prior to HP, Wai Man was Regional Sales Director at 3PAR where he focused on the rapid growth of customers, channel partners, and strategic service providers. In addition, Wai Man spent 8 years at EMC, most recently in global sales leadership.

As SVP of Human Resources Kristin Davidson is responsible for developing and leading all human resources programs, policies and processes. She was Sonatype's first executive-level hire dedicated to formalizing programs around its people-focused culture and brings an exceptional track-record of leading human resources teams for mid-size and large IT firms. Prior to Sonatype, Kristin spent 14 years at InfoReliance Corporation where she helped the company grow to a staff of over 400, while increasing diversity, streamlining onboarding and bridging the gap between management and employees.

As SVP of Strategic Operations, Craig is responsible for the management of strategic initiatives pertinent to the Company’s success. Craig collaborates with all departments to understand the impact of their highest priority initiatives and ensures alignment on delivery and continuous execution. Prior to this role he was Sonatype’s VP of Finance where he oversaw the Accounting, Finance and Sales Operations departments. Prior to joining Sonatype, Craig spent the majority of his career in the Baltimore office of PwC. Craig holds a Master’s and Bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland, College Park

As General Counsel, Paul brings over 20 years of legal experience to Sonatype. Prior to Sonatype, Paul was the General Counsel for Spring Mobile Solutions, Inc. where he served as an officer of the multi-national company and managed all of its legal issues. Before joining Spring Mobile, Paul co-founded Mosaic Legal Group, PLLC, a boutique law firm located in Washington D.C. that focuses on corporate, transactional and intellectual property-related issues. Prior to Mosaic, Paul spent 7 years serving as Associate General Counsel and SVP of Legal Services for webMethods, Inc., a publicly traded software company that was acquired by Software AG in 2007. Paul began his legal career as an associate with international law firms Seyfarth Shaw LLP and Kelley Drye & Warren LLP. Paul holds a B.A. in History from Loyola College and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Baltimore School of Law.