Tara Condon is Sonatype’s Vice President of Product Marketing and Analyst Relations. In her 20+ year career, Tara has served in marketing, communications, M&A, analyst relations, and investor relations leadership roles in private and publicly traded companies, including API Technologies and Iconectiv, part of Ericsson. She has written extensively about cybersecurity and telecommunications with a focus on policy making. 

Derek Fisher is an award-winning author, speaker, leader, and university instructor and can bring a host of unique skills, abilities, and decades of experience in all facets of engineering from hardware to software to cybersecurity. He has built high-performing cybersecurity teams and has devised as well as implemented organizational cybersecurity strategies to reduce organization risk and provide maximum information security.

Throughout his security career, he had been focused on securing software and delivery security solutions to the enterprise. He has proven capabilities in providing enterprise security services including vulnerability management program, bug bounty program, security training, and expanded security toolset. Derek Fisher has expertise in designing and implementing regulatory compliance system and guidelines as well as cutting-edge cyber security solutions to avoid security incidents, maximize security, and streamline organizational procedures.

Mitchell is Sonatype's Chief Product Development officer. He has over 20 years experience in product development, innovation, and strategic planning. Mitchell has a deep understanding of the financial services industry and the regulatory landscape that shapes it. His previous experience at companies like Equifax and eVestment has given him a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing financial services companies today.

Billy “Obie” Hardin has over 25 years of experience with Software Architecture and Security across multiple industries including DOD, Telecommunications, and Finance. He is passionate about Application Security and holds numerous industry certifications, including CISSP, C|EH, Certified Penetration Tester, Certified Metasploit Pro, and MCSD. He gained his AppSec experience while serving as the Security Champion at American Express and Security Architect at Jacobs Engineering. In his spare time, Obie enjoys SCUBA diving and serving his two sons' Scouting units as Cubmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster.

Reza Mehran-Nejad has experience in the application security space building and maturing the DevSecOps practice for organizations in the automotive, medical device, and financial industries. He has built application security pen testing capabilities in house for organizations that relied on 3rd parties as well as facilitated the implementation of security testing tools within CI/CD pipelines following the shift left strategy.

Ron Ogle began his career more than 30 years ago by overseeing software and system development for avionic and weapon systems in the US Navy. Following that, he transitioned to the private sector, where he focused on securing IT systems and software. Currently, he is utilizing his expertise in the financial sector, working with application teams to ensure secure application development and engineering enterprise security solutions.