A recognized speaker, authority and thought leader in security authentication and encryption field. As a key executive in successful, high-technology start-ups including Venafi, Jeff Lauer also brings over 28 years of experience in information technology and security. Mr. Lauer’s recent speaking engagements have included Secure World, CIO Forum and RSA Security Conference.

Venafi is the leader in Securing and Protecting Keys and Certificates within global organizations. Venafi mission statement is: any key, any certificate, anywhere. At Venafi, Jeff Lauer is responsible for business development in the America’s.

Prior to Venafi, Lauer has held various senior positions from VP to Director of Business Development at companies including Symantec a leader in IT security, Altiris the leader in device management (acquired by Symantec), Cognos a leader in business intelligence (acquired by IBM) and PTC the leading company in the engineering and product development market.