Grant Jordan is CEO at SkySafe. After graduating from MIT, Grant served as an officer in the US Air Force for four years. At the Air Force Research Lab, he designed and built hardware systems for counter-IED missions and small UAVs, specializing in rapid product development for Special Forces units. In graduate school at UC San Diego, Grant conducted research in online criminal campaigns and analysis of the Bitcoin network. As President of Somerset Recon, he led a team of security researchers and engineers analyzing the security of hardware systems for government and commercial customers. Grant has spoken at numerous conferences including DEFCON and the Commercial UAV Expo.
As the Chief Revenue Officer, Melissa holds the responsibility for developing and overseeing strategic partnerships aimed at driving increased revenue and fostering customer growth. With a wealth of experience as a C-Level Executive, Melissa has a proven track record that includes significant contributions to two successful IPOs (SuccessFactors & Castlight Health) and involvement in two strategic acquisitions. Melissa is a dedicated market leader with a passion for achieving results, building exceptional teams, and ensuring customer satisfaction. Prior to her role at SkySafe, Melissa served as the Co-Founder/Chief Revenue Officer for Socrates.ai, a company that was recently acquired by Simpplr.
Steve McQuade has over 25 years of experience building and scaling enterprise software solutions across a variety of industries including digital identity and computer vision, advertising, media, and security. He recently served as CTO at Vouched.id where he led the development of a computer-vision based Identity Verification solution. Previously he headed technology at TUNE as the Vice President of Engineering and Operations, leading the company through periods of rapid growth. Prior to TUNE, he served as Vice President of Engineering at Yapta and AudienceScience and held Sr. Technology Management roles at the Walt Disney Internet Group.
Eileen brings over 20 years of finance expertise and operational leadership experience to SkySafe. A distinguished finance leader, she joins SkySafe from LeoLabs, where she served as CFO for the space technology company tracking satellites and debris in low Earth orbit. Her extensive background spans strategic planning, operational leadership and scaling high-growth companies. With previous leadership roles at Virgin America, Yahoo, Wikia (now Fandom), Lever, and Inkling, Treanor has demonstrated exceptional ability in scaling operations and navigating rapid organizational growth. She is a Certified Public Accountant in California, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ireland, and holds an MBA from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business.
Mike Spindel
Co-Founder, Engineering Fellow
Mike Spindel is Co-Founder, Engineering Fellow at SkySafe. During his time at MIT, he conducted research on ad-hoc wireless networks at the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. After graduating, he spent several years writing backend software for large web services. At Somerset Recon, he specialized in firmware development and hardware/software reverse engineering. Mike has presented at several well-known security conferences, including Black Hat USA in Las Vegas. At SkySafe, Mike oversees the cutting edge technology of our drone defense systems.
JD Davis
Vice President, Global Marketing
JD is an accomplished SaaS marketing leader with extensive experience in event marketing, strategic planning, and customer engagement. Most recently, she served as Head of Global Events at Freshworks, where she played a pivotal role in leading the company's IPO activities. Previously, at AppDynamics (Cisco), JD was Senior Director of Field Marketing & Strategic Events, where she successfully integrated field marketing into the sales cycle. As an employee at both Salesforce and SAP SuccessFactors, JD also contributed to building their marketing foundations and positioning them for significant growth. She is passionate about creating meaningful connections with customers and executing impactful marketing initiatives that drive results.