Global Forward Capital

Co-founder and Managing General Partner of Global Forward Capital, a cybersecurity investor and executive with over 30 years of experience. Former CEO of Forescout and President & COO of Trend Micro Group, and current board director at Rapid7 (Nasdaq: RPD).

Operating Partner with 20+ years in cybersecurity and global services. Former CTO of Paessler and holder of various global leadership roles at Trend Micro and EMC.

Managing Partner with 20+ years building teams and corporate cultures in software companies. Formerly Chief People Officer at Cysiv and a Partner at Trend Forward Capital since 2018.

Operating Partner focused on bridging Western and Japanese business cultures. Founder and CEO of Next Chapter Inc, with prior senior roles at Dell, Amazon, Trend Micro and Johnson & Johnson.

Operating Partner and technologist with a background in computer science, physics and deep technology including AI and cloud. He has led 500+ projects globally and previously held roles at IBM and CGTI; joined the firm in 2025.

Operating Partner and global cybersecurity executive with 25+ years driving revenue growth and global expansion. Most recently SVP and GM at Entrust, with field operations experience across Europe, Asia and the Americas.

Operating Partner with 15 years in cybersecurity and 25+ years in product management. Held executive roles including Chief Product Officer at Trend Micro, helping grow the company significantly, and previously worked at Intel.

Operating Partner with 30+ years in cross-culture business expansion for multinational tech firms. Former Chairman and GM of RIM Beijing and advisor on China go-to-market strategy for companies including Shopify.

Managing Partner and COO leading firm operations, regulatory compliance and investment strategy. He has been the operations partner for the firm's Fund I since 2017 and brings 25+ years of international finance and operations experience from Trend Micro, Compuware and Cargill.

Principal with 10+ years in cybersecurity across technology, sales and marketing roles. Previously led global expansion of SOC-as-a-Service at Cysiv and drove business growth at Trend Micro, including in the MENA region.

Managing Director on the investment team. Previously a Venture Partner at DN Capital and co-founder and CEO of wearable tech company Humon, which sold to WHOOP in 2020. Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2017.

Associate and cybersecurity technical engineer with 7+ years of experience beginning at Trend Micro and Forescout, and a security researcher role at TELUS Labs Canada.

Associate who previously co-founded and led Heebe, Inc., an education startup, and interned at Trend Micro analyzing cloud startups for M&A. Baylor University business graduate.

General Counsel bringing 30+ years of legal and M&A experience, having led over 300 M&A transactions. Co-founder of a Canadian corporate law firm and a board member of OpenText and Ross Video.

SVP of Technology and Innovation, a serial entrepreneur who co-founded Wedge Networks and holds a Ph.D. in Distributed Shared Memory Architectures. Holds patents in network security and machine learning applied to cybersecurity.

SVP of Communications and Growth Investments with 25+ years in cybersecurity and technology. Former Chief Communications Officer and Chief of Staff at Forescout and senior marketer at Trend Micro.

Administration Manager for Global Forward Academy with 24 years of office and project management experience, previously Regional Offices Manager for Trend Micro in Cairo.

Executive Assistant to Wael Mohamed, having supported him since 2005 across Third Brigade, Trend Micro, Cysiv and Forescout.

Associate with experience in cybersecurity and finance, completing a CFA certification. Previously spent four years in finance and operations at Trend Micro and two years at KPMG in internal audit and risk.

Senior Advisor who served as President and CEO of Hewlett-Packard Canada for 12 years. Sits on numerous public, private and not-for-profit boards including as Chair of the Council of Ontario Universities.

Managing Director leading finance, tax and regulatory functions, including fund accounting and capital call/distribution processes. Brings over 20 years of experience, including 13 years at Ernst & Young, and maintains the firm's MAS regulatory standing in Singapore.