About
Raffael Marty is a cybersecurity executive who has held leadership roles at ConnectWise, Splunk, ArcSight, Sophos, and Forcepoint, as well as founded Loggly and PixlCloud. Most recently, he served as EVP and General Manager of Cybersecurity at ConnectWise, where he managed a ~$200M P&L and led organizations across product, engineering, SOC operations, and go-to-market functions. He currently serves as an operating advisor and board member to private-equity and venture-backed cybersecurity companies, focusing on product strategy, organizational scaling, and M&A.
Experience
- SelfOperating Advisor & Board Membercurrent2025 — present
- Momentum CyberSenior Advisorcurrent2026 — present
- Ballistic VenturesInvestment Advisorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ConnectWiseEVP & General Manager, Cybersecurity2021 — 2025Austin, Texas, United States
- ForcepointChief Research and Intelligence Officer2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- ForcepointVP Corporate Strategy2018San Francisco Bay Area
- SophosVP Security Analytics2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- PixlCloudFounder and CEO2011 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Loggly Inc.Founder and President2009 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
- SplunkDir. Product Management / Chief Security Strategist2007 — 2009San Francisco, California, United States
- Arcsight, Inc.Manager Solutions2003 — 2007Cupertino, California, United States
- PwC / IBM Business Consulting ServicesIT Security Consultant2002 — 2003Zurich, Switzerland
- IBM ResearchResearcher2001 — 2002Zurich, Switzerland
- CylinkSoftware Engineer1999 — 2000Santa Clara, California, United States
Education
- ETH ZürichMasters, Computer Science1996 — 2002
Skills & more
Venture CapitalAdvisory BoardsGo-to-Market StrategyBoard of DirectorsSoftware Development1Corporate Strategy1Executive Management1P&L Management1Business Strategy1Strategic PartnershipsMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Leadership
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Product LeadershipInformation SecurityProduct ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data ScienceBig DataCloud ComputingData AnalysisStrategyPublished AuthorSaaSEnterprise SoftwareLanguages English · French · German
- Certified Product Manager — Pragmatic Institute
- Certified Intrusion Analytics (GCIA) — SANS Institute
- IT Security Methodology Certification — IBM
- Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) — ISC2
From Raffael's professional profile.
Colleagues at Ballistic Ventures
Adrian Mallinger
Operations & Administration at Ballistic Ventures
Agnes So
Chief Financial Officer at Ballistic Ventures
Andy Johnson
Investor at Ballistic Ventures
Barmak Meftah
General Partner at Ballistic Ventures
Bonnie Komar
Controller at Ballistic Ventures
Caroline Salas
Investor at Ballistic Ventures
Chris Inglis
Investor at Ballistic Ventures
David Hahn
CISO Operating Partner at Ballistic Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Raffael Marty work?
- Raffael Marty is at Ballistic Ventures.
Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Splunk33
Ishan PherwaniAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersJohn ConnorsManaging Partner at Ignition PartnersDavid HornikFounder of Lobby CapitalDr. Christian GonzalezInvestor at Planet A VenturesAthena KimOperations / Finance at Standard CryptoAmy ChangFounder, Accompany at Decibel Partners
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Also worked at Arcsight, Inc.262
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzBill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at Benchmark; author of Above the Crowd; BG2 co-hostSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesMike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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Also worked at PwC / IBM Business Consulting Services1,073
David PhuController at Felicis VenturesTianen LiangTax Controller at Felicis VenturesJanet WolpertInvestor at Index VenturesAryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersAne Tolnes HaugdalInvestor at InvestinorEgilInvestor at Investinor
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Also worked at IBM Research658
Ken ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystRoger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalEricAdvisor at Clear VenturesKT MooreAdvisor at Clear VenturesVinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures
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