Why Viakoo

We give you peace of mind regarding your IoT device security.

Viakoo’s vision is for every connected enterprise IoT device to be 100% visible, operational, and secured, helping organizations to achieve Zero Trust. The Viakoo Action Platform addresses IoT attack surfaces by remediating device vulnerabilities and repatriating to corporate networks securely.

Join us and our customers doing the IoT Happy Dance after deploying the Viakoo Action Platform!

Learn what Viakoo can do for you today.

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Leadership Team

Bud Broomhead

Founder, CEO

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Bud Broomhead

Founder, CEO

Bud has deep experience in mission critical enterprise systems. Before founding Viakoo, he worked for storage leaders Sun Microsystems, Highground Systems, Auspex Systems, and others in key executive roles. Bud has a BS in Earth Sciences from UC Berkeley and is fluent in French. He is also a proficient seaplane pilot.

David Nelson-Gal

Co-Founder, CTO & CISO

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David Nelson-Gal

Co-Founder, CTO & CISO

David is a well-known Silicon Valley engineering leader. He headed the datacenter high availability products group for Sun Microsystems. After Sun, David served as VP of Engineering at Interwoven and a number of other Silicon Valley technology companies. He has a BS and MS in Computer Science from the University of Michigan. David builds large scale art projects and is an amazing baker.

Dr. Manqing Liu

Co-Founder & Chief Scientist

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Dr. Manqing Liu

Co-Founder & Chief Scientist

Manqing has deep experience in networking and storage performance, optimization, and algorithms. Before joining Viakoo, he was Director of Advanced Development at high availability storage vendor Intransa, and he also had lead technical roles at Cisco and Seagate. Manqing has a PhD in Physics from Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada. In his spare time, he enjoys playing tennis.

Venkata Nambula

Vice President, Engineering

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Venkata Nambula

Vice President, Engineering

Venkata is an Engineering Executive with strong background in Security, Cloud, Networking, Identity, and Mobility. Prior to Viakoo, he built products and teams at MobileIron, Brocade, Foundry and NetContinuum. He has an MS in Computer Science from University of Kentucky, and a BS in Computer Science from the National Institute of Technology in India.

Matthew Hutchinson

Vice President, Marketing

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Matthew Hutchinson

Vice President, Marketing

Matthew is a veteran enterprise marketing leader in cybersecurity. Before joining Viakoo, he held marketing leadership positions at WhiteHat Security, Thales, Fortinet and Nozomi Networks. Matt has a BA in International Relations from Syracuse University and MBA in Technology Management from the University of New Mexico.

John Gallagher

Vice President, Viakoo Labs

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John Gallagher

Vice President, Viakoo Labs

John Gallagher is head of Viakoo Labs, a research unit focused on providing data and insights on IoT/OT security management and best practices for how organizations can reduce their cyber attack surface. John is a veteran enterprise technology leader in IoT, physical security, and networking, and is active in industry associations including the Security Industry Association, Real Estate Cyber Consortium, and Telecommunications Industry Association. Before joining Viakoo, he was at DDN Storage, Dell/EMC, Cadence, and Hewlett Packard. John has BS in Engineering and MBA in Marketing from Cornell University and speaks (basic) Japanese.

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