SecureG Leadership

As Chief Executive Officer of SecureG, Damon drives the adoption of the world’s most secure root of trust across government and industry initiatives, including The United States Air Force, SunSpec, and CTIA.

Damon has more than twenty years of experience driving cybersecurity excellence with a focus on PKI ecosystems for IoT and mobile networks. Damon established his PKI expertise with VeriSign and Symantec, where he was responsible for more than 1B IoT devices and 350M subscribers. Damon’s extensive PKI experience includes Sectigo, PrimeKey – Keyfactor, and Utimaco.

Damon is regularly invited to speak at security conferences and participate in panel discussions, where he shares his PKI expertise. Damon is co-author of US Patent 10560448 — One-touch secure on-boarding of OOB IoT devices. He earned his bachelor’s degree in business management and administration from the Eberhardt School of Business at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA. In his free time as a husband and a father, Damon enjoys racing automobiles and vintage car shows.

As CTO of SecureG, Todd leads the development of bespoke PKI solutions, aligned closely with government and industry working groups and standards, such as accelerating Zero Trust security strategies.

Todd has more than 20 years of experience securing and optimizing mission-essential networks, such as 5G, with PKI. Prior to SecureG, he was closely involved in the merger between Movik Networks and Anova Data, where he served as the VP of Solution Architecture for the former and the latter. Todd’s networking experience includes Cisco and Juniper.

Todd is devoted to cybersecurity education and has authored multiple books and created training facilities for security operations. He earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering from Colorado State University. Todd is a family man who enjoys F1 racing.

As CISO of SecureG, James Gorman is committed to the highest standards of confidentiality, integrity, and availability for the world’s most secure root of trust.

James has more than 30 years of executive-level cybersecurity and network engineering experience with a mission to enable digital transformation and innovation. James began his career in the US Navy as a Cryptologic Technician and held executive positions at Cable and Wireless, SecureNet, and Transaction Network Services. He has successfully led teams through multiple audits, certifications, and migrations, delivering scalable, resilient, and cost-effective outcomes, such as universal security technologies for 5G networks. 

James is passionate about staying ahead of the curve and delivering robust, reliable, quantum-safe PKI solutions and strategies.

John “JJ” Jefferies, CMO

As CMO of SecureG, “JJ” evangelizes the renaissance of PKI — assuring digital trust across new and exciting use cases, such as authenticating images and voice to combat misinformation.

JJ has over 20 years of marketing experience at the intersection of cybersecurity and encryption. Before SecureG, JJ was CMO of CipherTrace, a blockchain analytics company, where he was instrumental in positioning it for its acquisition by Mastercard. As an internet pioneer, he participated in the original S/MIME Interoperability testing. At IronKey, he created the category for tamperproof mobile hardware encryption devices and evangelized trusted supply chains. At the Samsung Innovation Center, JJ was responsible for marketing a PKI-secured IoT platform. He is also Co-chair of TRISA, a cryptocurrency compliance non-profit that operates a bespoke PKI.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University and earned his MBA from Ivey Business School at Western University. As a husband, father, and retired high-speed driving instructor, JJ enjoys exploring mountain roads with his son and surfing with his daughter.

As Chief Financial Officer of SecureG, Chris leverages over two decades of expertise in finance, accounting, strategy, and M&A for leading technology companies to further SecureG’s mission to deploy the world’s most secure root of trust for mission-critical needs of government and leading enterprises.

Prior to SecureG, Chris successfully completed hundreds of M&A, capital raise, and corporate finance consulting engagements for public and private technology companies throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia as an investment banker, advisor, and board member. He has served as CFO and head of finance for multiple technology companies, guiding their growth and preparing them for successful exits to strategic and financial buyers. He built his early career during the dotcom era as a consultant with PwC supporting early leaders in internet infrastructure and cybersecurity and, internally, with leading internet infrastructure and communication technology companies.

Chris is a Chartered Financial Analyst and frequently instructs public and private company executives on finance & accounting best practices, corporate development, negotiations, and strategy. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona. Outside of work, Chris enjoys exploring the world with his wife and daughter, science fiction of all sorts, and staying fit.

Sean Turner has been involved in the IETF since IETF 34 and has authored or co-authored over 50 RFCs. From March 2007 to March 2014, Sean served on the IESG as the IETF Security Area Director. Prior to being appointed to the IESG, Sean was chair of the SMIME and XMPP WGs. Currently, Sean is chair of the TLS, MLS, and WPACK WGs. He is founder of sn3rd llc, which focuses on policy, design, and implementation of security solutions, and is author of the Implementing Email and Security Tokens: Current Standards, Tools, and Practices (John Wiley and Sons, 2008).

Russ Housley, Technical Advisor – Principal, Vigil Security

As a technical advisor of SecureG, Russ brings more than 40 years of cryptography expertise to the table.

Russ has made major contributions to multiple security protocols, such as Internet PKI using X.509 (PKIX). The IEEE has repeatedly recognized him for his contributions to security standards working groups. He  co-authored multiple books, including “Implementing Email and Security Tokens: Current Standards, Tools, and Practices (John Wiley and Sons, 2008).” Russ earned his bachelor’s degree in computer science from Virginia Tech and his master’s degree in computer science from George Mason.