About portnox

Rethinking zero trust for the modern enterprise

Today’s threat landscape is relentlessly sophisticated, and enterprise IT environments are only becoming more complex. Whether you’re a security leader or practitioner, you’re expected to protect critical assets while managing tool sprawl, operational overhead, and evolving compliance mandates. The choice between expensive, hard-to-manage legacy systems and fragmented point solutions has historically forced security teams into compromises that increase risk and cost.

With Portnox, those compromises are over.

We're on a zero trust mission

With Portnox, you don’t have to choose between two less-than-ideal options when it comes to zero trust. Instead, we deliver unified zero trust access control that brings together passwordless authentication, authorization, risk monitoring and compliance enforcement – all in one solution for networks, applications, and infrastructure.

We have started a movement: give resource-constrained security teams everywhere access to consumer-grade ease-of-use plus the power of trusted, enterprise-grade security zero trust solutions that protect against hackers. Ready to join us? All you stand to lose is a ton of stress and weekends spent working.

Our story. Our purpose.

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Customers

IT and security leaders are under immense pressure to reduce risk while navigating tool sprawl, talent shortages, and rising threats. Portnox was founded to change that. Since 2007, we’ve focused on delivering simple, unified zero trust access control that actually lightens the load. More than 1,000 organizations trust Portnox because we make strong security achievable — without added complexity.

Best-of-breed zero trust security

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Unified Access Control

Portnox Cloud brings every critical access control capability—NAC, ZTNA, RADIUS, and TACACS+—into one cloud-native platform. We give CISOs complete visibility and continuous enforcement the moment any user or device requests access. As threats evolve, our unified approach strengthens zero trust posture and stops costly breaches before they begin, no matter how distributed your environment is.

We’ve walked a mile in your shoes

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in Business

For nearly two decades, we’ve helped security leaders modernize access control without the complexity of legacy systems. Our team understands the operational pressures CISOs face and builds technology that removes friction rather than adding to it. With Portnox, you gain a trusted, proven partner—and a platform designed to simplify zero trust for organizations of every size.

Our leadership team

Denny LeCompte

CEO

As CEO, Denny LeCompte is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations and strategic direction at Portnox. Denny brings over 20 years of experience in IT infrastructure and cyber security. Prior to joining Portnox, Denny held executive leadership roles at leading IT management and security firms, including SolarWinds and AlienVault. Denny holds a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Rice University.

Said Aziz

COO

Said serves as Chief Operating Officer and is responsible for leading our internal support functions, including Finance, HR, Legal, and Operations. Prior to Portnox, Said held various roles at SolarWinds over fourteen years, most recently as Chief of Staff to the Chief Administrative Officer. He previously served as Vice President of Corporate Development and Business Operations, responsible for leading the companies M&A transactional and integration practices.

Bryce Birdsong

CFO

Bryce serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Portnox and is responsible for leading our financial operations. Prior to Portnox, Bryce lead the financial teams at ThoughtTrace and Convio. Bryce has over 20 years of professional experience as a CPA in Texas and has held several positions at Big Four accounting firms Ernst & Young and Deloitte. He graduated with an MBA from the University of Texas and a BSAcc from the University of Missouri.

Joseph Rodriguez

CRO

As CRO Joseph Rodriguez is responsible for the revenue and sales operations at Portnox. Joseph brings over 20 years of SaaS sales, Enterprise, and Go-to-Market experience across a variety of industries. Prior to joining Portnox, Joseph held revenue leadership positions at Spredfast (now Khoros) and Upland Software. Joseph holds a Journalism degree from Texas A&M University.

Jeremy Morrill

CPO

Jeremy serves as the Chief Product Officer and is responsible for driving the vision and roadmap for businesses through close collaboration with both customers and cross-functional partners. Jeremy brings more than a dozen years of product management experience in the IT management domain. Prior to Product Management, Jeremy served for more than 15 years in various IT Director roles at some of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious educational institutions.

Karlo Zatylny

CTO

Karlo has spent his entire career writing software and managing software teams. He graduated with a Master’s Degree in Software Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. Karlo has a wide variety of technical experience in machine learning, cloud-native software, and writing optimized distributed algorithms. At Portnox, Karlo runs the engineering, architecture, DevOps, and security departments.

Garrett Gross

VP, CX

Garrett serves as Vice President of Customer Success at Portnox and is responsible for leading the global Customer Success organization, including Customer Experience and Technical Account Management. Garrett brings nearly three decades of experience in IT and cybersecurity, with a career grounded in security operations and penetration testing for complex, high-risk environments. Prior to Portnox, Garrett held senior leadership roles across security operations, customer success, and customer-facing organizations, helping companies translate advanced security solutions into measurable business outcomes.

Galen Jeffrey

VP Accounting & Finance

Galen serves as the VP of Finance and Accounting. Prior to Portnox, Galen was the Controller of ThoughtTrace and Senior Accountant at Favor, both of which were successful technology startups. He started his career working at PwC as an auditor for public and private software and technology companies. He has over a decade of experience as a CPA in Texas and graduated from The University of Texas with a Masters in Professional Accounting.

Board of directors

Matt Dircks

Board of Directors

Matt Dircks has over 25 years of experience leading high-growth software companies through transformative innovation. He became CEO of Appfire in 2024 after serving on its board since 2021. Previously, he spent eight years as CEO of BeyondTrust, where he now serves as Executive Chairman, guiding its global PAM leadership.

Rod Favaron

Board of Directors

Prior to joining Elsewhere Partners, Rod served as president at Upland Software, a cloud-based enterprise work management software provider. A growth specialist, he led social media software company Spredfast (Vista Equity Partners) from pre-revenue to acquisition as chairman and CEO and guided business process management company Lombardi Software (IBM) from pre-revenue to acquisition as CEO. A seasoned board member and respected industry leader, he currently serves on the Board of LeanDNA and Vyopta. Rod earned his MBA from the University of Dallas and his BS in Industrial Engineering from Louisiana State University.

Denny LeCompte

Board of Directors

As CEO, Denny LeCompte is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations and strategic direction at Portnox. Denny brings over 20 years of experience in IT infrastructure and cyber security. Prior to joining Portnox, Denny held executive leadership roles at leading IT management and security firms, including SolarWinds and AlienVault. Denny holds a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Rice University.

Jon Seeber

Board of Directors

Jon Seeber is a General Partner, co-manages the firm, and has been a member of Updata’s investment team since 2006. He has more than 20 years of experience as an operator and investor in the software industry. Before joining Updata, Jon worked on the Business Development team inside IBM Global Services, managing acquisitions, divestitures, investments, and partnerships – key growth activities for IBM’s largest business unit. During his tenure there, Jon helped execute notable transactions including the acquisitions of Internet Security Systems, Healthlink, and Corio.

Nick Stoffregen

Board of Directors

Prior to joining Elsewhere Partners, Nick was a Senior Associate at Serent Capital, a lower-middle market private equity firm. At Serent, Nick focused on deal origination, due diligence, and value creation initiatives for high growth, vertically-oriented software companies within financial services end markets. Nick also executed several add-on acquisitions while working closely with the executive teams of his portfolio companies, which included Commissions Inc., Mercury Network, and Next Gear Solutions. Prior to Serent, Nick was a management consultant at Bain & Company in Chicago where he primarily helped private equity clients conduct due diligence, define the full potential of the business and drive that value creation post-acquisition.

But we don’t rest on our laurels. We never stop innovating.

Our solutions are built by and for security professionals — the people we genuinely understand and care about. Our leadership team has decades of combined IT security, DevOps, network, application, and infrastructure experience. We all pride ourselves on being the best at what we do. We love technology, and the people who spend their lives making it work.

Our solutions are built by IT pros, for IT pros.

Our solutions are built by and for security professionals — the people we genuinely understand and care about. Our leadership team has decades of combined IT security, DevOps, network, application, and infrastructure experience. We all pride ourselves on being the best at what we do. We love technology, and the people who spend their lives making it work.

No more empty promises.

Yeah, yeah, yeah — you’ve heard it all before. We get that. But we don’t make empty promises. Your peace of mind (and not working on the weekends) is golden, and we like to think our technology is too. Our customers tell us we give them their time back. You can have that, too. Here’s our promises, and you can hold us to it:

You’re stretched thin, so we give you “set it and forget it” zero trust security essentials that thwart any cyber threat.
You have our word: with Portnox, you have all the critical pieces of the access control pie — passwordless authentication, device risk monitoring, and endpoint remediation — in one solution.

We help you fight hackers and stay a step ahead of today’s crazy-complex IT environments without working 24/7.

You have to do more with less and you’re tired of security that’s a genuine pain. We give you unified access control that gets the job done, while being easy to deploy, use, and maintain.

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