Bryan Palma

Bryan Palma is CEO of Trellix, a cybersecurity market leader with more than 40,000 customers, nearly 5,000 employees and $2B of revenue. With two decades of experience, Bryan has devoted himself to helping the world’s greatest companies leverage innovative technology – from cybersecurity and cloud to the internet of things – to transform their businesses and their customer experience. Bryan’s leadership has helped prepare Fortune 50 companies including AT&T, Boeing, Cisco, HP, and PepsiCo for the realities of ever-changing markets.

A champion of change and progress, Bryan is recognized for his ability to disrupt markets, drive strategy to execution, exceed customer expectations, and build diverse teams. Relentlessly focused on delivering rapid growth, he has owned P&Ls up to $8B and led thousands of salespeople, engineers, developers, and consultants.

Before stepping into the role of CEO, Bryan was Executive Vice President of FireEye where he was responsible for FireEye’s product strategy and led the eventual sale to a consortium led by Symphony Technology Group for $1.2B. Subsequently, he directed the integration and rebranding of McAfee Enterprise and FireEye to form Trellix.

He has also served as BlackBerry’s President and Chief Operating Officer, Cisco’s Senior Vice President and General Manager of Americas Customer Experience, Boeing’s Vice President of Cyber and Security Solutions, and PepsiCo’s first Chief Information Security Officer. Bryan is a member of the Board of Directors for TPX Communications.

Bryan holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Richmond, Master of Educationfrom the University of Maryland, and Master of Business Administration from DukeUniversity’s Fuqua School of Business.