Mike Rothman

DisruptOPS, Inc. operates as a SaaS-based cloud management platform to implement automated control of cloud infrastructure services. It offers continuous assessment, automated enforcement, guardrails, path to devesecops and cloud best practice services. The company was founded by Rich Mogull, Mike Rothman and Adrian Lane in 2014 and is headquartered in Kansas City. MO.

Cygilant, Inc. operates as a security software-as-a-service company. It provides cloud-based security monitoring that hunts for threats, responds to incidents, patches systems and supplies audit artifacts for compliance mandates. The company was founded by Vijay Basani and Jayapal Reddy Basani in 2001 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Ares Management LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and global alternative investment manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1997 by Merritt Hooper, John Kissick and Antony Ressler. They are a subsidiary of Ares Management Holdings LP and their ultimate parent is Ares Management Corp. (NYSE: ARES). Ares Management provides investment advice to various pooled investment vehicles, other separately managed accounts and other institutional clients.

META Group, Inc. provides research and analysis for information technology trends & markets. The firm's advisory services, which include research, on-site briefings, strategic plan reviews, phone consultations and conferences. It is specialized in enterprise architecture, e-commerce and global networking, as well as industry-specific programs. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.