James Blake is Cohesity’s Global Strategist in Cyber Resiliency. In this role he draws on his nearly three decades of operational experience as a CISO, building Security Operations Centres and leading incident response to provide thought leadership and enablement around cyber resiliency best practices to internal resources and customers, as well as working with our Data Security Alliance partners to create a security ecosystem that delivers innovation. James worked as both the Global Director of Cyber Transformation and Director of Cyber Risk at JPMorgan Chase. He was the CISO of Mimecast from its inception to its IPO. He spent nearly a decade as the Managing Principle leading a consulting practice for HP Enterprise that built, operated and then transferred over 90 end-to-end security operations capabilities for some of the world’s largest organizations and provided consulting for over 200 more. James and his team were called in to provide response capabilities for several high-profile incidents, including ransomware and wiper attacks such as the 2012 Shamoon attack on Saudi Aramco. He is also the co-founder of the second-largest information security conference in the UK.

Kevin Lomax is the Director, Technical Services for Pearl River Community College, the 4th largest community college in the state of Mississippi. Kevin is a Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), COMPTIA Security and Network + and a Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH). He has 17+ years in the Information Technology field extending across both his military and civilian background.
Prior to his current position, Kevin worked at the University of Southern Mississippi as a Network Security & Wireless Engineer. While there, he designed the wireless stadium infrastructure for the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4).
Kevin holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Information Technology from American Public University. He is currently working to complete a Master of Science Degree in Cybersecurity Studies from American Military University.
Kevin is a Purple Heart and Bronze Star Awardee from the United States Army.

Jonathon Mayor leads Security Solutions Architecture for Cohesity as well as working closely with the Cyber Event Response Team, CERT. With 20+ years of experience in the IT industry, he’s been involved in both offensive and defensive security activities. He also has a BS in IT with a focus on digital forensics, and he is a locksport hobbyist.

Jake has spent the last 20+ years in technology with the last 15 in storage systems and data management.