Our Mission
Our mission is to eliminate security risks so customers can capitalize on the speed, collaboration, and opportunities that multi-cloud environments provide.
Our Vision
Our goal is to offer a dynamic and intelligent cloud-native access control and security solution that evolves and scales alongside customers. Britive’s cutting-edge technology lets organizations accelerate cloud adoption, centralize visibility, monitor threats, and protect privileged access.
Our leadership team
Our leaders are experts and innovators in cloud security and access control. Our love for what we do drives us to build better, more secure solutions in the evolving realm of the cloud.
Art Poghosyan
Co-Founder & CEO

Art Poghosyan
Co-Founder & CEO
Art is an entrepreneur with 20+ years InfoSec experience. Prior to Britive he co-founded leading Identity and Access Management (IAM) consulting company Advancive, acquired by Optiv in 2016. There, he shared the confidence of enterprise execs as they wrangled with protecting growing cloud landscapes.
Alex Gudanis
Co-Founder & CTO

Alex Gudanis
Co-Founder & CTO
For more than 20 years prior to founding Britive, Alex led the technology vision, strategy and architecture for global enterprises including Fortune 500 companies. It is with a heavy heart that we share Alex Gudanis’s passing in August of 2021. Alex leaves behind a legacy of ingenuity, grit and positivity ingrained in the DNA of Britive.
Sameer Hiremath
Co-Founder, Sr. VP Product & GM, India

Sameer Hiremath
Co-Founder, Sr. VP Product & GM, India
Sameer is an Identity and Access Management (IAM) industry expert with 20+ years experience in the US and India. Known for his ability to grow and manage product organizations while delivering innovative solutions for enterprises. Prior to joining Britive he led Optiv’s India operations.
Daniel Pagel
VP Global Sales & Marketing

Daniel Pagel
VP Global Sales & Marketing
Daniel is a seasoned go-to-market executive with over a decade in sales leadership roles, notably building and scaling GTM teams for rapidly growing enterprise startups like Britive. Prior to Britive, Daniel was CRO at NetMotion, where he led to the company’s successful acquisition by Absolute.
Armen Poghosyan
VP Finance & Operations

Armen Poghosyan
VP Finance & Operations
Prior to Britive, Armen served as a Managing Director at the award winning investment management firm Harvest Capital, focusing on the Technology sector. Before that, he served in investment banking and equity research roles at Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse where he completed landmark acquisitions, IPOs, and other global financing deals.
Mike Patnode
VP Engineering

Mike Patnode
VP Engineering
Mike is a senior technology leader with a history of building a teams at multiple startups and large organizations. He previously led engineering at Centrify and POPSUGAR and most recently helped established Okta’s Data Science team focused on detecting and preventing malicious authentication attempts.
Ani Soghomonyan
Head Of People

Ani Soghomonyan
Head Of People
Ani is a seasoned professional in human capital management, people operations and talent acquisition, with multiple successful startup experiences, including Shift, Sensor Tower, and Canvas.
Harry Wan
Head of Security

Harry Wan
Head of Security
John Morton
Field CTO

John Morton
Field CTO
John Morton is a seasoned cybersecurity defender, learn by doing enthusiast, and hacking tinkerer. Accomplishments include numerous vendor technical sales MVP awards, and US Navy submarine service veteran.