Meet Our Team
The nature of what we do is ever-evolving, fast-paced, demanding – and we love it. We hire the smartest people and develop the smartest technology. We’re experts in privileged access with a strong track record for protecting business.
At Britive, we’re securing our clients’ future.
Britive Leadership
Art Poghosyan
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
For more than 20 years, Alex has led the technology vision, strategy and architecture for global enterprises including Fortune 500 companies. Previously, he joined forces with Art Poghosyan in founding Advancive, an Identity and Access Management (IAM) consulting company acquired by Optiv, proving to be a powerful combination.
Sameer Hiremath
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.
Martin Johnson
Martin is a 17-year cybersecurity veteran with extensive experience building cross-functional go-to-market and product marketing teams and creative marketing strategies for some of the fastest growing cloud security startups, including Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS), Elastica (Acquired by BlueCoat/Symantec), and Polyrize (Acquired by Varonis)
Britive Investors
Kara Nortman
Kara Nortman is Partner at Upfront Ventures. Previously, she co-founded Moonfrye, and co-headed the M&A group of IAC. Kara is a founding member of All Raise, a VC-led group dedicated to diversity in funders and founders, a founder of LA’s NWSL team “Angel City”, and serves on the board of TIME’S UP and now Britive.
Britive Advisors
Britive Culture
