Ariana Anastos

Ariana Anastos currently serves as the Head of Corporate Development for the Americas at Check Point Software, starting in June 2025. Prior to this role, Ariana held a position in Corporate Development at Palo Alto Networks from December 2020 to January 2025, where strategic initiatives were spearheaded to enhance product innovation and market leadership in cybersecurity. Ariana's experience also includes working as an Associate Investment Banking Strategist at Goldman Sachs from July 2015 to December 2020, focusing on M&A, corporate finance advisory, and ESG advisory within the Financial Institutions Group. Previous roles at Goldman Sachs and Rockstar Games involved information security and technology risk management, including leading security data science initiatives. Ariana has contributed to academia as a guest lecturer and graduate teaching assistant at New York University. Ariana holds a Master's Degree in Cybersecurity from New York University and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Marist University.