Josh Beard

Josh Beard has a strong background in cybersecurity and sales. Josh is currently the Chief Strategy Officer at Merlin Cyber, where they are responsible for strategic initiatives. Prior to this, they worked at Labelbox as the General Manager of the Public Sector and as an Area Vice President of Sales. Before that, they were a Federal Sales Leader at Markforged and held various roles at AppDynamics, VMware, BMC Software, and IBM. Josh also co-founded and served as the Managing Director of IonAmericas, Inc.

Josh Beard attended Wabash College from 1993 to 1997, where they earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. During their time at Wabash College, they studied Political Science, Economics, and Spanish. In 1999, Josh briefly attended Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, focusing on Political Economy.