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Nick Harrahill

Peter Blanks is the Chief Product Officer and Head of Engineering at [Synack](/org/synack). Peter has over 25 years of experience in product management, engineering, and design. Peter has a proven track record of delivering highly innovative and engaging products that drive top-line growth and improve customer satisfaction.

Prior to joining [Synack](/org/synack), Peter was the Vice President of Product and Engineering at [Asurion](/org/asurion), where they led a team of 200 product managers, engineers, and designers in creating products used by millions of customers in the US and Japan. Peter improved product-market fit by transitioning the organization to a lean product development approach and increased engineer productivity by setting a cloud-first technology strategy. Peter also achieved excellent employee satisfaction results through the creation of a 'Culture of Learning' program that delivered knowledge sharing sessions, structured coaching & mentoring opportunities, weekly in-house training courses, monthly all hands, and much more.

Under Peter's leadership, [Asurion](/org/asurion) achieved increased customer satisfaction, reduced call center operational costs, and increased employee retention. Peter also drove new sales through the delivery of a Web Portal designed to engage and train 30,000 [AT&T](/org/att) Sales Reps. In addition, they reduced Claim processing costs and improved the customer experiences with [Asurion](/org/asurion)'s Virtual Assistant (AVA), an NLP based claims processing & customer support ChatBot. Lastly, they created new revenue streams through rapid product prototyping and experimentation in the areas of Smart Home Support & Senior Citizen In-Home care.

Peter is a highly accomplished product leader with a proven track record of delivering successful products that drive top-line growth and improve customer satisfaction. Peter is an expert in lean product development, cloud-based technologies, and employee engagement. Peter is a strategic thinker who can see the big picture and develop long-term plans to achieve company objectives. Peter is a passionate advocate for customer focus and always puts the customer first. Peter is a strong leader who can inspire and motivate teams to achieve their best work.

Peter Blanks works with Steve Soper - VP, Legal, Amit Sirdeshpandey - VP, Finance, and Claire Trimble - Chief Marketing Officer. Their manager is Jay Kaplan, CEO.

Peter Blanks

Steve Soper is currently the VP of Legal at [Synack](/org/synack). Prior to that, they were an Associate at [Latham & Watkins](/org/latham-watkins) from December 2009 to December 2016. Steve worked as a Corporate Associate in Menlo Park, CA, a Transactions Associate in London, England, and a Summer Associate in San Francisco, CA. Before that, they were a Judicial Extern at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court from May 2007 to August 2007.

Steve Soper attended the University of California, Berkeley where they received their Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government. Steve then attended the University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law where they received their Doctor of Law specializing in Business Law & Policy Program. In 2009, they received their certification from the California Bar Admission.

Steve Soper reports to Jay Kaplan, CEO. They are on a team with Peter Blanks - Chief Product Officer & Head of Engineering, Jim Hyman - COO & Chief Revenue Officer, and Amit Sirdeshpandey - VP, Finance.

Steve Soper

Amit Sirdeshpandey is the current VP of Finance at [Synack](/org/synack). Prior to joining [Synack](/org/synack), Amit spent time as the Head of FP&A at [Optimizely](/org/optimizely). Before that, Amit worked as the Group Finance Manager for Bing.com at Microsoft Corporation. Amit has also worked as a Manager for Strategy & Operations at [Deloitte](/org/deloitte) and as a Senior Business Analyst at [DuPont](/org/dupont). Amit began their career as a Senior Assistant at Mukund M Chitale & Co.

Amit Sirdeshpandey has an MBA in Finance from William & Mary, a Master of Commerce in Economics and Accounting from the University of Mumbai, and a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics and Accounting from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics.

Amit Sirdeshpandey reports to Jay Kaplan, CEO. Amit Sirdeshpandey works with John Rafter - VP, Customer Success, Melissa Lightbody - VP, People, and Claire Trimble - Chief Marketing Officer.

Amit Sirdeshpandey

Mickey DiPietro is currently the VP of Sales for West & Central at [Synack](/org/synack). Before that, they were the Head of Enterprise Sales at [Authentic8](/org/authentic8) where they were responsible for launching the enterprise sales motion and increasing customer adoption from zero to 65 customers. Mickey also established and managed sales cadence, pipeline management, and forecasting. Prior to [Authentic8](/org/authentic8), Mickey was the Head of Sales for Google Apps in the Central Region at Google. At [Transmit Security](/org/transmit-security), they were the Regional Vice President of Sales for Central region but left due to an organizational layoff.

Mickey DiPietro is an Associate of Arts in Business Administration and Management from [Evergreen Valley College](/org/evergreen-valley-college).

They work with and Nick Harrahill - VP, Operations. Mickey DiPietro reports to Jim Hyman, COO & Chief Revenue Officer.

Mickey DiPietro

Claire Trimble is the Chief Marketing Officer at [Synack](/org/synack), a cybersecurity startup. Claire has also held positions at Illusive, Forbes, and Lastline, Inc. In their role at [Synack](/org/synack), Claire is responsible for marketing the company's products and services to potential customers. Claire has extensive experience in the cybersecurity industry and has participated in over 130 red team exercises.

Claire Trimble received a Bachelor of Arts in Social Psychology from the [University of San Francisco](/org/university-of-san-francisco). Claire is certified by [Fortinet](/org/fortinet) in Network Security Expert 1, 2 & 3.

Claire Trimble reports to Jay Kaplan, CEO. Some of their coworkers include Jim Hyman - COO & Chief Revenue Officer, John Rafter - VP, Customer Success, and Steve Soper - VP, Legal.

Claire Trimble

John Rafter

Melissa Lightbody

Mike Farrell

Jay Kaplan is the current CEO of [Synack](/org/synack). Jay was previously the CEO of [Synack](/org/synack), Inc., a cybersecurity company.

Jay Kaplan has a MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a B.S. from [Stanford University](/org/stanford). Jay also has certification from [CompTIA](/org/comptia) in [CompTIA](/org/comptia) Security+.

Claire Trimble - Chief Marketing Officer, Steve Soper - VP, Legal, and John Rafter - VP, Customer Success report to Jay Kaplan.

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