Benjamin Tao Email Address

Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications

Forcepoint, powered by Raytheon, safeguards users, data and networks against the most determined adversaries, from accidental or malicious insider threats to outside attackers, across the entire threat lifecycle. Forcepoint protects data everywhere – in the cloud, on the road, in the office – simplifying compliance and enabling better decision-making and more efficient remediation. Forcepoint empowers organizations to concentrate on what’s most important to them while automating routine security tasks. More than 20,000 organizations around the world rely on Forcepoint. Based in Austin, Texas, with worldwide sales, service, security laboratories and product development, Forcepoint is a joint venture of the Raytheon Company and Vista Equity Partners. Specialties: data security, web security, email security, mobile security, DLP software, insider threat protection, cloud security

Throughout my career, I have embraced opportunities to build and scale new and innovative technologies at startups, mid-size, and large companies. I have worked in data/analytics/AI, cloud, cybersecurity, servers/storage/networking, managed/professional services, and enterprise SaaS. I have built and led high quality, data focused, and results-driven marketing teams and partnered with senior leaders across the business. At Validere, I built a new marketing organization from scratch for a Series A company, with an initial focus on demand generation to support aggressive growth targets that yielded $2.7MM in pipeline in the first nine months. At Forcepoint, I oversaw a brand refresh, managed an executive advisory board composed of 20 Fortune 500 CISOs, launched a new Cyber Experience Center for executive briefings, and grew leads sourced for the website. I also rebuilt the product marketing organization, produced integrated corporate and product messaging, and led the execution of Sales Kick Off. At IBM, I oversaw a revamp of a marketing organization that supported its $6B data and analytics business that resulted in two-thirds of the team being turned over, including management, due to IBM’s return to the office policy (pre-COVID). At SolarWinds, I revitalized customer growth to 20%+ growth and established its content marketing function. I am a personal technology enthusiast and a huge Apple fan. I enjoy working out, playing tennis and an occasional round of golf, and cheering my Boston professional sports teams and Austin FC. Specialties: Corporate and brand marketing, product marketing, demand generation, content marketing, events, field marketing, marketing programs, and marketing strategy.