Critical Start Leadership

New thinking to stay ahead of 21st century threats.

The Critical Start Leadership team has a collective experience that surpasses the first cyberattack ever recorded. But it’s not our history that matters. What’s essential is how we focus that experience and knowledge through a lens of innovation to prepare for the threats of the future. It’s how an entirely unique approach to MDR was created to ensure that no alerts or breaches are missed.

  • Scott White

    Chief Executive Officer

  • Rob Davis, CISSP

    Founder and Executive Chairman

  • John Schilsky

    Chief Financial Officer

  • Rich Scott

    Chief Revenue Officer

  • Stuti Bhargava

    Chief Customer Officer

  • George Jones

    Chief Information Security Officer

  • Roseanne Donohue

    Chief People Officer

  • Chris Carlson

    Chief Product Officer

  • Randy Watkins

    Chief Technology Officer

Meet some of our department managers

  • Jennifer Haney-Crowe

    Vice President, Product & Strategic Marketing

  • Wyatt Quintero

    Vice President, Security Operations

  • Ashley Van Niekerk

    Senior Director, Sales Enablement & Training

  • Sarah Brooks

    Senior Manager, Onboarding

  • Callie Guenther

    Senior Manager, Cyber Threat Research

  • Alan Bain

    VP of Sales

  • Dwayne Myers

    Vice President of Channels and Alliance

  • Michael Costantino

    Area Vice President (AVP) of Sales

  • Travis Olson

    Sr. Manager, Business Development

  • Kimberly Graham

    Vice President, Product Management

Leading the way in Managed Detection & Response (MDR)

OUR MISSION

At Critical Start, our mission is clear and essential: stop business disruption by preventing breaches. Through our award-winning Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services, we provide 24x7x365 monitoring, investigation, and response. By integrating proactive security intelligence with human-driven expertise, we empower organizations to detect and mitigate threats while addressing critical vulnerabilities—ensuring a stronger, more secure future.

OUR GOAL

To set the industry standard in MDR by delivering the greatest risk reduction of a breach. We provide complete signal coverage across IT and OT environments, eliminating blind spots, enhancing visibility, and ensuring operational resilience. With contractual SLAs, flexible deployment options, and a human-centric approach, Critical Start helps organizations minimize breaches, reduce risk, and achieve meaningful security outcomes.