RaySecur Team
Executive Leadership
Alex Sappok, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
Alex Sappok, PhD
Alex was previously the Founder and CEO of FST, an MIT spin-out company developing advanced sensors acquired by NYSE: CTS. He holds over a dozen patents, two R&D100 awards, and is the author of over forty refereed publications. Alex received his B.S. degree from Kansas State University and S.M. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from MIT.
Robert Hines, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Robert Hines, CPA
Bob has served in senior finance positions for several organizations, including three public companies, two of which he guided through the IPO process. He holds an accounting degree from Boston College. As a consultant to development-stage companies, he has overseen equity raises in excess of $150M and three M&A transactions.
Noah Loren
Chief Product Officer
Noah Loren
Noah specializes in product development and scale-up of emerging technologies. He has worked in various stages of the value chain ranging from large manufacturers to start-ups, with a particular focus on developing scalable products and processes. Noah holds a BSME from the University of Rochester, an MS in Management from RPI, and he completed a post-graduate fellowship in management and innovation at MIT.
Chip Marshall
Chief Technology Officer
Chip Marshall
Chip previously founded RedShift BioAnalytics, a biotech company providing spectroscopy instruments for the characterization of therapeutic protein drugs. He holds numerous patents in the fields of sensors, imaging systems, sports monitoring, lasers, and biotech instrumentation. He received a B.S. (Physics), MSEE and MBA from Amherst College, Rice University, and Northeastern University respectively.
Board of Directors
Eric Giroux
Founder and
Executive Chairman
Executive Chairman
Eric Giroux
Eric is an expert in terahertz applications for mailroom security. He is a serial entrepreneur with an extensive background in X-ray and gamma-ray imaging as well as medical technetium production. He was previously an entrepreneur in residence at INO, and holds a BBA from Bishop’s University and a Master’s degree from Harvard.
Alex Sappok, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
Alex Sappok, PhD
Alex was previously the Founder and CEO of FST, an MIT spin-out company developing advanced sensors acquired by NYSE: CTS. He holds over a dozen patents, two R&D100 awards, and is the author of over forty refereed publications. Alex received his B.S. degree from Kansas State University and S.M. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from MIT.
PR Yu
Managing Partner,
Yu Galaxy
Yu Galaxy
PR Yu
PR is a venture capitalist based in the Silicon Valley. His funds have invested in over 80 start-ups. He is also a serial entrepreneur, having started three companies. He serves as an adviser of research and innovation for the University of Colorado at Boulder and was the Chairman of an international Solar Decathlon competition that had eleven countries to participate.
Teddy Seem
Co-Managing Partner, Outsiders Fund
Teddy Seem
Teddy is a Co-founder and Managing Partner at Outsiders Fund. He started his career at Bridgewater Associates as an Investment Engineer on the Foreign Exchange research team. After Bridgewater, he worked at Resonance, a NYC start-up, where he focused on various machine learning initiatives. Teddy holds a BA in computer science from Amherst College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Board of Advisors
Charles "Chuck" Andrews, CPP
Charles "Chuck" Andrews, CPP
Chuck has over forty years of law enforcement and corporate security experience. As a successful entrepreneur and advisor for global organizations, he is also the Founder of the famed FRIENDS OF CHUCK (FOC) and author of the Amazon best-seller “YES S.I.R. The Security Influencer’s Guide to Success Using Strategy, Intelligence, and Relationships.” In 2020, IFSEC Global awarded Chuck the #1 Top Security Influencer Award.
Joe Bonavolanta
Joe Bonavolanta
A former Senior Executive and 27-year veteran of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) with extensive leadership, operational, and investigative experience across multiple disciplines, including criminal, counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and cyber operations. Retired from the FBI as the Special Agent in Charge of the Boston Field Office, where he led all FBI operations throughout New England. He is a Managing Partner with Sentinel, a global risk and intelligence advisory firm.
Edward Davis
Edward Davis
Edward Davis has been in law enforcement for 35 years. He served as the Police Commissioner of the City of Boston from December 2006 until October 2013. He administered six world championship celebrations and led the highly successful response to the Boston Marathon bombing. He currently serves as President and CEO of The Edward Davis Company, a business strategy and security services firm.
Dean Geribo
Dean Geribo
Dean serves as the Vice President and Chief Security Officer of Moderna, a leading biotechnology company. Dean leads Moderna’s Corporate Security Department, with overall responsibilities globally in the areas of physical and technical security, insider threat, intelligence, brand protection and executive protection, and aviation. He also oversees the organization’s crisis and emergency management function.
Mike Howard
Mike Howard
Mike Howard is the former Chief Security Officer of Microsoft, where he had global responsibility for physical security, including operations, investigations, crisis management, executive protection, technology, intelligence, and communications. He led the development of Microsoft’s Global Security Operations Centers for monitoring and response, which became a leading industry model. Prior to Microsoft, he spent 22 years with the CIA.
Jim McDonnell
Jim McDonnell
Jim McDonnell has more than 40 years of law enforcement experience and was most recently the Sheriff of Los Angeles County, the largest sheriffs department in the nation. Jim was the first to serve in senior executive leadership roles in the three largest policing agencies in Los Angeles County: the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the Los Angeles Police Department, and the Long Beach Police Department.
Rick Peristere
Rick Peristere
Rick is a managing partner at the security and global intelligence firm Sentinel. He is a trusted former US Government executive with over 24 years of experience at the CIA and the US Department of State. While with the government, Rick held a series of senior leadership positions in Washington and overseas, including as Chief of Staff to the Director and as Deputy Assistant Director of the CIA for the Western Hemisphere. Rick’s leadership has been tested in crisis-environments in Washington and overseas and his work has achieved lasting legacies within his organizations, in multiple countries, and in support of US national security objectives. Rick was inducted into the Senior Intelligence Service in 2013 and he has received multiple honors, including—the Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal in 2023, the Meritorious Presidential Rank Award in 2018, the CIA Director’s Award in 2016 and 2018, and numerous Meritorious Honor Awards.
Mark Sullivan
Mark Sullivan
Mark Sullivan served as the 22nd Director of the United States Secret Service. His career as a Federal Law Enforcement Agent spans nearly 35 years. Mr. Sullivan is the owner of Mark Sullivan Consulting and currently serves on several Boards of Directors and security advisory boards for several public and private corporations.
Pierre Villeneuve
Pierre Villeneuve
Pierre is a General Partner at Equity Management Partners, a private equity firm. He was formerly CEO of three high-tech startups and is currently an active board member and advisor to a number of technology companies, and serves as a volunteer mentor with MIT VMS.
Amy Villeneuve
Amy Villeneuve
Amy is a tech executive who served as President and COO of Kiva Systems, where she successfully grew from a small robotic fulfillment startup to a $775M acquisition by Amazon and subsequent transformation into Amazon Robotics. Amy advises tech companies on strategy, operations, and growth.