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.
Amy Choi
Chief Operating Officer
Amy Choi
Amy is a team-centric executive who has spent her career supporting investors and high growth technology companies. She has experience as an angel investor, advisor, and board member. Most recently Amy was appointed COO at T3 Advisors where she focused on driving growth objectives through strategy, people operations, and building a foundation for scale. Amy started her career at Deloitte after which she spent ten years at Silicon Valley Bank.
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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 Production 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.
Will Plummer
Chief Security Officer
Will Plummer
Will is a 25-year veteran of the US Army, where he earned a Bronze Star with Valor as a Master Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician and commanded multiple Special Operations units with numerous combat deployments.
Amy Carey
Vice President Marketing
Amy Carey
Amy has held marketing leadership roles at rapid-growth public companies and a high-tech startup specializing in cybersecurity. In these roles, she was responsible for shaping the corporate brand and go-to-market strategy to drive increased awareness and sales growth. She holds both an MBA and an MS in Marketing Analytics from Bentley University.
Matt Reed
Vice President Sales
Matt Reed
Matt previously served as the Eastern Vice President of Sales with Securus Technologies. While there, he helped integrate the value propositions of 14 acquired companies and was responsible for over $200M of annual revenue. Prior to Securus, he was the General Manager of Vonage Business Utah (Telesphere Networks). He is a Council Member with Gerson Lehrman and holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota and Master’s degree from Harvard University.
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.
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 trusted former US Government executive with over 24 years of experience at the CIA and the US Department of State. Rick currently runs the geopolitical and leadership consulting firm Arbella Consulting, LLC. While with the government, Rick held a series of senior leadership positions in Washington and overseas, with a focus on enterprise leadership and regional responsibilities in Europe, the Middle East, and 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.
John Sullivan
John Sullivan
John L. Sullivan is the Vice President and Chief Security and Resiliency Officer of Boston Scientific. Prior to Boston Scientific, John was the Chief Security Officer of Starbucks. He started his career spending ten years in the US Marines before becoming a Special Agent with the US Government. John holds a Master's Degree in Government from Harvard University and an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management. He is an advisor to more than a dozen cyber and technology companies.
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.