# Amitai Ratzon

> Amitai Ratzon is the chief executive officer and a board member of Pentera. He joined as CEO in 2018 after sales leadership roles at SuperDerivatives, Earnix and CallVU. His public interviews trace a career from directory advertising in New York to selling enterprise software and building an international cybersecurity business.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Pentera
- **Organizations:** Pentera, SuperDerivatives, Earnix, CallVU, DAG Media
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Education:** BA in Business Administration and LLB in Law, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (now Reichman University), International Executive MBA, Kellogg-Recanati, Northwestern University and Tel Aviv University
- **Known for:** Led Pentera through its reported $100 million ARR milestone in January 2026., Led Pentera during its $60 million Series D announced March 12, 2025., Lists the 2024 Most Innovative CEO of the Year recognition from Cyber Defense Magazine on his public LinkedIn profile.

## Career timeline

- **1999** — Sold Jewish Yellow Pages advertisements in New York after army service.
- **2005-2012** — Worked in sales at SuperDerivatives, including Northern Europe.
- **2012-2016** — Vice President of Sales at Earnix.
- **2016-2018** — Vice President of Global Sales at CallVU.
- **2017** — Met Arik Liberzon for lunch in September while discussing a business partnership.
- **2018** — Became CEO of Pcysys, later renamed Pentera.
- **2021** — Pcysys rebranded as Pentera.
- **2026** — Pentera announced it had surpassed $100 million in ARR.

## Achievements

- Led Pentera through its reported $100 million ARR milestone in January 2026.
- Led Pentera during its $60 million Series D announced March 12, 2025.
- Lists the 2024 Most Innovative CEO of the Year recognition from Cyber Defense Magazine on his public LinkedIn profile.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Pentera announced Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice recognition; Ratzon discussed deeper AI integration in the platform.
- **2026-07** — Pentera announced a Recorded Future partnership linking threat intelligence and exposure validation.
- **2026-07** — Appeared in a July 16 interview with Vlad Kachur about scaling Pentera.
- **2026-06** — Pentera introduced an MCP server for AI security workflows.
- **2026-03** — Pentera announced Hagit Ynon’s appointment as CFO.
- **2026-01** — Pentera reported more than $100 million ARR and more than 1,200 enterprises in over 60 countries.

## Links

- Website: https://pentera.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amitairatzon/

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Last updated: 2026-10-07