# Brendan O'Connor

> Brendan O'Connor co-founded AppOmni in 2018 after a decade as Salesforce's Chief Security Officer and a stint as Security CTO at ServiceNow. Frustrated by the lack of proper tooling to secure enterprise SaaS environments, he built the solution he wished he'd had. AppOmni pioneered the SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) category, raised over $202 million in funding, protects more than 100 million SaaS user accounts, and counts 25% of the Fortune 100 among its customers. O'Connor now serves as Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder.

- **Role:** Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder at AppOmni
- **Organizations:** AppOmni, Salesforce, ServiceNow, First Bank, Tech Electronics
- **Nationality:** American
- **Known for:** Co-founded AppOmni, pioneering the SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) category, Led Salesforce's global information security organization as CSO for 10 years, Grew AppOmni to triple-digit revenue growth for three consecutive years

## Career timeline

- **2000-2004** — Information Security Technician at Tech Electronics - began career in infosec
- **2004-2007** — Information Security at First Bank - moved into financial services security
- **2007-2017** — SVP and Chief Security Officer (Chief Trust Officer) at Salesforce - led global information security for 10 years under Marc Benioff
- **2017-2018** — Security Chief Technology Officer at ServiceNow
- **2018** — Co-founded AppOmni as CEO alongside CTO Brian Soby
- **2020** — AppOmni established as a pioneer in SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) category
- **2022-06** — AppOmni raised $70M Series C led by Thoma Bravo, bringing total funding to $123M
- **2023-2024** — Transitioned from CEO to Chief Strategy Officer; Neill Occhiogrosso became CEO
- **2025** — AppOmni protects 100M+ SaaS user accounts, analyzes 2 billion security events daily

## Achievements

- Co-founded AppOmni, pioneering the SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) category
- Led Salesforce's global information security organization as CSO for 10 years
- Grew AppOmni to triple-digit revenue growth for three consecutive years
- AppOmni protects 78+ million (now 100M+) SaaS user accounts
- 25% of Fortune 100 companies are AppOmni customers
- Raised $202M+ in total funding including $70M Series C led by Thoma Bravo
- Achieved near-100% customer retention since AppOmni's founding
- Forbes Council member
- Named to InfraRed 100 list

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Appeared on CISO ExecNet CEO Interviews discussing SaaS platforms as a growing attack surface
- **2024** — Transitioned from CEO to Chief Strategy Officer at AppOmni as Neill Occhiogrosso took over as CEO
- **2023-02** — AppOmni named to Forbes Best Startup Employers list
- **2023-07** — AppOmni included in InfraRed 100 list of top infrastructure companies
- **2022-06** — AppOmni raised $70M Series C led by Thoma Bravo with participation from Scale Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures, ClearSky, and Costanoa Ventures

## Links

- Website: https://appomni.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/securitybrendan
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/AppOmniSecurity
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/appomnisaas

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Last updated: 2026-05-27