# Chris Babel

> Chris Babel is the Chief Executive Officer of Arcserve, an Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based data protection and cyber resilience company serving over 235,000 customers worldwide. With more than two decades navigating the intersection of security, privacy, and enterprise technology, Babel brought a rare cross-disciplinary resume to Arcserve in May 2024: he led TrustArc as CEO for over a decade, transforming a browser-padlock certification company into a global privacy compliance platform, and before that spent years at VeriSign running authentication services across 150-plus countries. His mandate at Arcserve is to rebuild partner trust, simplify a sprawling product catalog, and position the company as the go-to data resilience solution for SMBs and mid-market enterprises facing relentless ransomware threats.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Arcserve
- **Organizations:** Arcserve, TrustArc, VeriSign, Morgan Stanley
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA in Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences and Economics (Highest Distinction), Northwestern University
- **Known for:** Transformed TrustArc into a global leader in privacy compliance and risk management over 13+ year tenure as CEO, Grew VeriSign's Authentication Services business across 150+ countries, Led 20+ strategic acquisitions at VeriSign including international expansion into EMEA and Asia

## Career timeline

- **~1995-2000** — Associate at Morgan Stanley in the Technology M&A group and Corporate Finance group
- **~2000-2009** — Senior Vice President and General Manager, Authentication Services at VeriSign - led SSL and Managed Security Services across 150+ countries, drove 20+ acquisitions
- **2009** — Joined TrustArc (then TRUSTe) as CEO
- **2010-2023** — CEO of TrustArc - transformed company into a global privacy compliance and risk management leader
- **2024-05** — Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Arcserve alongside a significant investment from H.I.G. WhiteHorse and Monroe Capital
- **2025-08** — Launched the Arcserve MSP Lightning Partner Program with three-tier structure for channel partners
- **2025-11** — Featured speaker at Arcserve Brazil Summit in São Paulo

## Achievements

- Transformed TrustArc into a global leader in privacy compliance and risk management over 13+ year tenure as CEO
- Grew VeriSign's Authentication Services business across 150+ countries
- Led 20+ strategic acquisitions at VeriSign including international expansion into EMEA and Asia
- Appointed CEO of Arcserve in May 2024 alongside a significant new investment round
- Launched the Arcserve Lightning Partner Program in 2025 to revitalize the channel ecosystem
- Arcserve recognized on CRN Storage 100 and Cloud 100 lists under his leadership
- Positioned Arcserve as a unified data resilience solution for SMBs and mid-market enterprises

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Arcserve recognized on CRN Cloud 100 List for 2026 under Babel's leadership
- **2026-01** — Arcserve recognized on 2026 CRN Storage 100 List
- **2025-11** — Babel spoke at Arcserve Brazil Summit 2025 in São Paulo, emphasizing LATAM cyber resilience for SMBs
- **2025-08** — Launched the Arcserve MSP Lightning Partner Program with three-tier structure (Associate, Premier, Elite)
- **2024-05** — Appointed CEO of Arcserve; company secured significant new investment from H.I.G. WhiteHorse and Monroe Capital

## Links

- Website: https://arcserve.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisbabel
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/arcserve
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArcserveDBP/

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Last updated: 2026-05-17