# Dan Bodner

> Dan Bodner founded Verint in 1994 and led it as CEO until its November 2025 acquisition by Thoma Bravo. An electrical engineer educated at Technion and Tel Aviv University, he guided Verint through its 2002 IPO, the Witness Systems acquisition and the 2021 Cognyte spin-off. He transitioned to an advisory role at Verint and was publicly identified as CEO of Verixium Enterprise in June 2026.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Verixium Enterprise; transitioned to an advisory role at Verint in November 2025
- **Organizations:** Verixium Enterprise, Verint Systems, Cognyte Software (former chairman), Comverse Technology, Comverse Government Systems, Contahal
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.Sc., cum laude, Electrical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, M.Sc., cum laude, Telecommunications and Computer Science, Tel Aviv University
- **Known for:** Led Verint as founding CEO from 1994 until November 2025., Guided Verint through its 2002 public listing., Expanded Verint into workforce optimization through the 2007 Witness Systems acquisition, announced at approximately $950 million net of acquired cash.

## Career timeline

- **1981** — Graduated from Technion with a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering.
- **1981-1985** — Served in the Israeli Defense Force in an engineering capacity.
- **Before 1987** — Worked for two years as Director of Software Development at Contahal.
- **1987** — Completed his M.Sc. at Tel Aviv University; joined Comverse Technology.
- **1987-1991** — Held management positions at Comverse Technology.
- **1991-1998** — Served as President and CEO of Comverse Government Systems.
- **1994** — Founded Verint and began serving as CEO and director.
- **2002** — Led Verint through its IPO.
- **2007** — Verint completed the Witness Systems acquisition.
- **2015** — Verint exceeded $1 billion in revenue, before the later Cognyte separation.
- **2017** — Became Verint chairman in August.
- **2021** — Oversaw the February 1 Cognyte spin-off and became Cognyte non-executive chairman.
- **2023** — Ended service as Cognyte chairman in September.
- **2025** — Moved to an advisory role following the November 26 completion of Thoma Bravo’s acquisition of Verint.
- **2026** — Publicly identified in June as CEO of Verixium Enterprise.

## Achievements

- Led Verint as founding CEO from 1994 until November 2025.
- Guided Verint through its 2002 public listing.
- Expanded Verint into workforce optimization through the 2007 Witness Systems acquisition, announced at approximately $950 million net of acquired cash.
- Oversaw the 2021 separation of Cognyte as an independent public company.
- Led Verint when it agreed to a $2 billion enterprise-value acquisition by Thoma Bravo in August 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — A public announcement identified Bodner as CEO of Verixium Enterprise.
- **2026-02** — Dave Rhodes became CEO of the combined Verint-Calabrio organization, following Bodner’s November 2025 transition to an advisory role.
- **2025-11** — Thoma Bravo completed the Verint acquisition on November 26; Bodner resigned from the board in connection with the merger.
- **2025-08** — Verint announced an agreement to be acquired by Thoma Bravo for an enterprise value of $2 billion.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-bodner-verint

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Last updated: 2026-10-11