# Geoffrey Mattson

> Geoffrey Mattson is the CEO of SecureAuth, an AI-driven identity and access management company based in Irvine, California. A globally recognized cybersecurity and AI engineer, Mattson brings a career spanning Bell Labs, Nortel, Huawei, Juniper Networks, Bay Networks, and multiple security startups. He co-founded MistNet.ai, an AI-driven threat detection platform acquired by LogRhythm in 2021, then led Xage Security to 420% revenue growth as CEO before joining SecureAuth in December 2025. He holds multiple patents in AI, cybersecurity, and networking, and is focused on securing the emerging frontier of human, machine, and AI-agent identities.

- **Role:** CEO at SecureAuth
- **Organizations:** SecureAuth, Xage Security, MistNet.ai, Juniper Networks, Huawei, Nortel, Bell Labs, Bay Networks, Corona, Caspian, System Two Security
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Master of Science, Computer Science, Boston University, Bachelor of Arts (Honors), Computer Science, Boston University, Professional Development Coursework, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Co-founded MistNet.ai, which was acquired by Thoma Bravo and LogRhythm in January 2021, Drove 420% revenue growth as CEO of Xage Security, Inventor of multiple patents in AI, cybersecurity, and networking

## Career timeline

- **early career** — Product and engineering roles at Bell Labs, Nortel, and Huawei across Europe, Asia, and the U.S.
- **mid career** — Spearheaded networking and telecom product initiatives at Bay Networks, leading architecture, industry standards, and global GTM efforts
- **mid career** — Vice President of Product Management at Juniper Networks, driving innovation and growth
- **mid career** — Led R&D and Product organizations at Corona and Caspian, cloud-based security services startups
- **~2018** — Co-founded MistNet.ai, an AI-driven threat detection platform
- **2021-01** — MistNet.ai acquired by Thoma Bravo and LogRhythm
- **2022** — Appointed CEO of Xage Security; drove 420% revenue growth in zero-trust OT cybersecurity
- **2025-12** — Appointed Chief Executive Officer of SecureAuth

## Achievements

- Co-founded MistNet.ai, which was acquired by Thoma Bravo and LogRhythm in January 2021
- Drove 420% revenue growth as CEO of Xage Security
- Inventor of multiple patents in AI, cybersecurity, and networking
- Helped SecureAuth secure 50M+ identities across enterprise customers including AARP, American Red Cross, and ExxonMobil
- Speaker and mentor at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Stanford Ignite)
- Built and led security companies across OT, XDR, SIEM, and identity domains

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Appointed CEO of SecureAuth, tasked with scaling the company's AI-driven identity platform for the era of human, machine, and AI-agent identity security
- **2024-02** — SecureAuth merged with Cloudentity, expanding its capabilities in API access control and dynamic authorization
- **2021-01** — MistNet.ai, the AI threat detection platform Mattson co-founded, was acquired by LogRhythm (backed by Thoma Bravo)

## Links

- Website: https://secureauth.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoffreyamattson/
- Twitter/X: http://www.twitter.com/SecureAuth
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SecureAuth

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/geoffrey-mattson
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-05-16