# Joe Sykora

> Joe Sykora is the chief executive of Coro, a cybersecurity company focused on small and midsize businesses. Raised in Ohio farm country and introduced to programming on a Macintosh in fourth grade, he later founded and exited an IT infrastructure company and a managed security services business. After channel leadership roles at Fortinet, Bitdefender, and Proofpoint, he joined Coro in early 2025 and became CEO that July, redirecting the company to a fully partner-led sales model.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Coro
- **Organizations:** Coro, Proofpoint, Bitdefender, Fortinet, Channel Executive Council, Anomali, CompTIA, Baptie Club 50
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** University of Toledo
- **Known for:** Founded and successfully exited both an IT infrastructure company and a managed security services business., At Bitdefender, helped increase the share of partner-driven deals from under 20 percent to 60 percent by the time he left., Led a worldwide Bitdefender group reported at $100 million in revenue, 85 percent year-over-year growth, more than 225 employees, and about 10,000 cloud and MSP partners.

## Career timeline

- **1990s-2010** — Founded and later exited an IT infrastructure company and a managed security services business; spent roughly 13 years on the partner side.
- **2010-2017** — Joined Fortinet and advanced to vice president roles overseeing Americas channels, sales operations, and advanced technologies.
- **2017-2020** — Joined Bitdefender as vice president of worldwide channel development and later led global sales and channels.
- **2020-2025** — Served as Proofpoint’s senior vice president of worldwide channels and partner sales.
- **2025-03** — Joined Coro as SVP and general manager of the Americas and ANZ.
- **2025-07** — Appointed chief executive officer of Coro, succeeding co-founder Guy Moskowitz.
- **2025-2026** — Shifted Coro to a fully channel-led model and focused expansion on MSP and reseller partners across North America, EMEA, and ANZ.

## Achievements

- Founded and successfully exited both an IT infrastructure company and a managed security services business.
- At Bitdefender, helped increase the share of partner-driven deals from under 20 percent to 60 percent by the time he left.
- Led a worldwide Bitdefender group reported at $100 million in revenue, 85 percent year-over-year growth, more than 225 employees, and about 10,000 cloud and MSP partners.
- Named to CRN’s Channel Chiefs and Most Influential Channel Chiefs lists repeatedly, including recognition in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, and 2021.
- Named among CRN’s Top 100 Executives in 2020 and Channel Partners’ Top Gun 51 channel leaders in 2020.
- Moved Coro from a mixed go-to-market approach to a 100 percent channel-led model after becoming CEO.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Published a LinkedIn article arguing that small and midsize businesses need integrated security that works rather than additional disconnected tools.
- **2026-05** — Appeared on MSP Unplugged to discuss tool sprawl, AI, alert fatigue, and the economics of delivering cybersecurity through managed service providers.
- **2026-03** — Coro announced expanded AI-driven security operations and said its platform automates 92 percent of security alerts.
- **2025-10** — Outlined Coro’s EMEA expansion, its roughly 1,000-partner base, and a selective distribution strategy in an IT Europa interview.
- **2025-07** — Appointed CEO of Coro after joining the company earlier in the year as SVP and GM of the Americas and ANZ.

## Links

- Website: https://www.coro.net
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joesykora

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Last updated: 2026-09-27