# Jonathan Skinner

> Jonathan Skinner is a Dallas-area cybersecurity marketing executive and the chief marketing officer of Portnox. Across more than two decades in technology marketing, he has moved from channel roles at companies including Symantec and Dropbox to C-suite assignments at Sectigo, LogicGate, and Portnox. His most documented work includes helping turn Comodo CA into Sectigo, building the new brand's marketing operation, and positioning security products around digital identity, risk, and continuous access control.

- **Role:** Chief Marketing Officer at Portnox
- **Organizations:** Portnox, LogicGate, Sectigo, Comodo CA, Comodo, Dropbox, Symantec, Celestix Networks, MCI WorldCom
- **Education:** Bachelor of Communications, Marymount University
- **Known for:** Led the 2018 global rebrand of Comodo CA as Sectigo, including a new identity, website, commerce presence, marketing systems, and sales assets., Expanded Sectigo's marketing organization from two people to seven while also overseeing B2B e-commerce and inside sales functions., Sectigo's 2019 award nomination credited the marketing operation with generating more than 3,300 qualified sales leads after he became CMO.

## Career timeline

- **2014** — Served as Senior Manager, Channel Marketing Programs at Symantec and joined the Channel Partners 2014-2015 Advisory Board.
- **2017** — Joined Comodo's global channel and business development group as Director of Global Channel Marketing after earlier roles at Dropbox, Symantec, and Celestix Networks.
- **2018** — Became CMO of the certificate-authority business and led the global launch of the Sectigo brand following the Comodo CA carve-out.
- **2019** — Received gold honors for Cybersecurity Marketer of the Year and Marketing Professional of the Year for work including the Sectigo rebrand.
- **2022** — Received another gold Cybersecurity Marketer of the Year honor after leading Sectigo's 2021 repositioning as a certificate-authority-agnostic lifecycle-management company.
- **2023** — Appointed Chief Marketing Officer of LogicGate to lead global marketing, pipeline growth, and brand development for its Risk Cloud platform.
- **2026** — Appointed Chief Marketing Officer of Portnox to lead global marketing strategy, brand positioning, and go-to-market execution.

## Achievements

- Led the 2018 global rebrand of Comodo CA as Sectigo, including a new identity, website, commerce presence, marketing systems, and sales assets.
- Expanded Sectigo's marketing organization from two people to seven while also overseeing B2B e-commerce and inside sales functions.
- Sectigo's 2019 award nomination credited the marketing operation with generating more than 3,300 qualified sales leads after he became CMO.
- Won gold for Cybersecurity Marketer of the Year in the 2019 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards.
- Won gold for Marketing Professional of the Year in the 2019 Info Security PG Global Excellence Awards.
- Won gold again for Cybersecurity Marketer of the Year in the 2022 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards.
- At LogicGate, repositioned the company as an enterprise GRC provider and made marketing the primary source of net-new pipeline, according to Portnox's appointment announcement.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Joined Portnox as Chief Marketing Officer and became responsible for global marketing strategy, brand positioning, and go-to-market execution.
- **2026-07** — Commented on Portnox's first-half momentum, framing the next phase of access security as continuous governance across every identity and environment.
- **2026-08** — Used LinkedIn to emphasize verifiable identity, least privilege, continuous verification, and fast revocation for AI agents.

## Links

- Website: https://www.portnox.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanskinner/

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Last updated: 2026-09-04