# Manny Ataebi

> Manny Ataebi is Cerby's Chief Marketing Officer and a New York-based B2B SaaS operator whose unusual route from self-taught developer to marketing executive shapes how he sells technical products. After more than 15 years in go-to-market leadership across Logicworks, Ghostery, Stensul, Sonrai Security, Demostack and Bettermode, he returned to cybersecurity in 2026 to lead Cerby's brand, product marketing, demand generation and sales development.

- **Role:** Chief Marketing Officer at Cerby
- **Organizations:** Cerby, Bettermode, Demostack, Sonrai Security, Stensul, Ghostery, Logicworks, ConveyIQ, Pavilion, GTMfund
- **Education:** B.A., double major in Business and Psychology, University at Albany
- **Known for:** Built more than 15 years of go-to-market leadership experience across early- and mid-stage B2B SaaS companies., Led marketing at companies including Demostack, Sonrai Security, Ghostery, Logicworks and Stensul., Participated in company journeys that included multiple acquisitions, including Ghostery and Logicworks.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Spent six years as a self-taught developer, working across front-end development, PHP, JavaScript, Java, ColdFusion and JSP.
- **Before 2018** — Held marketing leadership roles at ConveyIQ, Logicworks and Ghostery.
- **2018** — Joined Stensul as Vice President of Marketing and Sales Development.
- **By 2022** — Served as Vice President of Worldwide Marketing at Sonrai Security, leading marketing and sales development.
- **2025** — Served as Chief Marketing Officer at Demostack and was named to Pavilion's 50 CMOs to Watch in 2025.
- **2026** — After serving as Chief Revenue Officer at Bettermode, joined Cerby as Chief Marketing Officer.

## Achievements

- Built more than 15 years of go-to-market leadership experience across early- and mid-stage B2B SaaS companies.
- Led marketing at companies including Demostack, Sonrai Security, Ghostery, Logicworks and Stensul.
- Participated in company journeys that included multiple acquisitions, including Ghostery and Logicworks.
- Named to Pavilion's 50 CMOs to Watch in 2025.
- Expanded from marketing leadership into a Chief Revenue Officer role at Bettermode before returning to cybersecurity as Cerby's CMO.
- Developed a public operating framework that allocates marketing resources 60% to near-term results, 20% to long-term brand and 20% to experimentation.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Cerby publicly identified Manny Ataebi as its new Chief Marketing Officer as the company expanded its executive team and reported growth in enterprise adoption.
- **2026-05** — Ataebi announced his return to cybersecurity after three years in MarTech and RevTech, joining Cerby as CMO after previously advising the company.
- **2025-12** — Prepared to speak at CyberMarketingCon on stretching a $1.5 million marketing budget to triple ARR and building trust with constrained resources.
- **2025-09** — Appeared on Fractional Hustle to discuss his developer-to-marketer path, team motivation, hiring judgment and non-linear growth.
- **2025-04** — Named to Pavilion's 50 CMOs to Watch in 2025 while serving as Demostack's CMO.

## Links

- Website: https://www.cerby.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mannyanyc/

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Last updated: 2026-09-05