# Shawn Wiora

> Shawn Wiora is a Dallas-based entrepreneur who co-founded Maxxsure and served as its CEO, working on cyber risk quantification and insurance analytics. He also co-founded MyndVR, now Mynd Immersive. His education combines business at the University of Texas at Austin with graduate study in electrical engineering at Southern Methodist University. Athena Agentic announced its acquisition of Maxxsure in August 2026; the announcement identifies Kevin Thomsen as CEO.

- **Role:** Co-Founder at Maxxsure
- **Organizations:** Maxxsure, MyndVR / Mynd Immersive
- **Education:** Bachelor of Business Administration; marketing major, accounting minor, University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business, Master of Science in electrical engineering; telecommunications systems and fiber optics, Southern Methodist University, Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering
- **Known for:** Co-founded Maxxsure in 2016 and led it as CEO during its development of the M-Score cyber risk assessment business., Co-founded MyndVR and was listed as a board director in its Republic campaign., Co-authored A Cyber Risk Guide for Corporate Leaders with Chris Burrow.

## Career timeline

- **2014** — Presented an enterprise workforce-management case study at the HR Technology Conference & Exposition.
- **2016** — Co-founded Maxxsure with Srik Soogoor and became CEO; also co-founded MyndVR.
- **2016** — Participated in the Connected Enterprise blockchain panel.
- **2018** — Maxxsure announced a relationship with insurEco to integrate M-Score into insurance workflows.
- **2019** — Maxxsure relocated from Richardson to Addison, Texas.
- **2022** — Maxxsure and Crisil announced a cyber risk and insurance analytics collaboration.
- **2024** — Maxxsure partnered with BIG Cyber for the global gaming market and announced a technology-risk collaboration with Crisil.
- **2026** — Athena Agentic acquired Maxxsure, effective June 5 and announced August 24; Kevin Thomsen was named as Maxxsure CEO in the announcement.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Maxxsure in 2016 and led it as CEO during its development of the M-Score cyber risk assessment business.
- Co-founded MyndVR and was listed as a board director in its Republic campaign.
- Co-authored A Cyber Risk Guide for Corporate Leaders with Chris Burrow.
- Represented Maxxsure in the company’s Crisil collaboration announcements in 2022 and 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Athena Agentic announced its acquisition of Maxxsure on August 24, with the transaction effective June 5. The announcement names Kevin Thomsen as Maxxsure CEO.
- **2024-04** — Wiora represented Maxxsure as CEO in its technology risk management partnership announcement with Crisil.
- **2024-02** — Maxxsure’s partnership with BIG Cyber was reported, with Wiora commenting as CEO on risk quantification for gaming companies.

## Links

- Website: https://maxxsure.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnwiora/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ShawnWiora
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shawn.wiora

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Last updated: 2026-10-11