He studied computer science to avoid working with people. An unexpected promotion, two bruising years, and one industry rant later, Yanek Korff became the operator teaching cybersecurity to show its work.

He once bought Aviatrix at Splunk. Now he runs it. Doug Merritt's second act is a study in cloud transitions, useful mistakes and the discipline of showing up again.

From call centers to identity systems to the security operations center, Hernandez keeps arriving when a sprawling enterprise platform needs a new shape. At BlueVoyant, the assignment is to make cyber defense faster, more unified, and useful with or without a managed service wrapped around it.