# Tom Boyden

> Tom Boyden is the co-founder and CEO of Salt Lake City-based Legato Security, a managed security provider he started with Jen Greulich in 2020 after 12 years in the U.S. government and intelligence community and a term leading GRA Quantum. His career has moved from language, diplomacy, and overseas intelligence work to the practical business of round-the-clock threat detection, with Legato growing through a vendor-agnostic model, the Ensemble security operations platform, a 2024 growth investment, and CMMC Level 2 certification in 2025.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Legato Security
- **Organizations:** Legato Security, GRA Quantum, U.S. Government, Federal Bureau of Investigation
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Master's degree in International Relations and Diplomacy, Escuela Diplomática de Madrid, Bachelor's degree in Economics and Spanish, University of Utah
- **Known for:** Co-founded Legato Security in 2020 and grew it into a U.S.-based 24/7 managed security provider., Led Legato through a 2024 growth investment from Level Structured Capital and SageLink Capital after the company had been bootstrapped., Oversaw the February 2024 launch of the Ensemble Security Operations Platform.

## Career timeline

- **2001-2003** — Worked as a Spanish linguist for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- **2003-2013** — Served in U.S. government foreign affairs and intelligence roles, including multiple overseas tours focused on transnational security issues.
- **2016-2019** — Served as president of cybersecurity firm GRA Quantum.
- **2020-present** — Co-founded Legato Security with Jen Greulich and serves as CEO.
- **2024** — Led the launch of the Ensemble Security Operations Platform and Legato's growth investment led by Level Structured Capital and SageLink Capital.
- **2025** — Led Legato as it achieved CMMC Level 2 certification.
- **2026** — Legato joined the Water Watch Center effort supporting cybersecurity for small U.S. water utilities and announced a strategic partnership with TPO Group.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Legato Security in 2020 and grew it into a U.S.-based 24/7 managed security provider.
- Led Legato through a 2024 growth investment from Level Structured Capital and SageLink Capital after the company had been bootstrapped.
- Oversaw the February 2024 launch of the Ensemble Security Operations Platform.
- Legato ranked No. 10 among CRN's top 25 companies in the 2024 Fast Growth 150, with 229.6 percent two-year growth.
- Led Legato through CMMC Level 2 certification in May 2025.
- Previously led GRA Quantum as president and contributed to industry discussion on insider threats and financial cybersecurity regulation.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Legato Security joined the Water Watch Center initiative to help provide cybersecurity support to small U.S. water utilities.
- **2026-07** — MSSP Alert featured Boyden's view that security firms build trust by showing the expertise and real work of their teams.
- **2026-06** — Boyden shared Legato Security's strategic partnership with TPO Group for end-to-end cybersecurity services.
- **2025-05** — Legato Security announced that it had achieved CMMC Level 2 certification.
- **2025-03** — Trend Micro highlighted Legato's use of Trend Vision One for proactive cyber risk exposure management services.

## Links

- Website: https://www.legatosecurity.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-boyden-06976571/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/SecurityLegato
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LegatoSecurity
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/people/Legato-Security/100085403503512/

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Last updated: 2026-08-25