# Tom Tovar

> Tom Tovar is the co-creator and CEO of Appdome, the company that built the mobile industry's first no-code platform for automating mobile app security. A lawyer-turned-tech-executive who cut his teeth at NetScreen (acquired by Juniper for $5B), ran Nominum (acquired by Akamai), and chaired Badgeville before founding Appdome in 2016, Tovar has spent two decades making complex security invisible - his vision: a vending machine for mobile app defense that gives developers 150+ security protections with zero code. Under his leadership, Appdome now protects nearly a billion mobile users worldwide.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Creator at Appdome
- **Organizations:** Appdome, Nominum, Badgeville, NetScreen Technologies, Cooley Godward LLP, Totango
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BBA in Finance and Accounting, University of Houston, Honors College, Juris Doctor (JD), Stanford University Law School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Appdome, the mobile industry's first no-code platform for automating mobile app security, Led Appdome to protect nearly 1 billion mobile users worldwide with 150+ security protections, Grew Appdome to 200+ employees with ~$17.7M annual revenue and $30.5M total funding

## Career timeline

- **1990s** — Corporate and securities attorney at Cooley Godward LLP during Silicon Valley's dot-com boom
- **2000** — Joined NetScreen Technologies as VP Corporate Development, Legal Affairs & Chief Compliance Officer
- **2004** — NetScreen acquired by Juniper Networks for $4-5 billion, marking a watershed moment in Tovar's security career
- **2005** — Joined Nominum (intelligent DNS security company) as VP of Business Development, later became CEO
- **2005-2011** — Served as CEO of Nominum, leading company through significant growth and profitability
- **2011** — Left Nominum (which was later acquired by Akamai in 2017)
- **2012-2014** — Executive Chairman at Badgeville (enterprise engagement platform), led it to acquisition by CallidusCloud
- **2014** — Board member at Totango (customer success platform)
- **2016** — Co-founded Appdome, the mobile industry's first no-code mobile app integration and security platform
- **2019** — Appdome raised its last known funding round (Venture)
- **2024** — Appdome named Best DevOps Security Tool at Computing's DevOps Excellence Awards; received Editor's Choice for Mobile App Security at RSA Conference
- **2025** — Appdome's MobileBOT Defense named AI-Based Cybersecurity Solution of the Year at CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards
- **2026** — Presented at RSAC 2026 on agentic AI and the future of mobile cybersecurity

## Achievements

- Co-founded Appdome, the mobile industry's first no-code platform for automating mobile app security
- Led Appdome to protect nearly 1 billion mobile users worldwide with 150+ security protections
- Grew Appdome to 200+ employees with ~$17.7M annual revenue and $30.5M total funding
- Led Nominum as CEO through significant growth and profitability before its acquisition by Akamai
- Managed NetScreen Technologies during its $4-5 billion acquisition by Juniper Networks
- Guided Badgeville as Executive Chairman to acquisition by CallidusCloud
- Appdome won 9 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards in a single year
- Named Best DevOps Security Tool at Computing's DevOps Excellence Awards 2024
- Won Editor's Choice for Mobile App Security at RSA Conference 2024
- MobileBOT Defense named AI-Based Cybersecurity Solution of the Year 2025

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Presented at RSAC 2026 on agentic AI, discussing how cyber teams using Appdome are already ahead of the curve with autonomous mobile security deployment
- **2025-01** — Appdome's MobileBOT Defense named AI-Based Cybersecurity Solution of the Year at CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards 2025
- **2024-03** — Appdome named Best DevOps Security Tool at Computing's DevOps Excellence Awards 2024
- **2024-05** — Appdome named Editor's Choice for Mobile App Security at RSA Conference 2024 Global InfoSec Awards

## Links

- Website: https://appdome.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-tovar-9b8552
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/appdome
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Appdome

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Last updated: 2026-05-14