The DNSFilter Team

Meet the leadership team that gets things done.

The DNSFilter team is made up of security-conscious tech nerds, inquisitive professionals, and true innovators. Since the early days, our mission has been to make DNSFilter the best possible DNS security solution out there. Without our dedicated team, we wouldn’t be able to accomplish the growth we’ve achieved since we were founded.

Executive team

Ken Carnesi

Ken Carnesi

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
Colin Britton

Colin Britton

Chief Operating Officer
Dave Raphael

Dave Raphael

Chief Product Officer

Vice presidents

Brendan Spooner

Brendan Spooner

Vice President of Engineering
Mandy Cole

Mandy Cole

Sr. Vice President, Human Resources
Subbi Tupakula

Subbi Tupakula

Vice President, Platform Engineering
Christian Barr

Christian Barr

Vice President, Go To Market
Kiki Meyers

Kiki Meyers

Vice President of Marketing

Senior Leaders

Brian Gillis

Brian Gillis

Chief Architect & Co-Founder
Laura Durfee

Laura Durfee

Sr. Director, Talent
Steve Staden

Steve Staden

Sr. Director, Product Management
Rebecca Gazda

Rebecca Gazda

Sr. Director, Labs
Alex Ouzounis

Alex Ouzounis

Sr. Director, Data Engineering
Gareth Kersey

Gareth Kersey

Sr. Director, Demand Generation
Josh Lamb

Josh Lamb

Director of Technical Operations
Serena Raymond

Serena Raymond

Director of Marketing
Aliese Alter

Aliese Alter

Director of Business Operations
Dan Allen

Dan Allen

Director of UI/UX
Kunal Desai

Kunal Desai

Director of Finance
Daniel McClean

Daniel McClean

Director of Business Development - International
Cindy Lawless

Cindy Lawless

Director, Quality Engineering
Stacey Terrazas

Stacey Terrazas

Director of Business Development, Channel
dnsfilter team

Becoming DNSFilter

We thought of going with a clever startup name—you know, adding “ly” or “io” to some noun evocative of freshness. Maybe we’d drop a vowel or two and go all lowercase. Instead, we decided to keep it simple. Straightforward. As an essential tool, DNSFilter is named for exactly what it does. We filter DNS requests, sorting the good from the bad to help our users get through their work days feeling more secure.

Want to join our global team?

Check open positions at DNSFilter