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
Mandy Cole Headshot (1)

Mandy Cole

Sr. Vice President, Human Resources
Lauren Romer

Lauren Romer

General Counsel
63b5e69013246551cf91f4c4_aliese-1

Aliese Alter

Chief of Staff
Prashant Nirmal

Prashant Nirmal

Chief Marketing Officer
Shawn Brady 1600x1600

Shawn Brady

SVP, Sales
63b5e7180b97261629a8473c_brian

Brian Gillis

Chief Architect & Co-Founder
Brendan Spooner

Brendan Spooner

SVP, Engineering
Bob Gagnon 1600x1600

Bob Gagnon

Vice President, Channel Sales
Mario O 1600x1600

Mario Oliver

Vice President, Customer Experience
Kunal Desai

Kunal Desai

Director, Finance

Senior Leaders

Laura Durfee

Laura Durfee

Sr. Director, Talent
Steve Staden

Steve Staden

Sr. Director, Product Management
Alex Ouzounis

Alex Ouzounis

Sr. Director, Data Engineering
Josh Lamb

Josh Lamb

Director, Business Systems
Serena Raymond

Serena Raymond

Director, Content Marketing
Savannah 1600x1600 (1)

Savannah Garrison

Director, Accounting
Dan Allen

Dan Allen

Director, UI/UX
Cindy Lawless

Cindy Lawless

Director, Product Operations & Quality
Daniel McClean

Daniel McClean

Director, Business Development - International
Stacey Terrazas

Stacey Terrazas

Director, Global Channel Sales & Strategy
Krzysztof 1600x1600 (1)

Dr. Krzysztof Retel

Director, Product Engineering
Shannon M 1600x1600 (1)

Shannon McCallion

Director, Community
Chris Todd 1600x1600 (3)

Chris Todd

Director, Digital Customer Experience
Gardiner 1600x1600

Gardiner Smith

Director, Channel Sales

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?