Blake has more than 25 years’ experience as a data and Cloud security specialist across multiple disciplines and vertical industries. Mr. Wood has served on the management teams of two cybersecurity startup ventures and as a senior executive overseeing data security product and service offerings for Verifone, HPE, Thales and Bluefin Payment Systems. Blake has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Cal State Long Beach, holds CISSP and CCSP professional certifications from ISC2, and is a patent author for a data tokenization method.

Gautam Daswani is President and a Board Member of Gold Comet, a leading Data Storage and Management Platform serving Enterprise, Academia and DIB (Defense Industrial Base) organizations in support of their CMMC requirements.  In addition to managing the day-to-day operations of Gold Comet, Mr. Daswani sets strategic vision and implementation strategies including Business Development action plans for the company.  With more than 25 years in business across multiple industries and verticals, Gautam coordinates leadership team activities and orchestrates collaborative partnerships to achieve company goals.  He holds a BS from Boston University and a Master’s Degree from Harvard University.