Mourad Yesayan
Director/Board Member at Expel, Inc.
Profile
Mourad is a Managing Director at Paladin Capital Group.
He is an investment lead for the firm’s Cyber Fund, which focuses on investing in early stage companies in the US and Europe with solutions for cyber security and digital resilience.
Mourad is currently actively involved in several of Paladin’s investments including Expel, RiskSense, Secure Code Warrior, Ursa, RiskLens, and previously worked with Unitrends (acquired by Insight Venture Partners).
Prior to joining Paladin in 2009, Mourad was VP of Finance and a corporate officer at a Nasdaq-listed leading industrial infrastructure company, where he led the build-out of the company’s financial planning and risk management functions during a period of rapid growth in operations and nearly tenfold increase in revenue to over $700 million.
He also played a key role in structuring and negotiating over $500 million of equity and debt financing working with major institutional investors and a global lender syndicate.
Prior to this, Mourad was a senior consultant at a boutique advisory firm focused on M&A, turnaround, and restructuring assignments for middle market clients.
Mourad holds an MBA and BS in Finance from Fresno State University.
Mourad Yesayan active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Paladin Capital Group
 Paladin Capital Group Investment ManagersFinance Paladin Capital Group (Paladin Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Penn Ave Investments LLC founded by Mark Maloney and Michael Steed in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Washington, DC with offices in New York City, Silicon Valley, London and Luxembourg. | Private Equity Investor | 2008-12-31 |
Expel, Inc.
 Expel, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Expel, Inc. provides cyber security services. The firm specializes in transparent managed security, resilience recommendations, investigate and respond, snark, security operations, remediation guidance, advanced threat detection, security device monitoring, weekly lunch, incident validation and notification. The company was founded by Yanek Korff, David Merkel and Justin Bajko in 2016 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA. | Director/Board Member | - |
RiskSense, Inc.
 RiskSense, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services RiskSense, Inc. offers network security solutions. Its software also takes large volumes of raw security data and presents it visually, all in a centralized location, that can be customized by each user for analysis and decision-making. The firm specializes in network security assessments, incident response, and mitigation and digital forensics. The company was founded by Srinivas Mukkamala and Mark Fidel and is headquartered in Albuquerque, NM. | Director/Board Member | - |
Secure Code Warrior Ltd.
 Secure Code Warrior Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Secure Code Warrior Ltd. engages in the provision of management consultancy activities. The company was founded on June 6, 2013 and is headquartered in Brixworth, the United Kingdom. | Director/Board Member | 2019-04-15 |
Corellium Inc.
 Corellium Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Corellium Inc. is a company that specializes in virtual arm devices for accelerating research and development, security testing, and education. The company is based in Boynton Beach, FL. The company offers virtual devices that can advance development work on mobile and IoT. | Director/Board Member | 2021-10-31 |
CalypsoAI Corp.
 CalypsoAI Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services CalypsoAI Corp. develops software that solve complex artificial intelligence risks for national security and highly-regulated industries. The company was founded by Neil Serebryany in 2018 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2020-03-31 |
Radicl Defense, Inc.
 Radicl Defense, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Radicl Defense, Inc. provides cyber security services. The company is based in Boulder, CO. The company was founded by David Graff, Matt Petersen, Patrick Riley, Christopher L. Petersen. Christopher L. Petersen has been the CEO since incorporation. | Director/Board Member | 2023-06-30 |
Firetail, Inc.
 Firetail, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Firetail, Inc. has developed a unique approach to API security by creating an open-source library that protects programmable interfaces with inline API call evaluation and blocking, cloud-based API security posture management, centralized audit trail, and detection and response capabilities. The company is based in Washington, DC, with additional offices in Helsinki. Firetail is backed by leading investors, including Paladin Capital, Zscaler, General Advance, and SecureOctane. Firetail's end-to-end total API security platform offers features such as inline API call blocking and inspection, cloud-based API audit trail, and centralized API audit trails to ensure governance and compliance. The American company was founded in 2021 by Riley Priddle and Jeremy Snyder, with Jeremy Snyder serving as the CEO since then. | Director/Board Member | 2022-02-28 |
General Inception
 General Inception Investment ManagersFinance General Inception Management LLC (General Inception Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Vikram Chaudhery, Paul A. Conley and Jim Buzzitta. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Director/Board Member | 2022-11-30 |
Former positions of Mourad Yesayan
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Training of Mourad Yesayan
| California State University-Fresno | Masters Business Admin |
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| Private companies | 11 |
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Paladin Capital Group
Paladin Capital Group Investment ManagersFinance Paladin Capital Group (Paladin Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Penn Ave Investments LLC founded by Mark Maloney and Michael Steed in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Washington, DC with offices in New York City, Silicon Valley, London and Luxembourg. | Finance |
Pacific Ethanol California, Inc.
 Pacific Ethanol California, Inc. Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries Pacific Ethanol California, Inc. manufactures ethanol and other alcohol products. The company is headquartered in Fresno, CA. | Process Industries |
Expel, Inc.
Expel, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Expel, Inc. provides cyber security services. The firm specializes in transparent managed security, resilience recommendations, investigate and respond, snark, security operations, remediation guidance, advanced threat detection, security device monitoring, weekly lunch, incident validation and notification. The company was founded by Yanek Korff, David Merkel and Justin Bajko in 2016 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA. | Technology Services |
RiskSense, Inc.
RiskSense, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services RiskSense, Inc. offers network security solutions. Its software also takes large volumes of raw security data and presents it visually, all in a centralized location, that can be customized by each user for analysis and decision-making. The firm specializes in network security assessments, incident response, and mitigation and digital forensics. The company was founded by Srinivas Mukkamala and Mark Fidel and is headquartered in Albuquerque, NM. | Technology Services |
Secure Code Warrior Ltd.
Secure Code Warrior Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Secure Code Warrior Ltd. engages in the provision of management consultancy activities. The company was founded on June 6, 2013 and is headquartered in Brixworth, the United Kingdom. | Commercial Services |
RiskLens, Inc.
 RiskLens, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services RiskLens, Inc. provides cyber risk management software. The firm operates as a platform for risklens fair enterprise model, risk landscape clarity, operational decision support and strategic decision support. It specializes in information security risk analysis, operational risk analysis, factor analysis of information risk and cybersecurity risk. The company was founded by Steven T. Tabacek and Jack Jones in 2011 and is headquartered in Spokane, WA. | Technology Services |
Corellium Inc.
Corellium Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Corellium Inc. is a company that specializes in virtual arm devices for accelerating research and development, security testing, and education. The company is based in Boynton Beach, FL. The company offers virtual devices that can advance development work on mobile and IoT. | Technology Services |
CalypsoAI Corp.
CalypsoAI Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services CalypsoAI Corp. develops software that solve complex artificial intelligence risks for national security and highly-regulated industries. The company was founded by Neil Serebryany in 2018 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Technology Services |
Radicl Defense, Inc.
Radicl Defense, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Radicl Defense, Inc. provides cyber security services. The company is based in Boulder, CO. The company was founded by David Graff, Matt Petersen, Patrick Riley, Christopher L. Petersen. Christopher L. Petersen has been the CEO since incorporation. | Technology Services |
Firetail, Inc.
Firetail, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Firetail, Inc. has developed a unique approach to API security by creating an open-source library that protects programmable interfaces with inline API call evaluation and blocking, cloud-based API security posture management, centralized audit trail, and detection and response capabilities. The company is based in Washington, DC, with additional offices in Helsinki. Firetail is backed by leading investors, including Paladin Capital, Zscaler, General Advance, and SecureOctane. Firetail's end-to-end total API security platform offers features such as inline API call blocking and inspection, cloud-based API audit trail, and centralized API audit trails to ensure governance and compliance. The American company was founded in 2021 by Riley Priddle and Jeremy Snyder, with Jeremy Snyder serving as the CEO since then. | Technology Services |
General Inception
General Inception Investment ManagersFinance General Inception Management LLC (General Inception Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Vikram Chaudhery, Paul A. Conley and Jim Buzzitta. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
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