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Culture and careers
We’re always searching for people who are excited about our mission of reimagining cybersecurity. We lead with technology and innovation (hello, AI) but will always keep humans at the forefront of our products and offerings. We embrace diversity of thought, culture, and background to solve tomorrow’s toughest cybersecurity and privacy challenges.
Executive team
Tom Fox
President & Chief
Financial Officer
Mark Beare
General Manager
Consumer Business Unit
Pedro Bustamante
Chief Research &
Innovation Officer
Fernando Francisco
Senior Vice President
Corporate Development & International Operations
Laura Wall Klieves
Vice President
Global People
Ameet Matharu
Vice President
Legal Affairs & General Counsel
Atul Dhingra
Vice President
Engineering
Michael Sherwood
Vice President
Product
Rinoti Amin
Vice President
Growth
Farees Mohiuddin
Senior Vice President
Marketing
Oren Arar
Vice President
Business Development
Jason Todd
Senior Director
Customer Support
Mark Beare
General Manager
Consumer Business Unit
Mark leads the Malwarebytes consumer business, overseeing the company’s legacy and evolution to meet today’s digital realities. He manages teams across engineering, product, marketing, support and research.
He joined Malwarebytes in 2022 with more than 16 years of consumer software experience spanning marketing, engineering, and product leadership. Prior to Malwarebytes, Mark was SVP of product, engineering and IT for Digital Trends Media Group, where he led technical operations during a period of significant transformation. He also held multiple roles in research and development at Corel and began his career at Symantec. Along the way, he’s founded and built two different businesses, giving him a strong perspective on what it takes to meet the needs of modern customers.
When not working, you can find Mark ferrying around his three kids to different activities and trying to spend time in the outdoors.
Pedro Bustamante
Chief Research &
Innovation Officer
Pedro leads the research organization that provides the foundation of protection for all Malwarebytes solutions, including threat intelligence, malware analysis, AI-powered detection systems, and the infrastructure that delivers real-time protection to millions of users worldwide.
Pedro began his cybersecurity career in 1993 conducting White Hat assessments. In 1997, he joined Panda Security, where he spent 16 years building and leading security teams in the U.S. He recognized a shift in the industry and left to build his own company that focused on technology to combat new vulnerabilities, threats, and malware developments, ZeroVulnerabilityLabs, Inc. In 2013, Malwarebytes acquired his company, bringing his cutting-edge vulnerability, and exploit research and development to the team.
When not working, you can find Pedro riding Enduro.
Fernando Francisco
Senior Vice President
Corporate Development & International Operations
Fernando drives growth at Malwarebytes through partnerships, mergers and acquisitions and international expansion. He also leads the company’s Tallinn, Estonia office.
He joined Malwarebytes in 2011 with more than 20 years of experience in information security and technology, including senior leadership roles at leading PC security companies. Fernando began his career in information security at F-Secure and was an early member of the Lavasoft Ad-Aware team, where he served as VP of Strategy and Business Development. Working closely with his team, he helped establish Ad-Aware as one of the world’s most widely downloaded and used PC security products. He later served as VP of Channel Marketing at Prevx, which was acquired by Webroot.
When not working, you can find Fernando exploring new places, staying active, and spending quality time with family.
Laura Wall Klieves
Vice President
Global People
As head of People, Laura helps foster a culture where employees can grow, succeed, and bring their full selves to work while delivering strategic goals. She combines expertise in communications and human resources to empathetically unlock employee potential and drive a strong performance culture.
After decades in marketing and advertising, Laura transitioned into human resources through learning and development, leading the public-facing learning academy for Duarte, a communications firm specializing in presentations. She leverages her background in storytelling, communications, and professional development to empower employees across the organization.
When not working, you can find Laura supporting the Rosie the Riveter Trust as a board member, digging in her garden, and spending time with her husband and adult kids.
Ameet Matharu
Vice President
Legal Affairs & General Counsel
Ameet leads the legal department at Malwarebytes, building legal frameworks that support growth, accelerate decision-making, and manage risk, drawing on over a decade of experience scaling high-tech companies.
He joined Malwarebytes in 2019 from Centric Software, a product lifecycle management company, where he played a central role in the company’s global expansion and its successful sale to Dassault Systèmes. Earlier in his career, he served as Corporate Counsel at Novellus Systems (subsequently acquired by Lam Research Corporation) and practiced at technology-focused law firms in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Ameet holds a JD and MBA from Santa Clara University and a BA in Political Science from UCLA.
When not working, you can find Ameet cycling or on the sidelines of his children’s games, offering encouragement and unsolicited tactical advice in equal measure.
Atul Dhingra
Vice President
Engineering
Atul leads engineering at Malwarebytes, guiding the teams and technology behind the company’s protection platform. He focuses on building strong teams and delivering reliable technology that helps customers stay protected against today’s threats.
He joined Malwarebytes in 2020 and brings more than 20 years of experience leading global engineering organizations across cybersecurity and networking. Before joining Malwarebytes, Atul held leadership roles at BlueJeans, McAfee, and Cisco, where he led teams through growth, scale, and complex technical challenges. He is known for bringing clarity to hard problems and for helping teams ship products that make a real difference for customers.
When not working, Atul enjoys catching a show on TV or going for early morning runs.
Michael Sherwood
Vice President
Product
Michael leads product strategy at Malwarebytes, focused on delivering on the company’s mission to reimagine cybersecurity for humans.
He brings more than 25 years of experience in cybersecurity and privacy, spanning software development and systems implementation. Prior to joining Malwarebytes in 2014, Michael was Director and Lead Architect at Geek Squad, where he led enterprise-wide software development during a period of rapid growth. He is also a U.S. Air Force veteran and is passionate about helping families safely navigate the online world.
When not working, you can find Michael rallying for privacy and not revealing what he does in his spare time.
Rinoti Amin
Vice President
Growth
Rinoti leads growth strategies at Malwarebytes, including customer lifecycle, content, community, communications, product marketing, retention and growth programs.
She brings extensive experience in growth and digital marketing, having previously held leadership roles at PayPal, including Director of Digital Marketing, Director of Growth Marketing Strategy, and Head of Lifecycle Marketing and Marketing Operations. Prior to that, she was a Senior Brand Manager at Logitech, where she led brand strategy and global packaging initiatives.
Earlier in her career, Rinoti worked in nonprofit and community marketing, developing programs for diverse audiences. She also serves as a Lead Instructor at UC Berkeley, teaching digital marketing and marketing management.
When not working, you can find Rinoti teaching, traveling, and spending time with her family.
Farees Mohiuddin
Senior Vice President
Marketing
Farees drives new customer acquisition at Malwarebytes with a special focus on combining data-driven strategies with product-led growth and customer-centric innovation.
Prior to Malwarebytes, Farees helped build and grow global technology brands including Corel and Parallels, leading initiatives across digital commerce, customer acquisition, pricing and packaging, and subscription growth.
He is passionate about building modern, subscriber-first platforms that create long-term customer value while driving sustainable business growth.
When not working, you can find Farees pretending to run family operations with questionable authority and A/B testing the outcomes.
Oren Arar
Vice President
Business Development
Oren leads global strategic partnerships and value creation initiatives at Malwarebytes, focused on advancing cybersecurity, personal privacy, and digital safety for consumers at scale.
He brings more than 20 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry, with deep expertise in threat analysis, business strategy, and cross-sector collaboration. Prior to joining Malwarebytes, he co-founded and led Cyrus, a personal cybersecurity and identity protection company that Malwarebytes acquired in 2023. He also has held senior leadership positions driving growth and market expansion across multiple cybersecurity organizations and has experience in intelligence and public policy.
When not working, you can find Oren playing padel or the piano, traveling, and spending time with his girls.
Jason Todd
Senior Director
Customer Support
Jason leads support strategy and operations at Malwarebytes, focused on transforming support, service, and go-to-market functions into drivers of growth and customer experience.
He joined Malwarebytes in 2019, and brings extensive experience scaling high-performing, global support organizations through strategic technology adoption and intelligent customer journey design. Prior to Malwarebytes, Jason held leadership roles at TeamViewer and GFI Software, building expertise across SaaS, enterprise software, and cybersecurity.
When not working, you can find Jason spending time with his family.
Board of directors
Marcin Kleczynski
Corey Mulloy
Sandy Gill
Amish Mehta
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