TLDR:
- Janelle Teng, Vice President at Bessemer Venture Partners, has joined Virtru’s Board of Directors.
- Virtru appoints Teng for her expertise in accelerating high-growth stage companies and knowledge of SaaS and data infrastructure.
Virtru, a data security company, has welcomed Janelle Teng, Vice President at Bessemer Venture Partners, to its Board of Directors. Teng, known for her experience in accelerating high-growth stage companies and her deep knowledge of the SaaS and data infrastructure market, brings valuable expertise to Virtru. With a Stanford graduate background and an MBA from Harvard Business School, Teng expressed excitement about Virtru’s value proposition and data-centric solutions that benefit various commercial and government markets. She emphasized the importance of safeguarding data within enterprises and externally shared data, especially as organizations shift towards zero-trust security architectures.
Virtru’s CEO and Co-Founder, John Ackerly, praised Teng as a trailblazer in the enterprise software space, highlighting the benefits of having her on the Board. Teng’s appointment, along with Tiffany Gates’ earlier in the year, signifies great momentum for the company as it aims to drive innovation and growth with its Data Security Platform. The platform, powered by the Zero Trust Data Format (ZTDF), enables mission-critical collaboration, fine-grained access control, and cross-domain data sharing.
Virtru, trusted by over 6,700 global customers, focuses on empowering organizations to unlock data’s power while maintaining control. As a leader in providing encryption technology for data shared through various channels, including email, collaboration tools, and cloud environments, Virtru is dedicated to safeguarding sensitive data in line with the highest security standards.
