Former RiskIQ and Zero Networks executive brings 15+ years of cyber security go-to-market expertise for early and growth stage companies to accelerate adoption and expansion of Pillar’s unified AI-security platform in F500
MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pillar Security, a leading AI security company, today announced the appointment of industry GTM leader, Jenna Raby, as Senior Vice President of Growth. This key strategic hire supports the company’s global expansion goals and rising demand for advanced AI security platforms.
Raby most recently served as VP Growth at Zero Networks, where she was responsible for 5X revenue growth in year one of her tenure and spearheaded the company’s expansion into F500 in North America, Europe and Japan. Previously, she spent nearly a decade at RiskIQ (acq. by Microsoft) as SVP of Global Strategic Accounts leading the company’s early GTM and sales growth globally. Her career also includes founding and scaling venture-backed startups and advising seed and Series A stage cybersecurity companies to acquisition.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Jenna to our executive team,” said Dor Sarig, CEO & Co-founder at Pillar Security. “Cybersecurity is a reputation-driven industry, and Jenna is one of the most trusted leaders in the space. Her track record of impacting growth speaks for itself. Together with our highly talented R&D and product advancement hires, her arrival reinforces Pillar’s commitment to delivering an exceptional security platform for the risks of the AI age.”
“Having been on the front lines of innovation in cybersecurity for 15 years, securing AI is the new frontier. Pillar isn’t just participating in this space; Pillar is defining it with a holistic and process-driven approach, leading with the critical understanding that data is executable and software has agency,” said Raby. “I’m joining the Pillar team to accelerate our mission of providing complete visibility and control that empowers enterprises to deploy AI securely and innovate with confidence.”
Pillar’s lead investor at Shield Capital, Elias Manousos, also former CVP at Microsoft responsible for AI Copilot for Security and Threat Intelligence, and former CEO of RiskIQ, commented: “Jenna is a force-multiplier for growth, with a proven playbook for scaling category-defining companies from early traction to global leadership. She did it at RiskIQ and Zero Networks, and she will do it again at Pillar, building a world-class GTM operation to drive exponential growth.”
This executive appointment follows recent company milestones – including Pillar Security’s $9 million seed funding round; the company’s inclusion as a Sample Vendor in multiple Gartner research documents related to AI security testing such as Hype Cycle for Application Security, 2025, Hype Cycle for AI and Cybersecurity, 2025, How to Secure Custom-Built AI Agents (March 2025); and the launch of the SAIL AI Security framework – underscoring Pillar’s rapid growth and continued momentum.
Pillar Security is on a mission to help companies build and run secure AI systems with enterprise-grade solutions that are simple to deploy, highly effective at stopping AI-specific threats, and purpose-built to meet emerging AI regulatory and standards requirements.
Learn more at www.pillar.security/.
About Pillar Security
Pillar Security is a leading AI-security platform, providing companies with full visibility and control to build and run secure AI systems. Founded by experts in offensive and defensive cybersecurity, Pillar secures the entire AI lifecycle, from development to deployment – through AI Discovery, AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM), AI Red Teaming, and Adaptive Runtime Guardrails. Pillar empowers organizations to prevent data leakage, neutralize AI-specific threats, and comply with evolving regulations. For more information, visit www.pillar.security/.
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