Team
Managing Partner
Bob is a seasoned executive with broad business and entrepreneurial experience in the technology and services industry, from Fortune 500 firms to start-ups. He has an extensive background in venture capital, engineering, marketing, sales, and operations, along with living and working in non-English speaking environments, including Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Mr. Graham also worked as a technology analyst on the subjects of storage, networking, servers, and services.
Managing Partner
John is a serial technology entrepreneur and executive who has delivered innovative solutions for the security, network, and IIoT markets. With deep understanding of hardware, software and systems architectures, he brings valuable business and strategy expertise to Ridge Partner’s clients. John is skilled at finding creative solutions for business and technology challenges. He can clearly communicate complex ideas to diverse audiences. John was a founder of BlackRidge Technology and Alteon WebSystems and has held technology development roles at multiple Silicon Valley firms.
Managing Partner Cybersecurity
Eric has over 35 years of global business experience, the last 25 years focused on the information security sector, specifically cyber security, PKI implementation, PKI Services, security market research, cryptographic applications and overall IT Risk Management. His recent recent roles includ vCISO at Crimson Logic, Asia CSO for Microsoft, and he has also been a Security Partner for both Ernst & Young and Accenture building and leading information security teams around the world.
Managing Partner
Mike is a high-tech marketing, strategy, and partnerships advisor in cybersecurity, IIoT, and infrastructure. He has built and led global marketing operations as CMO for multiple companies and advised over 25 high tech companies on strategy, operations, and M&A. At VERITAS Software, Mike led M&A, licensing and investments during its high growth years completing 11 acquisitions and 10 strategic investments. He has held technology development positions at AT&T Bell Labs, Novell and HP, and board positions at Precise Software, Connected Corporation, and others. Mike holds an MS Engineering from Stanford and a BS in Computer Engineering from Wisconsin.