CybSafe Team

Oz leads CybSafe. He has been the driving force behind CybSafe – the concept, vision and platform.

Oz is a former Lieutenant Colonel in the British Army and UK Special Forces. He has a successful track record of developing strategy, driving innovation and leading implementation in both the public and private sectors. 

His background gives him a unique insight into the socio-technical realities of cyber security and the sensitivities around changing human behaviour. 

Oz was awarded an MBE for personal leadership in the most complex and sensitive of conflict environments.

Sean runs the business of the business.

He is a proven entrepreneur that has successfully planned and engineered business and operating models for fast growing services businesses.

Six years ago he started TorchlightGroup, a counter threat business focusing on the integration of specialist intelligence, cyber, defence, security and justice capabilities for government and commercial clients. His contribution saw Torchlight grow to a Times Fast Track 100 and FT 1000 company during this time.

Sean remains a non-executive member of the TorchlightGroup Board.

Charles has served as the Finance Director of various early stage high growth businesses ranging from drones to dietary supplements and FinTech, where he has played a critical role in scaling up, fundraising and strategy.

Charles started his career as an investment banker in New York and later moved to London. He graduated from Virginia Military Institute with a B.A. in International Studies and from Sciences Po with an M.A. in Finance. A Franco-American national, Charles is fluent in English and French.

Jonathan is a software engineer and solutions architect who leads the development of the CybSafe Platform. He has a varied background with experience that includes working with HM Government Digital Services & Logistics, where he ran innovative projects as the Technical Lead for the Home Office. Previous tech start-up experience includes running his own businesses in prop-tech, e-commerce and publishing.

Jonathan works as part of the team ensuring that the CybSafe Unified Cyber Awareness Platform is incredible, scales to match fast-growing customer demand and continues to be an industry leading product.

Outside of Jonathan’s startup and tech interests he enjoys running, cycling and flying drones.

Carla comes from a cognitive science background. With a strong interest in user privacy and organisational preventive behaviour, she brings in an academic and commercial perspective to the behavioural frameworks underpinning CybSafe and the way in which the product is built and delivered. Her previous start up experience, coupled with her passion for helping users adopt safe behaviours online come together nicely and make her a powerful asset to the CybSafe team.

Outside of work, she enjoys outdoor swimming, deep conversations, hydrating salads and comedy shows. (She’s yet to find the love for writing self-descriptions in the 3rd person.)

Dr. Blythe is the Head of Behavioural Science at CybSafe and a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society. With a background and PhD in psychology, he specialises in behaviour change and human aspects of cyber security.

He has an extensive research background and has in the past led on a number of Government and industry funded projects exploring the intersection of behaviour change and cyber security. John has previously worked at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS), and both the Dawes Centre for Future Crime and the Centre for Behaviour Change at University College London.

He collaborates regularly with academics and policy-makers and is an Honorary Research Fellow at the UCL Dawes Centre for Future Crime.

Jessie works within the growth team conducting market analysis, responding to those who have made enquiries about CybSafe and continuing to develop existing relationships with clients.

Jessie studied Psychology at University in Sheffield where she developed a keen interest in neuroscience and behavioural change. When not working, Jess enjoys studying foreign languages and becoming engrossed in a great book.

Jess is passionate about mental health and volunteers with mental health organisations as a crisis counsellor.

Mat is part of the commercial team here at CybSafe and leads on a variety of the commercial and contractual aspects on both the sales and procurement side of the business.

With 20 years experience in the IT Reseller market and having worked for the largest VAR in the UK, Mat is very experienced helping us to optimise contracts and meet growth aspirations.

Outside of work Mat enjoys spending time with friends & family, and tries to get to the gym 5 times per week.

Col is responsible for looking after our office environment at CybSafe HQ – a vital role in ensuring that the Tribe is able to produce its best work.His experience includes working in hyper-growth companies and start-ups where he helped to build solid operational foundations, manage office relocation projects and provide support for both national and international company events.

Outside of work he loves Liverpool FC, barbecuing with friends and collecting vintage trainers.

Outside of work, he likes to travel. He is passionate about tennis and football and tries to participate in tournaments whenever he can.

An IT sales professional with over 20 years proven track record in customer-facing external sales, end user and channel sales, business development and vendor management within global distribution.

Outside of his working life Joe enjoys his family time, as an RFU qualified Rugby coach he gets great satisfaction teaching all age groups and levels.

Tristam is responsible for helping new and existing customers identify their business needs and ensuring CybSafe succeeds in delivering on those requirements.

Prior to joining CybSafe, Tristam served for 10 years as a British Army Officer where he gained unique experience leading teams on complex counter-terrorism operations across a number of sensitive conflict environments.

His background gives him unique insight into the realities of information exploitation in the digital age and significant experience in strategic risk mitigation.

Tibi discovered computers at 9 years old. He has since then always known what he wanted to do in life and professionally. It is an obsession.

In his spare time he likes movies, old good music and long road trips — driving calms him and with a good view and good music, it’s all he needs after a long week of work.

Ben is a front-end developer with a background in javascript technologies. His role is to collaborate with the designers to turn their incredible designs and prototypes into visual elements that the users can see and interact with. Most of his experience has been in digital transformation within Government where he has worked on many projects within the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice.

Outside of work, he enjoys playing sport such as football and golf. He also enjoys playing video games, eating burritos and drinking cider (sometimes all at the same time!)

He has a strong focus on backend web app service technologies. He has a wide and varied background with experience including working 5 years for BT, having worked on multiple projects across different fields and lines of business. He has also worked for a smaller company and a startup adopting different programming languages and technology stacks as needed.

Silvian graduated with a BSc in Computer Science and Software Engineering from Maynooth University in Dublin.

Outside of work Silvian’s passion is in martial arts. He also enjoys travelling, going to museums and the cinema.

As a Customer Success Manager, Jonny ensures that customers have the best user experience throughout the customer journey, from onboarding through to renewal.

Jonny has extensive experience in B2B Customer Success Management and Customer Support working with major corporate, governmental, retail, and financial institutions in the UK, Europe and Africa. He has a particular interest and specialises in designing programmes of engagement and learning for clients.

With a BA (Hons) in French and German, Jonny is a keen linguist who enjoys sports, travelling live entertainment and film, as well as spending time with friends and family.

Alan is part of the behavioural science team here at CybSafe. His role is to use the tools of modern psychological science to recognise and remedy the human factors in cybersecurity. He works on the SPEC project, studying the utility of simulated phishing.

Alan has a master’s degree in Psychological Research from the University of Oxford and a bachelor’s degree in Applied Psychology from the University of Durham. His master’s thesis explored the role of self-disclosure in relationship development, and he is interested to understand the implications of this field for online privacy and cybersecurity.

Justin is a crucial part of the creative team and is responsible for assisting with multimedia design and ideation. Having recently graduated from London College of Communications studying BA (Hons) Advertising, he has worked across various agencies in London, Shanghai and Hong Kong to learn the ins and outs of digital design.

Outside of work Justin enjoys music, basketball and is a occasional dabbler in the culinary arts.

Jack is a Research Analyst on the Content Development team. He keeps up-to-date with cyber security news and events to help make sure the content on CybSafe’s platform is informative and engaging.

Currently studying at Bournemouth University, Jack has joined the tribe for his third year placement as part of his BSc in Cyber Security Management. He hopes to apply his passion and knowledge of cyber security into his work.

Being from the south coast, Jack has a love of water, enjoying fishing and anything to boat related. He was also part of a combined cadet force for 5 years in which he took part in numerous parades, exercises and competitions.

Angie is an experienced leader with a strong customer experience and service operations focus. She has significant experience in service strategy, and change. Her passion is delivering amazing customer experiences using strategies focused on customer feedback and KPIs. Angie is an excellent leader who gets the most out of high performing teams enabling them to have a positive impact on our customers.

Angie’s energy is infectious. You will find her cycling and spinning at speeds that she once thought she couldn’t reach. She loves an explosive workout and aims to inspire people in all walks of life to achieve their personal best in whatever they do.

Jake is responsible for ensuring Cybsafe Customers receive the best possible care and get the most out of the platform. He is a BSc Forensic Computing and Security undergraduate, and has joined us as part of a placement programme for his third year. The course has given him a great interest in the Cyber Security industry, especially the social and human behavioural aspect which has led him to joining us.

In his spare time, Jake is a keen musician and spends time composing, mixing and mastering music, and in the past he has sold instrumentals to other musicians around the world. He also enjoys film and media a great deal, and often spends his spare time in the cinema with his partner, or socialising with friends.

As a Channel Account Manager, Matt is responsible for supporting and developing CybSafe’s channel partners, aiding them to fill the gap in their customers security practices.

Matt has worked in a variety of sales roles both directly and in the channel, most recently, running both UK and international channels for a software vendor prior to joining CybSafe.

Harry is part of the growth team, carrying out market analysis, generating new business and nurturing existing relationships with CybSafe.

Harry loves rugby and follows it whenever he can. He comes fresh from a degree in Biology, and loves to know what makes people tick.

Sam is responsible for market analysis, research, developing positive client relationships and fueling future CybSafe sales.

Through a family history in cyber security and keen interest in the psychology behind technology use, Sam is keen to provide CybSafe clients with the support and expertise needed to reduce their cyber risk.

Before joining CybSafe, Sam worked in the maritime industry as a yacht skipper and sailing instructor across the UK and Mediterranean. From there he went on to university in Bath, achieving both a degree in Business and Management and undertook research into how and why businesses adopt new technology.

Outside of the office, Sam is a keen guitarist and still enjoys getting some sailing in when he can.

Rob is a motoring enthusiast and follows F1 with an unwavering passion. He spends his weekends with his wife and kids and enjoys regular holidays back to his native South Africa.

With over 20 years’ multi-sector experience, Marcia is an accomplished HR professional who has led teams, managed small and large change programmes as well as worked with operational leads on people strategies to support their areas of the business.

When not at work, Marcia is a long-suffering Arsenal fan, loves sports, holidaying in Barbados and spending time with loved ones and family.