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Former Microsoft Public Sector VP Linda Zecher Joins Tenable Board; Amit Yoran Quoted


Linda Zecher

Linda Zecher, who previously served as corporate vice president of the worldwide public sector business at Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), has joined the board of directors at cybersecurity firm Tenable.

Amit Yoran, chairman and CEO of Tenable and former Wash100 Award recipient, said in a statement released Monday that Zecher brings her technology investment and business management experience as the company aims to expand global operations and help enterprise customers adopt the Cyber Exposure platform.

She worked for Microsoft from 2003 to 2011 and led its government, education and health business areas.

Zecher leads digital transformation consultancy Barkley Group as CEO and serves as the chair of cybersecurity panel for Hasbro Corp.’s board.

Her corporate career also included leadership posts at Oracle (NYSE: ORCL), PeopleSoft and Bank of America.

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