Meet our team

Jonathan Alford is SVP, Revenue Operations & Strategy at Dataminr, responsible for the go-to-market (GTM) operations within the company including sales enablement and revenue technology. With over 20 years of experience in cybersecurity leading both finance and operations functions, Jonathan has a proven track record of driving growth and optimization of the GTM engine.  

Prior to Dataminr, he served as the VP of Commercial Finance at Mimecast and VP of Sales Operations & Finance at Forescout Technologies.  

Jonathan earned a BA in biochemistry and a MBA with a concentration in finance from The University of Texas at Austin.

Dan Dunn is SVP of Product Engineering at Dataminr, responsible for the teams that develop and maintain products across all company verticals. He works closely with Product, Design, Customer Success and AI teams to deliver the suite of applications, integrations and services that deliver real-time alerts to Dataminr customers.

During his tenure, Dan’s focus has been on scaling teams, infrastructure and processes to meet the demands of Dataminr’s AI platform and customer base, and helping to ensure Dataminr consistently delivers innovative products and services.

Dan earned a BA from the University of Missouri.

Sabrina Mawani is SVP, Deputy General Counsel at Dataminr. She oversees the Commercial Contracting team, and is also responsible for Product, Intellectual Property, and Compliance legal matters.

Before joining Dataminr, Sabrina was on the legal team at WeWork, and prior to that, she was an associate at Paul Hastings LLP.

Sabrina earned a BASc from McGill University and a JD from NYU School of Law.

Chris Sherry is SVP of EMEA Sales at Dataminr. Chris has operated within the IT and cybersecurity industry for over 30 years. He has extensive senior leadership experience from organizations such as Dell, Cisco, F5, Forescout, and Forcepoint.

Chris joins Dataminr from Forcepoint where he was Theatre Vice President, responsible for its European business. Throughout his career, he has led companies through hyper-scale growth phases to deliver successful IPO outcomes.

Chris graduated from the University of Nottingham with an Engineering degree.

Michael Sumberac is SVP, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller at Dataminr and leads the accounting team through all facets of accounting, audit and taxation. 

Micheal has been instrumental to Dataminr’s growth. He was a key member of the team responsible for Dataminr’s 2018 and 2021 financing rounds and assisted in the diligence and integration of Dataminr’s two acquisitions in 2021 and 2022. 

Michael’s 25-plus years of experience includes financial and U.S. SEC reporting, IPOs, corporate governance, and domestic and international taxation.

He holds a BS in accounting from Pace University.

Brent Thompson is the SVP of U.S. Enterprise Sales at Dataminr, where he leads the company’s go-to-market strategy and customer engagement across corporations throughout the U.S. With more than 23 years of experience in technology sales, Brent has built a reputation as a transformational leader with a proven track record of driving exceptional growth in both early-stage startups as well as multi-billion-dollar global enterprises.

Prior to joining Dataminr, Brent served as VP of Sales at Anvilogic and VP of US Cortex Sales at Palo Alto Networks.