BlueVoyant: The Next Chapter

When Tom Glocer and I founded BlueVoyant in 2017, it was grounded in two convictions I developed as Morgan Stanley's Chief Operating Officer.

The first was that many companies didn't have the economic and talent resources to sufficiently defend themselves against cyber attacks. At Morgan Stanley we had the resources to do this seriously, but the fragility of the broader system became apparent. I co-led Sheltered Harbor, an association of banks and cybersecurity companies working to protect the financial industry's data. The further I looked beyond banking, the clearer it became that many companies needed external help.

The second was that even companies with strong internal defenses had a real problem with external risk, particularly through their suppliers, and increasingly through their digital footprint outside the perimeter. Internal cyber defense and external cyber defense were being treated as separate disciplines, when, frankly, they were the same problem.

Together with Executive Chairman and Co-Founder Tom Glocer, we built BlueVoyant alongside former senior officials from the intelligence community and operators from some of the most advanced cyber defense environments in the world. Our purpose was simple: to fill a critical gap in cybersecurity and do it well.

Nine years later, BlueVoyant supports more than 1,000 clients across 45 countries, processing more than 38 million alerts every day. We deliver Managed Detection and Response, Third-Party Risk Management, and Digital Risk Protection at global scale. I'm proud of what we've built. I'm even more proud of who we built it with: a team of operators, analysts, and engineers who care about getting the work right.

Today, we are at an inflection point, for our company and for the cybersecurity industry.

The threats our clients face have shifted, and AI is the reason. We encounter AI on the offensive side every day, and we use it on the defensive side every day. The barrier to launching sophisticated attacks has dropped dramatically. The range of companies an attacker can credibly target has expanded dramatically. And the timeframe defense has to close externally facing vulnerabilities has shortened, just as dramatically.

This next phase requires a leader who understands how to scale platforms, harness AI, and translate innovation into real customer outcomes. That’s why I’m proud to introduce John Hernandez as BlueVoyant’s new Chief Executive Officer, effective today.

I've spent the last several months getting to know John, and I'm convinced he's the right leader for this next, crucial chapter. John has a proven track record of building and scaling enterprise software platforms, driving innovation, and leading organizations through moments of transformation.

The foundation we have built at BlueVoyant is exceptional, and it is critical that we have a leader who profoundly understands what it takes to scale our global operations and empower our high-performing teams. At a time when cybersecurity is being reshaped by AI and increasing complexity, John brings the leadership and experience needed to take BlueVoyant to the next level.

He is the right leader for this moment.

A few words on what comes next for me. I'm staying on as Chairman of the Board. I'll continue to work closely with John, with our executive team, and with the clients and partners I've come to know over the past nine years. The relationships and the mission that built BlueVoyant remain the things I care about most.

We have built something meaningful. Now it’s time to scale it, strengthen it, and lead the next chapter of cybersecurity.

Welcome, John! I’m excited for what comes next.