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Matthew Jones

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Information Protection Specialist at Proofpoint
📍 Greater Pittsburgh Region, United States

Matthew is a Cloud Security Sales Specialist at Proofpoint, focusing on information protection suites including DLP, CASB, and Insider Threat Management. A CISSP holder with an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh, he is described by colleagues as a focused, innovative, and trusted leader who is passionate about customer success.

A unique fact: In a previous role at Proofpoint, Matthew achieved 383% of his sales plan in his second year, demonstrating exceptional performance and dedication.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Information Protection Specialist
Job Level
Junior
Location
Greater Pittsburgh Region, United States
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Priorities

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Data Loss Prevention
He specializes in DLP solutions and connects market changes, like the FTC's ban on non-competes, to an organization's increased need to protect its data.
Customer Education
Believes that people want to be taught, not sold to. This philosophy likely guides his sales approach, focusing on educating clients to help them make informed decisions.
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Career

Work history

1-2023
Information Protection Specialist
Proofpoint
4-2022 - 12-2022
People Centric Managed Service Sales Specialist
Proofpoint
11-2019 - 4-2022
Web Security and Information Protection Sales Specialist
Proofpoint
6-2018 - 11-2019
Manager Sales Engineering
Tenable
9-2017 - 4-2018
Sr. Director Field and Sales Engineering
Axon
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Education
1993 - 1995
MBA
University of Pittsburgh Katz Graduate School of Business
1987 - 1991
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Alfred University
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