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Mike McKenna

Galvanizer · DISC type Id
Cofounder & CRO at Manifold Security
📍 San Diego Metropolitan Area, United States

Mike McKenna is the Cofounder & CRO of Manifold Security, focusing on AI and agentic security. He has a strong background in go-to-market strategy, previously scaling Protect AI from pre-revenue to a nine-figure exit. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from The Johns Hopkins University.

He is passionate about the intersection of AI and enterprise security, enjoying the challenges of complex consultative selling, mutual discovery with customers, and collaborative problem-solving to bring ideas from conception to completion.

As the founding GTM leader at Protect AI, he grew the business from pre-revenue to $7M ARR and a nine-figure exit in less than one year.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Cofounder & CRO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Diego Metropolitan Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Mike shows up

Self-Assured
Socially Adept
Persuader

They prefer to ensure that they are in control of the situation. They are charming and can persuade others to support their decisions. They are not against taking risks and can make tough decisions when required.


Priorities

Topics Mike cares about

Agentic Security
Cofounded Manifold Security to address what he sees as a "hard security wall" for enterprises adopting AI agents and workflows, enabling them to innovate safely.
Go-to-Market Strategy
As the founding GTM at Protect AI, he developed the initial customer profiles, value propositions, and sales processes that fueled its rapid growth and successful exit.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Cofounder & CRO
Manifold Security
8-2025 - 12-2025
Director of Sales
Noma Security
7-2024 - 7-2025
Founding GTM
Protect AI
1-2022 - 8-2024
Strategic Account Executive
Coalfire
1-2019 - 12-2021
Enterprise Account Executive
Coalfire
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
Bachelor of Arts - BA
The Johns Hopkins University
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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