Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 12, 2003
LANCE URBAS is President and Chief Executive Officer of
Authentica, Inc. He is a 25-year veteran of the technology
industry and has led the strategic direction of Authentica since
its founding in 1998. Mr. Urbas is an industry luminary who has
been featured on CNNfn and was nominated for the Ernst & Young
'Entrepreneur of the Year' award. Mr. Urbas came to Authentica
from AXENT Technologies (later acquired by Symantec), a leading
provider of security products, where he was Vice President and
General Manager of the Raptor Business Unit. In this position, he
directed the business unit's product strategy, development and
marketing initiatives. Prior to that, Mr. Urbas held several
senior management positions at Raptor Systems (before it was
acquired by AXENT Technologies), including Senior Vice President
of Engineering and Technical Services. During his tenure at
Raptor, the company was named the fastest growing software
company in New England by Deloitte & Touche. Before Raptor, he
was Sales Director at Veritas Software, a storage management
provider, where he opened the first field sales office and
created the indirect sales strategy for the company.
Additionally, Mr. Urbas held several engineering, sales and
marketing management positions at Convex Supercomputer
Corporation, Tandem Computers and Data General. Mr. Urbas
graduated summa cum laude from Hofstra University with a BS in
Computer Science and later attended New York University as a
doctoral candidate in Computer Applications and Information
Science. Profile
Authentica and an overview of things as they are now?
Mr. Urbas: Authentica provides secure messaging and secure
document sharing
