Technology >> CEO Interviews >> August 7, 2001

Elad Yoran – Riptech Inc

ELAD YORAN is a co-Founder, Executive Vice President, and CMO of Riptech, Inc. Prior to co-founding Riptech, Mr. Yoran served as a Vice President with Broadview, an investment bank that specializes in mergers and acquisitions for information technology and media companies. While at Broadview, his primary role was to understand market dynamics and competitive positioning in order to generate, value, and execute merger and acquisition opportunities of both public and private companies. Mr. Yoran was a driving force in the security market's consolidation. Prior to Broadview, Mr. Yoran served as an Officer in the U.S. Army and managed the deployment of Global Positioning Systems field applications. Mr. Yoran is also a Combat Veteran of Operation Restore Hope in Somalia. Mr. Yoran is an MBA graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and holds a BS degree in Mechanical Systems Engineering Management with honors from the United States Military Academy at West Point. Profile
TWST: We'd like to begin with a brief historical sketch and an overview

of the company.

Mr. Yoran: Riptech is a managed securities services provider that's been

in existence for a little over