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The RadarFirst Story
Your Strategic Partner for AI & Privacy Risk
As AI increases incident volume and complexity, RadarFirst helps you stay ahead before risk becomes operational.
Meet The Executive Team
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Zach Burnett
Chief Executive Officer
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Leila Kirske
Chief Financial Officer
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Christopher Washington
Chief Technology Officer
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Alex Layng
VP of Product
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Carlie Pratt
VP of Marketing
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Jared Combs
VP of Sales
Meet Our Strategic Advisors
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Lauren Wallace
Strategic Advisor
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Christopher Hetner
Strategic Advisor
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Edna Conway
Strategic Advisor
Driven by Purpose
The Core of Who We Are
Build What’s Next
Focus is a competitive advantage. We protect our attention and prioritize the work that creates durable value for our customers and our business. We are forward-looking innovators.
Be Good People
We take a collaborative approach to everything we do. We assume positive intent, communicate clearly, and treat each other with respect even when conversations are uncomfortable. We have a growth mindset – we value being open, learning and evolving together.
Own the Outcome
We make good on our commitments and take responsibility for outcomes, both good and bad. We don’t wait, deflect, or disappear when things get hard.
Customer Success is Our Success
Customer success isn’t just a department — it’s everyone’s job. No silos; we show up, get on the call, dig in, and solve the problem.
True Transparency
Clarity is kindness, and it builds trust. We share context early and often on decisions, trade offs, mistakes and the why behind them. Transparency helps people think, not guess, and leads to better outcomes across the company.
Featured Resources
Insights on Privacy, AI Risk, and Compliance
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How To Manage Policy Exception Reviews With Custom Compliance Workflows
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ChatGPT and EHR Integration: What Healthcare Privacy Teams Need to Address
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How To Manage Vendor Incident Response With Custom Compliance Workflows
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Privacy Incident Response Checklist: From Intake to Notification
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AI Around the Decision, Not Instead of It
“At RadarFirst, we’re not constrained by rigid job descriptions or hierarchy; everyone’s ideas and interests are welcomed and valued. My team and the wider company are full of bright, hardworking, thoughtful people that I feel fortunate to work alongside each week.”
“RadarFirst is a future-forward company that empowers teams and individuals to continuously evolve, adapt, and grow in step with the demands of an ever-changing landscape. It’s about giving people the tools, confidence, and clarity to not just keep up with the future, but to actively shape it.”
“What I appreciate most about working at RadarFirst is the combination of meaningful work and great people. We’re helping organizations navigate complex privacy and AI risk challenges in a practical way that helps them solve real problems. Just as important is the team. There’s a strong sense of ownership, collaboration, and trust. People here are sharp, supportive, and focused on doing the right thing for customers. It’s an environment where you’re encouraged to think critically, contribute ideas, and grow while working on problems that are only becoming more important.”
“I love working at RadarFirst because the culture is built around people who genuinely care about the work, the product and each other. Across the company, there is a shared commitment to doing things the right way while supporting one another along the way.”
GHG Emissions & Actions
RadarFirst has committed to the Vista Climate Pledge, measuring, reducing, and offsetting greenhouse gas emissions annually. The company aims to cut Scope 1 and 2 emissions by over 37% and business travel-related Scope 3 emissions by over 63% per unit of revenue by 2030, using 2021 as a baseline, while offsetting 100% of annual emissions starting in 2023.
Intellectual Property
Learn more about our patents by viewing the Radar, LLC patent status summary.
RadarFirst’s Approach
to Responsible AI
At RadarFirst, we design AI to empower the professionals who lead privacy, compliance, and risk. Every AI-powered capability is built to uphold your standards and support sound, defensible decision-making.
Shape What’s Next with RadarFirst
Join a team shaping the future of AI and privacy risk management.
Zach Burnett
Chief Executive Officer
Zach Burnett is the Chief Executive Officer of RadarFirst, where he leads the company’s vision to help organizations operationalize AI governance, regulatory risk management, and intelligent compliance at enterprise scale. Under his leadership, RadarFirst is transforming how organizations govern AI by combining responsible innovation with intelligent automation, enabling customers to make faster, more consistent, and more defensible decisions in an increasingly complex regulatory landscape.
A proven software executive with more than two decades of experience, Zach specializes in aligning product innovation, commercial strategy, and operational execution to accelerate growth and deliver measurable business outcomes. His expertise spans go-to-market strategy, product management, customer engagement, and global market expansion, with a strong focus on helping organizations build trusted AI capabilities that balance innovation with governance, transparency, and accountability.
Zach is a recognized advocate for responsible AI adoption and believes the future of enterprise AI depends on operationalizing governance rather than treating it as an afterthought. He frequently speaks about the role of agentic AI, intelligent automation, and regulatory intelligence in helping organizations build resilient, trustworthy AI programs that empower people while maintaining human oversight.
Prior to becoming CEO, Zach served as Chief Revenue Officer at RadarFirst and EVP of Global Field Operations at Varicent, helping lead both organizations to sustained double-digit growth. Earlier leadership roles at IBM and Avaya shaped his Growth Mindset philosophy, centered on adaptability, continuous learning, and building high-performing teams that embrace innovation and deliver lasting business value.
With extensive international experience across Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia, Zach brings a global perspective to the intersection of AI, governance, and enterprise transformation, helping organizations prepare for the next generation of intelligent operations.
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Leila Kirske
Chief Financial Officer
As CFO, Leila leads all financial and administrative functions. She is a senior financial executive who has assisted public and privately held technology companies grow their businesses worldwide, with a demonstrated track record in leading successful large-scale transformation initiatives. She is passionate about developing high functioning teams and ensuring that her team members achieve their professional goals. Leila earned a business administration degree from the University of Washington and is a CPA. While not working, she enjoys black & white film photography, cooking and various fitness endeavors.
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Christopher Washington
Chief Technology Officer
Accomplished technology and product engineering executive with a proven record of building high-performing teams and guiding early-stage organizations from product concept through design, development, and full commercial launch—culminating in multiple successful exits.
He has dedicated much of his career to developing and productizing advanced cyber-threat detection, notably at RSA Security, as well as cyber-risk quantification platforms and large-scale data analytics solutions at Logi Analytics. His experience also includes years of technical advisory work for private equity firms focused on accelerating the growth of enterprise software businesses.
He is passionate about driving technology strategy that enables successful business outcomes, building value, and fostering operational improvement through innovation and the adoption of modern engineering practices, including AI and machine learning.
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Alex Layng
VP of Product
Alex Layng is the Vice President of Product at RadarFirst, where he leads the company’s product strategy and innovation initiatives focused on AI governance, regulatory risk management, and intelligent compliance operations. He has played a key role in evolving the RadarFirst platform from incident response to a proactive, AI-forward regulatory risk solution designed for organizations operating in highly regulated, high-trust environments.
Alex specializes in translating complex regulatory, operational, and customer requirements into scalable product capabilities that organizations can confidently adopt and trust. His work focuses on responsible AI adoption, governance frameworks, and the development of intelligent systems that improve operational accountability, transparency, and decision-making at scale.
Prior to serving as VP of Product, Alex held several strategic leadership roles at RadarFirst, including Chief of Staff and Director of Strategic Projects, where he led cross-functional initiatives spanning product, operations, and organizational growth. Before joining RadarFirst, he worked at INSIGHT2PROFIT, leading enterprise operational and pricing initiatives for large national clients.
Alex brings a uniquely interdisciplinary perspective to product leadership, combining analytical rigor, systems thinking, and practical execution shaped by experience across consulting, operations, and academia. He holds bachelor’s degrees in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Classics from Northwestern University and a master’s degree in Geosciences from the University of Iowa. He is particularly passionate about how organizations can operationalize AI responsibly by embedding governance, trust, and accountability into intelligent systems at scale.
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Carlie Pratt
VP of Marketing
As VP of Marketing, Carlie leads go-to-market strategy and revenue growth, building high-performing teams that deliver measurable business impact. She has scaled marketing organizations across the U.S. and Europe, bringing a global perspective to pipeline development, execution, and growth.
Carlie cares deeply about how companies show up and how they’re experienced by prospects and customers. She believes the best marketing goes beyond generating pipeline. It builds trust, creates clarity, and helps people feel confident in the decisions they’re making.
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Jared Combs
VP of Sales
Jared Combs is currently the Vice President of Sales, leading the global sales team at RadarFirst, an intelligent incident response software company for privacy, compliance, risk, legal, and cyber incidents owned by Vista Private Equity.
For over a decade, Jared has worked with the C-suite and Executives as a trusted business partner, delivering value and achieving significant business outcomes. Jared previously served as Vice President at SafeGuard Privacy and has deep industry knowledge. He has also served as a Co-Chair for the International Association of Privacy Professionals. He strives to bring value to his team, business partners, and the larger privacy, cyber, and digital community.
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Lauren Wallace
Strategic Advisor
Lauren Wallace is a tech and privacy attorney and business executive with experience in both in-house and large law firm settings, as well as specializations in technology transactions and global privacy law. Her background includes serving as general counsel for a venture-funded healthcare startup and a SaaS software business, as a senior business lead for large enterprise technology companies such as Apple and Microsoft, and as lead negotiator for global enterprise SaaS and privacy agreements. Lauren has held the designation of Certified Information Privacy Professional (iapp.org) since 2014 and has written extensively on privacy law. Lauren previously served as RadarFirst’s Chief Legal Officer for over four years, contributing significantly to shaping who we are today.
Lauren is an active member of the Portland business and nonprofit community, having held board-level roles with organizations that support entrepreneurship, women’s healthcare, and youth development. She and her two teenage sons enjoy the great outdoors and Portland’s diverse cultural, arts, and culinary scene.
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Christopher Hetner
Strategic Advisor
Christopher Hetner is a senior executive and board director recognized globally for advancing cybersecurity, AI governance, and risk management at the intersection of business and technology. As Cyber Risk Advisor to the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) and Chair of Cybersecurity, AI, and Privacy at the Nasdaq Center for Board Excellence, he drives operational resilience across public and private sectors. Hetner also serves on the boards of Simulint and NACD’s Connecticut Chapter and is a Research Affiliate with the MIT Sloan School of Management.
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Edna Conway
Strategic Advisor
Edna M. Conway is CEO of EMC Advisors, LLC, where she advises global enterprises and governments on technology, cybersecurity, risk management, and resilient supply chains. With over 40 years of experience leading transformations across the tech sector, Edna has built and scaled organizations focused on security, compliance, sustainability, and third-party risk management. She previously served as Microsoft’s VP, Chief Security & Risk Officer for Cloud Infrastructure, where she led the development of the award-winning Advanced Security & Resiliency Architecture (ASRA). Prior to that, she was Cisco’s Chief Security Officer for the Global Value Chain, driving a comprehensive security and trust strategy across its third-party ecosystem.
A recognized thought leader in cybersecurity and supply chain governance, Edna has advised U.S. Presidential Commissions, NATO, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and currently serves on multiple corporate boards, including Fusion Risk Management, Attabotics, Cyber Re, and Active Cypher. She also advises leading investment firms, including NightDragon, Vista Equity Partners, and YL Ventures. Her insights are regularly featured in Forbes, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, and other prominent publications. At EMC Advisors, she continues to help organizations build secure, compliant, and resilient ecosystems to thrive in a rapidly evolving global risk landscape.
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