Mark Bentkower, VMCE, CISSP

About Mark Bentkower, VMCE, CISSP

Mark Bentkower, VMCE, CISSP is Channel CTO Americas at Veeam Software. Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States.

I help enterprise organisations understand that AI governance is not a compliance checkbox. It is a data strategy problem, and getting it wrong has consequences. As Principal Technologist for the Americas at Veeam, I work at the intersection of AI governance, data security posture management, post-quantum cryptography migration, and cyber resilience. I carry quota, work active enterprise deals, and report to the VP of Presales, Americas, while also serving as a public voice for the company on its most forward-leaning topics. Week to week, that means hosting executive forums with CISOs, CIOs, and CTOs, running McKinsey-validated data resilience maturity assessments, advising customers on quantum-vulnerable encryption inventories, and working closely with Veeam's Enterprise and Federal civilian and defense teams. The thread connecting all of it: organizations are sitting on data they do not understand, feeding it into AI systems they have not governed, and protecting it with cryptography that quantum computing will break. My job is to help them see that clearly and do something about it. I hold a BA in Theatre Arts from UC Santa Cruz alongside my CISSP, VMCE, AI Security & Governance, and DSPM certifications. That combination is not an accident. The ability to translate technical risk into a story an executive can act on is the skill that has defined my career, from presales engineering through regional director roles across APAC and ASEAN, to where I sit today. Available for board advisory, expert witness, and speaking engagements in data security, AI governance, and cyber resilience.

Skills

• DSPM
• AI Governance
• Resiliency

Additional experience

• Principal Technologist, Americas

  Veeam Software

  October 2024 – June 2026

Education

• BA, University of California, Santa Cruz