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About the Author

Ashley Leonard is the President and CEO of Syxsense—a global
leader in Unified Security and Endpoint Management (USEM).
Ashley is a technology entrepreneur with over 25 years of
experience in enterprise software, sales, marketing, and
operations, providing critical leadership during the high-growth
stages of well-known technology organizations.

Ashley manages U.S., European, and Australian operations in his
current role, defines corporate strategies, oversees sales and
marketing, and guides product development. Ashley has worked
tirelessly to build a robust, innovation-driven culture within the

Syxsense team while delivering returns to investors.

Ashley has founded several successful technology companies, including NetworkD Inc., with operations
in 7 countries. NetworkD made several strategic international acquisitions and then completed a
successful exit to Sparxent in 2008. In 2012 he founded Verismic Software and launched Syxsense in
2019.

Ashley serves on several boards and acts as a mentor to up-and-coming technology CEOs through his
membership in the Young Presidents Organizations (YPO). He served as Orange County chair for two
years. Ashley also served as Area Chair for YPO Pacific Region and was host city partnership chair for
the 2020 YPO Global EDGE conference in San Diego, CA, welcoming over 3,000 of the world’s top
CEOs.

Ashley was a finalist for Ernst & Young's "Entrepreneur of The Year" and AeA's "Outstanding Private

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