Tanium names Tara Ryan as Chief Marketing Officer for growth

Tanium has named Tara Ryan as its new Chief Marketing Officer as the company embarks on its next phase of expansion in autonomous endpoint management.

Ryan brings more than 25 years of experience to Tanium, where she will be responsible for overseeing brand, corporate marketing, global communications, and demand generation. Her background includes senior marketing roles with high-growth technology firms and a track record of supporting companies as they navigate the challenges of rapid scaling, initial public offerings, and brand evolution.

Most recently, Ryan served as Chief Marketing Officer at Saviynt, leading marketing for the company's AI-driven Identity Cloud platform. In this role, she worked on repositioning the brand in the competitive identity-centric cybersecurity market.

Previously, Ryan was CMO at Contrast Security, where she contributed to the adoption of modern approaches to application security. Before that, at Incorta, she led marketing for a unified data platform designed to enable real-time operational decision-making.

Her experience also includes prominent roles during pivotal growth stages at Proofpoint, Coupa, and NetSuite, where she built data-driven marketing programmes to support predictable pipeline and revenue growth. Earlier in her career, Ryan was part of brand and go-to-market initiatives at McAfee.com, Network Associates, and Commerce One, where she played a role in multiple IPOs and managed cross-unit marketing strategies.

Leadership perspectives

Dan Streetman, Chief Executive Officer at Tanium, commented on the appointment, noting the alignment between Ryan's experience and the company's ambitions.

"Tara is a transformational marketing leader with a unique blend of creativity, strategic acumen, and operational rigor. She's helped category-defining companies navigate growth, brand evolution, and market leadership. Her experience in cloud platforms, cybersecurity, and enterprise software makes her the ideal leader to scale our marketing efforts globally."

In joining Tanium, Ryan is tasked with driving global brand transformation and supporting growth objectives as the company continues to provide its platform to a base that includes 34 million endpoints and 40% of the Fortune 100.

Ryan expressed her perspective on the appointment and the position she sees Tanium holding within the market.

"Tanium created new standards for enterprise IT and security teams far ahead of others and that innovation is paying off today for customers that need operational speed, compliance and resiliency. I am honored that Tanium chose me to take their brand to the next level and expand awareness of these amazing solutions."

Company context

Tanium describes its autonomous endpoint management solution as comprehensive, covering asset discovery, inventory, endpoint management, vulnerability management, risk and compliance, threat hunting, incident response and digital employee experience. The company says its platform supports operations for a diverse international customer base, including large commercial enterprises.

Ryan's appointment is seen by the company as a key move to help further its growth strategy, expand brand recognition globally, and support efforts to deliver operational efficiency and security outcomes for customers seeking certainty in their IT operations.