James Ball

President & CEO

James Ball is a US Army veteran with over a decade of technical and leadership experience at the NSA and several commercial organizations. His technical expertise includes: Threat Hunting, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Advanced Networking, Penetration Testing, Programming, Advanced Persistent Threat Discovery, DEVSECOPS, and Vulnerability Research.

Using his penchant for innovative prowess and commitment to quality, he has built a team at PenCrimson that is passionate about strengthening the security of our nation's businesses, services and infrastructure.

Sean Byrd

Senior Executive Vice-President

Sean Byrd is a US Marine Corps veteran who has dedicated nearly two decades of his career to designing, building and securing sensitive United States government facilities around the world.

Sean's understanding of security as a wholistic concept is the embodiment of defense-in-depth strategy and his unique skills and experiences have given PenCrimson the edge amongst their competition time and time again.