We Protect your Data and Applications
Our mission is to protect your critical assets from the ever‑changing attacks of cybercriminals.Who we are
Imperva is an analyst-recognized, cybersecurity leader championing the fight to secure data and applications wherever they reside.
Our work
Imperva protects and provides a secure foundation for our customers’ businesses. Once deployed, our solutions proactively identify, evaluate, and eliminate current and emerging threats, so you never have to choose between innovating for customers and protecting what matters most.
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Vision
Lead the world's fight on behalf of our customers and their customers to keep data and applications safe from cybercriminals.
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Mission
Deliver best-in-class cybersecurity solutions on premises, in the cloud, and across hybrid environments.
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How We Do It
Innovate using data, analytics, best of breed software and our community's expertise to deliver simple, effective, and enduring protection for our customers.
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How We Win
Transform, Accelerate & Simplify.
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Growth Priorities
Cloud, Insights & New Services.
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True North
Deliver “Best We Can Be” results in the current period for employees, customers, and shareholders while building the foundation for a stronger future.
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Employees
Great place to work; best-in-class employee engagement
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Customers
Achieve top NPS ratings among our peer group.
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Shareholders
Achieve top 10% status among our peer group for Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
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Act with Integrity
We stand by our word
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One Imperva
Act in the best interests of Imperva
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Drive Accountability
Hold ourselves and each other accountable
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Win with Collaboration
Embrace teamwork and seek broad input
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Be Courageous
Speak your mind constructively and be brave about sharing
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Be Authentic
Be yourself all day, every day
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Serve our Communities
Give back to where we work and live
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Self-Aware
Know thyself and impact on others
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Transparent
Share, especially when it is uncomfortable
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Learners
Be curious, seek knowledge and diversity of thinking
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Owners
Stand for all outcomes, good and bad
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Foster a Meritocracy
Focus on outcomes and effort
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Action Oriented
Have a bias to execute
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Caring
Never lose sight of the human element
Leadership Team
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Chris Hylen serves on the board and is president and chief executive officer of Imperva. Previously, he was president and chief executive officer of GetGo, a subsidiary of Citrix Systems, where he was responsible for overseeing business activities related to Citrix’s GoTo family of products. Prior to that, Chris was the SVP and GM of Intuit’s Payment Solutions group where he was accountable for all aspects of growing the business during a rapidly changing payments industry. He also served on the board of ADT Corp. Chris holds a B.S. in engineering from Widener University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School of Management.Chris Hylen President and Chief Executive Officer -
Kunal Anand is Imperva’s chief technology officer (CTO). Kunal joined Imperva when Prevoty, a company he co-founded in 2013 and where he served as CTO, was acquired by Imperva in August 2018. Before joining Prevoty, he was the director of technology at BBC Worldwide. Kunal has a deep history of innovation and technical expertise, and has held roles leading security, data, technology, and engineering at Gravity, MySpace, and the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab. He holds a B.S. from Babson College.Kunal Anand Chief Technology Officer -
Nicolas Chapman is the senior vice president of Strategy. Previously, he was a partner at McKinsey & Company. He also served in the strategy and operations divisions at a variety of technology companies in the Bay Area, Asia and Europe. Nicolas holds a B.A. in international relations, economics and Chinese studies from the University of Toronto and an MBA from Columbia Business School.Nicolas Chapman Senior Vice President, Strategy -
Yoav Cohen is senior vice president, Product Development. Prior to that, Yoav served for seven years in a variety of technical leadership roles at Incapsula before its acquisition by Imperva. Before joining Incapsula, he held several technology leadership positions at SAP. Yoav holds a B.S. in computer science and biology and an M.S. in computer science from Tel-Aviv University.Yoav Cohen Senior Vice President, Product Development -
Jim Dildine is a seasoned financial executive with over 20 years of progressive experience in both public and private companies and has significant experience specifically in cyber security. Previously, Jim was in key financial leadership roles at Symantec and Blue Coat Systems. He started his career at Ernst & Young in their audit practice and is a CPA. Jim earned his MS and MBA from Northeastern University and BS from The Pennsylvania State University.Jim Dildine Chief Financial Officer -
David Gee is chief marketing officer (CMO). David has more than 20 years of sales and marketing leadership experience and was previously CMO for Zuora and for Infoblox. Earlier, David held senior marketing and operational roles at Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, Yahoo!, Sun Microsystems and IBM. David holds a B.S. in marketing from Lancaster University, and an MBA from Georgetown University.David Gee Chief Marketing Officer -
J.C. Herrera is the chief human resources officer (CHRO). Recently, he was CHRO at Lithium Technologies and prior to that was senior vice president of HR & Learning at McAfee. He has more than 15 years of HR leadership experience and has held a variety of HR leadership roles at both public and private technology organizations. J.C. holds a B.S. in business administration from San Francisco State University.J.C. Herrera Chief Human Resources Officer -
James Lok serves as the senior vice president of Global Product Development. Previously, he was senior vice president of Citrix GetGo division and held executive positions at Intuit as the VP of the Payment Solutions Division and VP of Engineering at Yahoo. James earned an M.S. in computer engineering from the University of Southern California and a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of São Paulo.James Lok Senior Vice President Global Product Development -
Jennifer Lovette is the senior vice president of customer success. Jennifer joined Imperva as chief of staff and prior to that was the vice president of Customer Experience and Customer Care Operations for LogMeIn. Jennifer holds a B.A. in economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an MBA from the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University.Jennifer Lovette Senior Vice President, Customer Success -
Terry Ray is an Imperva Fellow. He was Imperva’s first U.S.-based employee and previously served as Imperva’s chief technical officer, chief product strategist, and vice president of security engineering. Terry has worked closely with customers on hundreds of application and data security projects to meet the security requirements and demands of regulators in every industry. Terry holds a B.A. in management information systems from the University of North Texas.Terry Ray Senior Vice President and Imperva Fellow -
Shu White serves as general counsel. She joined Imperva in 2015 as senior corporate counsel and has held a variety of leadership roles on the legal team. Before Imperva, Shu was an associate at Fenwick and West, LLP where she focused on advising publicly traded technology companies. Shu holds a B.A. from New York University and a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.Shu White General Counsel -
Dave Woodcock is senior vice president of Worldwide Sales. Previously, he held a number of international sales leadership roles at Imperva. He has more than 20 years of leadership experience at technology companies including Crossbeam Systems, Ascential Software and PTC. Dave holds a B.S. in production engineering from The Manchester Metropolitan University and is a Chartered Engineer.Dave Woodcock Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales