Eric Echols is a cybersecurity sales executive at OpenText, based in Mobile, Alabama, covering strategic accounts across the central United States. He has 30 years in IT and 18 in cybersecurity, spanning research, education, and sales, with earlier roles as a software developer, vice president of technology, and vice president of engineering. He works with CISOs and AppSec teams in healthcare, manufacturing, financial services, and energy on application security, data protection, and identity programs.