Ben Goodman is VP of Strategic Alliances and Corporate Development at Silverfort. He has spent more than two decades in identity and security, previously leading Corporate Development and Strategic Alliances at both Contrast Security and ForgeRock, where he built partner ecosystems and led strategic initiatives that shaped the companies' direction. Before that, he led Technology Evangelism for VMware's End-User Computing business unit, where he contributed to the product roadmaps and acquisitions that led to the creation of VMware Workspace ONE. His career began at Novell, where he was instrumental in creating and growing the company's Identity Management platform. Ben is a frequent speaker on identity security and cyber risk and is based in the New York City area.