Alan LeFort is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of StrongestLayer, where he leads the company’s mission to redefine enterprise email security for the AI era. With over 15 years of leadership in cybersecurity and enterprise software, Alan has held senior roles at global security leaders including Proofpoint, McAfee, and Intel Security. His career has been focused on advanced threat protection, insider risk management, and behavioral analytics—helping enterprises anticipate and neutralize cyber risks before they escalate.

At Intel Security, Alan directed global product strategy and go-to-market efforts across the EMEA shaping innovations that secured some of the world’s largest organizations. At Proofpoint, he helped drive the evolution of enterprise threat protection during a period of rapid threat landscape change.

Now at StrongestLayer, Alan applies this depth of experience to tackle the fast-emerging threat of AI-powered phishing and Business Email Compromise (BEC). He is recognized for his ability to bridge strategic leadership with technical innovation, ensuring StrongestLayer delivers enterprise-ready defenses that stop attacks before they ever reach the inbox.

Alan is passionate about equipping CISOs, security teams, and mid-market enterprises with scalable, AI-native protections that keep pace with today’s adaptive adversaries. His leadership is driven by a vision of building not just a security product, but a new standard for enterprise email resilience in the AI age.

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