Board of Directors
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CEO, President and Chairman
Prior to joining VirnetX, Larsen was a security domain expert at Osprey Ventures, part of the investment team focusing on early-stage companies in the business and consumer technology marketplace. Before Osprey, he was senior vice president and general manager of Phoenix Technologies' security division.
Previously, Larsen was senior vice president of OEM and developer sales at RSA, where he successfully ran the worldwide sales strategies, program and staff of the company's security tools business. While there, he played a key role in growing the RSA's BSAFE security tools business. Larsen has more than 18 years of high-tech experience, with an emphasis on strategic market development and execution. He's held other senior sales and management positions at corporations such as Ramp Networks, General Magic, Novell Inc., IBM/Rolm and Xerox Corporation. Larsen holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Utah. |
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Director
Mr. O’Brien has been a Director since July 2007, chairs our Audit Committee and is a member of our Compensation and Nominating & Governance committees. He has been a principal in Morningside Group LLC, a consultancy, since 2024. Prior to that, since 2018, he was principally a private investor and entrepreneur. He was Chief Executive Officer and a board member of TravelCenters of America LLC, from 2007 until 2017, and a senior executive with the RMR Group from 1996 through 2017. From 1988 to 1996, Mr. O’Brien was a senior manager with Arthur Andersen LLP where he served a number of public company clients. Mr. O’Brien graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, with a B.S. in Economics.
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Director
Mr. Angelo has been a director since July 5, 2007. He has been the Chief Security Architect at the Security Products Division of a major software company since August 2005. From October 2003 to August 2005, Mr. Angelo was a Security Architect and Manager, Government Engagements SBU with Microsoft Corporation. From July 1989 to October 2003, Mr. Angelo was a Staff Fellow at both Hewlett Packard Company and Compaq Computer Corporation. Mr. Angelo also served as Senior Systems Programmer at the John von Neumann National Supercomputer Center from September 1985 to July 1989. He was a Sub-Chairman of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Board of Assessment for Programs/National Research Council responsible for the CISD review for fiscal years 2001 and 2002, and he has been a technology contributor and participant on the U.S. Commerce Department’s Information Systems Technical Advisory Council (ISTAC) from 1999 to the present. Mr. Angelo was named a distinguished lecturer for 2004 and 2005 by Sigma XI, the Scientific Research Society. He currently holds 71 granted patents, most in the area of security and authentication, and was named the 2003 Inventor of the Year for the City of Houston by the Houston Intellectual Property Lawyers Association. Angelo is also an Information Systems Security Association (“ISSA”) Distinguished Fellow and ISSA Hall of Fame recipient. |
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Director
Mr. Feiner is President of Feiner Financial, an accounting and financial planning services company founded in 1977. From 2004 to 2010, Mr. Feiner was Managing Member of Live Oak Fund, an innovative developer of urban housing, implementing energy-efficient, environmentally-sustainable technologies. Mr. Feiner has a wide breadth of business leadership knowledge covering tax law, audit, corporate planning, securities regulation, and finance. He advises on structuring comprehensive and creative strategies for achieving profitable growth and establishing effective relationships between companies and investment bankers. He is a recognized industry expert with a reputation for a “hands on” client-focused approach. He has provided personalized services in the fields of finance, medicine, law, real estate, education, technology, and trusts to companies and high net worth individuals. |
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Director
Ms. Chow joined the VirnetX board of directors in June 2024. She is currently and has been the Chief Financial Officer of Snail Games USA, Inc., a technology-based company focused on investments in the gaming, digital entertainment, and technology spaces, since September 2020, as well as the Chief Financial Officer of Snail Inc. Prior to joining Snail Games USA, Inc., Ms. Chow was a partner with The Pun Group, LLP, from August 2015 to September 2020. Ms. Chow served as a manager of Ernst and Young, a certified public accounting and advisory firm. Ms. Chow graduated from California Polytechnic University of Pomona. Ms. Chow is currently a licensed CPA from the California Board of Accountancy.
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