21. Art Gilliland
CEO
Skyport Systems
After previous stints in senior executive positions at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Symantec, Art Gilliland was tapped a year ago to serve as CEO of security startup Skyport. Since then, he has been working to deepen the startup's relationship with the channel.
Skyport Systems, which offers a cloud-managed security appliance for enterprise customers, recently landed $30 million in Series C funding under Gilliand's leadership, bringing Skyport's total financing to $67 million.