Who are Vanta's decision-makers?
Vanta is led by Christina Cacioppo. The practical buying committee depends on the workflow: technical products involve product, engineering, security, and operations; business systems involve finance, legal, procurement, and functional leaders.
- CEO
- Christina Cacioppo
- CTO/key exec
- Product/engineering leadership
- Founded
- 2018
- Employees
- ~1,000+
- HQ
- San Francisco, CA
- Prior exit/Notable
- 2025 $4.15B valuation
- Christina CacioppoFounder and CEOFounder - since 2018Public CEO and product-focused founder.
- Jeremy EplingChief Product OfficerCurrentProduct executive associated with platform expansion.
- David EcksteinChief Financial OfficerCurrentFinance leader for late-stage scaling.
- Vanta security and trust leadershipSecurity/GRC leadersCurrentOwns customer trust, compliance, and enterprise controls.
Who leads Vanta?
The leadership team centers on Christina Cacioppo and the executives listed in the reused leadership block. Founder-led or specialist-led companies usually keep product and market direction close to senior leadership even after procurement becomes more formal.
Who actually makes buying decisions at Vanta?
Buying decisions are made by the function that owns the pain and budget. Expect security, legal, finance, product, engineering, operations, and procurement to join larger evaluations, especially for tools that touch customer data, regulated workflows, infrastructure, or material spend.
How is Vanta organized as it scales?
At ~1,000+ employees, Vanta is organized beyond founder-only buying. Sellers should identify the operational team that owns the target workflow, then build consensus upward with evidence of ROI, risk reduction, and implementation fit.
As of June 2026.Sources:Vanta pricingVanta Series C announcement
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