NightDragon, a growth-stage investment and advisory firm focused on cybersecurity, physical and public safety, and defense, today announced a series of promotions that recognize leaders on the team who have strengthened the firm’s expertise across defense, national security, artificial intelligence, cyber, and quantum technologies.
The appointments reflect NightDragon’s continued commitment to investing in and scaling mission-critical technologies that support governments, enterprises, and allied nations amid an increasingly complex global security environment. It also expands the firm’s global footprint and ability to support and scale portfolio company growth in critical markets.
“In a world of rapidly escalating digital and national security risk, NightDragon’s mission to help secure our world for tomorrow has never been more critical. These leadership promotions recognize leaders who are making strong impacts across our team and portfolio with their capabilities in areas like DefenseTech, AI, cyber, and quantum that matter most to national and global security,” said Dave DeWalt, Founder and CEO of NightDragon. “We are proud to bring together a team that has the depth of experience, operational credibility, and trusted execution required to help founders build and scale companies that serve the most demanding defense and security missions.”
Promotions include:
Hannah Huffman, Partner, Aerospace & Defense —Huffman has been a critical piece of NightDragon’s team for six years, playing a key role in investments and portfolio support across cybersecurity, defense and national security. She has led investments end-to-end across a variety of cyber and defense categories and is a trusted partner to senior executives, founders, and boards. As Partner, Aerospace & Defense, Huffman will continue to help expand NightDragon’s DefenseTech investment strategy and support the firm’s growing defense-focused portfolio.
Dorin Baniel, Partner, Israel — Baniel brings more than a decade of investing experience and has played a key role in building and scaling NightDragon’s presence in Israel and the broader EMEA region after establishing the firm’s first international office in Tel Aviv in 2023. Baniel leads investment deals across cybersecurity, quantum, defense, and emerging technologies and has strengthened the firm’s relationships with founders, operators, and strategic partners across the region. As Partner, Israel, Baniel will continue to expand NightDragon’s global reach, with a focus on Israel as one of the world’s most important cybersecurity and defense innovation hubs.
Amy De Salvatore and Barbara Massa have also been advanced to the role of Senior Partner, reflecting their leadership and long-standing contributions to the firm’s growth and strategy. Additionally, Audrey Laginess has been promoted to Senior Associate, Business Development and Platform to support the firm’s platform efforts.
To learn more about the full NightDragon team and our portfolio, visit our Team page.
About NightDragon
NightDragon is an investment and advisory firm focused on growth and late-stage investments within the SecureTech industry, including cybersecurity, physical security, public safety, and defense. Its platform and vast industry network provide unparalleled threat insights, deal flow, market leverage and operating expertise to drive portfolio company growth and increase shareholder value. Founded by Dave DeWalt, the NightDragon team has more than 25 years of operational and market expertise leading technology companies such as Documentum, EMC, Siebel Systems (Oracle), McAfee, Mandiant, Avast and FireEye. Read more about NightDragon at www.nightdragon.com.