Mark Bentkower
Mark Bentkower is Principal Technologist, Americas at Veeam Software, where he helps enterprise organizations build data protection and recovery strategies that hold up under real-world pressure, from ransomware and regulatory demands to the complexity of hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
With more than two decades of experience across enterprise IT and cybersecurity, Mark has advised organizations in North America and Asia-Pacific on the full arc of data resilience — from Zero Trust architecture and compliance frameworks to ransomware response and modern recovery. Having worked his way through nearly every role in the presales and technical go-to-market world, from systems engineer to director, he brings a practitioner's perspective that is equal parts strategic and hands-on.
Mark’s areas of expertise include data resilience and recovery, cybersecurity and zero trust, ransomware response, cloud and hybrid infrastructure, compliance and risk frameworks, AI risk and governance, technical evangelism, partner strategy and alliances, presales leadership, and solutions consulting. He holds the CISSP and VMCE certifications and speaks regularly at industry conferences on ransomware resilience, AI risk, and modern recovery strategies.
A firm believer that the best technical conversations start with a good story, Mark brings a rare combination of deep technical expertise and a background in the performing arts to his work as a practitioner, speaker, and writer. He is based in the Washington, DC area.