Tenable®, the Exposure Management company, announced the appointment of Michelle VonderHaar to the position of chief legal officer and general counsel. VonderHaar has 30 years of domestic and international legal experience, having held senior positions directing M&A, corporate financing, governance, compliance, litigation, global trade, and other legal matters at several large, high-growth technology companies.
“With her keen business insights and legal acumen, Michelle has an impressive record of enabling technology innovation and international expansion,” said Amit Yoran, chief executive officer, Tenable. “Her background and expertise are invaluable to the organization and we’re excited to have her.”
“Cybersecurity is a rapidly growing industry, one that is absolutely critical to enterprises,” said VonderHaar. “I’m thrilled to join this passionate team of individuals and leverage my background to help enable Tenable’s next phase of growth.”
VonderHaar was most recently senior vice president, deputy general counsel, and assistant secretary at HP, where she oversaw the transformation of the company’s commercial global legal affairs team from a three-region model to nine geographic markets. VonderHaar was the senior vice president, general counsel, and secretary to the board of directors at Veritas Technologies before joining HP in 2018. She has also previously held a number of legal positions with Symantec Corporation. VonderHaar is a member of several nonprofit boards, including the Silicon Valley Leadership Group Foundation, the Urban Libraries Council, and Parents Helping Parents.
