Leadership Team

As CEO of OffSec, Ning is responsible for the company culture, vision, strategy, and execution. She joins OffSec with 20+ years of experience after having held COO/CFO/CTO roles at several fast-growing companies including HackerOne and lynda.com. Ning has extensive experience in leadership, company building, operations, fundraising, and M&A. She is passionate about building great companies through high-performing teams, narrowing the talent gap in security, and promoting and nurturing women in tech and security. Ning has a Ph.D. in physics from UC Berkeley and has worked at McKinsey & Co.

Jim (elwood) began his tech career as a network administrator with a particular talent for network intrusion simulation, digital investigations, and malware analysis. Jim started teaching for OffSec in 2009 as an instructor for the Penetration Testing with Kali (PWK) course -- a role he still enjoys. He went on to co-author Metasploit: The Penetration Tester's Guide and Kali Linux: Revealed, and has developed and curated a number of OffSec courses. As the Chief Content and Strategy officer, he currently oversees the open source Kali Linux development project and participates with OffSec's Penetration Testing Team.

As the Vice President of Engineering and Product, George is responsible for developing product strategy and product roadmap to support the company vision and strategy; implementing product roadmaps, practicing technical industry best practices, developing quality codes, and delivering against key metrics. George has over 20+ years of experience in engineering with prior experiences at lynda.com and LinkedIn. George has a BS degree in applied Mathematics from UCLA.

As VP of Marketing, Cami leads the company's global marketing strategy with a focus on accelerating B2C & B2B growth, scaling demand generation, and aligning revenue operations to drive pipeline performance. With over a decade of experience in cybersecurity marketing, she has held executive roles at Cybrary, TryHackMe, and SightGain, where she consistently delivered high-impact results across go-to-market execution and brand strategy. Recognized as the Best CMO in Cybersecurity in 2024, Cami brings a data-driven, collaborative approach to building high-performing teams and revenue engines.

Paul leads OffSec's Customer Success organization, ensuring that learners and customers receive exceptional value and support throughout their cybersecurity training journey. With a strong focus on aligning OffSec's offerings to the needs of both individuals and organizations, Paul is committed to continuously enhancing the customer experience and driving operational excellence.

He began his career at Rackspace in London and has since held leadership roles at both Rackspace and HackerOne before joining OffSec. With over 15 years of experience across customer success, professional services, and operations, Paul's leadership plays a key role in helping organizations build elite cybersecurity teams and realize long-term value through trusted partnership and impactful enablement.

Paul holds a bachelor's degree in Business Management with a specialization in Law and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).