David Vella
As a co-founder and CEO David has led Altaro Software since the company was founded in 2009 and exited in July 2021 after the successful acquisition by HornetSecurity, a German internet security company. Before Altaro, David spent 11 years at GFI Software with the last position being Director of Product Management responsible for product strategy, OEM relationships and M&A technical due diligence. David possesses an entrepreneur mindset with a strong get things done attitude. Although lacking a formal academic education, due to a ‘hackish’ mindset, he self-thought on various disciplines including software development, sales, marketing and business in general. David sometimes also serves as a mentor to entrepreneurs as he enjoys sharing knowledge and learning new things from other entrepreneurs along the way.