Mickey Boodaei hands Transmit Security's CEO role to Matt Thompson after 12 years
Boodaei will stay on as chairman to guide product strategy and AI-agent security as ID.me co-founder Thompson takes over daily leadership.
By RuntimeWire Staff · Published
Primary source: Ctech
Why it matters
Transmit is moving its founder from daily operations to product strategy just as it argues that identity security must cover AI agents as well as people. Thompson's appointment puts an identity-sector operator in charge of turning that thesis into a product customers can deploy.

Mickey Boodaei is stepping down as CEO of Transmit Security after 12 years, handing day-to-day leadership to Matt Thompson while moving into the chairman role to focus on product strategy and the security risks of AI agents, Ctech reported on October 19th. Boodaei co-founded the identity-security company in 2014 with Rakesh Loonkar and has led it since its start.…
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