CEO Tony Perez

ANTHONY “TONY” PEREZ

Founder, Chairman and CEO

Anthony “Tony” Perez, Founder and CEO of Netlok, is a futurist who studies trends to build businesses around breakthrough products rooted in technology and innovation. He has successfully worked in startups, including video games, computer hardware and software development, and medical devices. Perez has taken original concepts to market and protected them with patents. Past companies include Ford Aerospace, Mattel Electronics, Imagic, Fujitsu Microelectronics, and Smith Barney. Perez founded Safety Syringes, Inc., and conducted five clinical trials. SSI successfully defended its patents and was acquired by Becton Dickinson.
Perez has a dual Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Southern California and U.S. Army (Retired), Captain, Disabled Veteran, and Purple Heart recipient.

CHRIS SHERMAN

Co-Founder and CFO

Chris Sherman, Co-Founder and CFO of Netlok, is an experienced business strategist and operational leader. He has served in multiple C-suite roles, including CEO, President, COO, CFO, and CAO. Chris has multiple startup experiences and has worked with established companies in security, energy, infrastructure, financial services, and consulting. His disciplined approach helps companies advance with well-thought-out plans.

Chris has grown and restructured businesses, developed joint ventures, fostered private sector and government relations, created strategic, operational, and financial plans, and solved complex legal, IT, and HR issues. He has international business development and acquisition experience across Asia/Pacific, Latin America, Europe and Africa.

Chris holds a BS in Economics with Honors from Purdue University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Keith Roberts

Keith Roberts

Director and CTO

 

Keith has been involved in developing complex systems for commercial, military, startups, and financial institutions. As a lead developer and architect, Keith has been instrumental in designing the overall system architecture to handle high transaction volumes, the integrity of data, and maintainable infrastructure. He has an extensive track record with enterprise systems, API design, queuing, server-push, cryptography, and security, including:

  • CTO, Architect, and Technical Leader for Ntersol LLC, a subsidiary of CINT (NYSE), and VP, Head of Technology for CI&T (NYSE: CINT), a global and public development software company that builds successful and scalable proprietary software solutions.
  • Creating and patenting a security and cryptography system for securing data between low-powered devices and the cloud.
  • BS in Computer Science from California Polytechnic University, Pomona, Magna Cum Laude.

ANTHONY “TONY” PEREZ

CHRIS SHERMAN

Keith Roberts

Anthony “Tony” Perez, Founder and CEO of Netlok, is a futurist who studies trends to build businesses around breakthrough products rooted in technology and innovation. He has successfully worked in startups, including video games, computer hardware and software development, and medical devices. Perez has taken original concepts to market and protected them with patents. Past companies include Ford Aerospace, Mattel Electronics, Imagic, Fujitsu Microelectronics, and Smith Barney. Perez founded Safety Syringes, Inc., and conducted five clinical trials. SSI successfully defended its patents and was acquired by Becton Dickinson.
Perez has a dual Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Southern California and U.S. Army (Retired), Captain, Disabled Veteran, and Purple Heart recipient.

Chris Sherman, Co-Founder and CFO of Netlok, is an experienced business strategist and operational leader. He has served in multiple C-suite roles, including CEO, President, COO, CFO, and CAO. Chris has multiple startup experiences and has worked with established companies in security, energy, infrastructure, financial services, and consulting. His disciplined approach helps companies advance with well-thought-out plans.

Chris has grown and restructured businesses, developed joint ventures, fostered private sector and government relations, created strategic, operational, and financial plans, and solved complex legal, IT, and HR issues. He has international business development and acquisition experience across Asia/Pacific, Latin America, Europe and Africa.

Chris holds a BS in Economics with Honors from Purdue University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Keith has been involved in developing complex systems for commercial, military, startups, and financial institutions. As a lead developer and architect, Keith has been instrumental in designing the overall system architecture to handle high transaction volumes, the integrity of data, and maintainable infrastructure. He has an extensive track record with enterprise systems, API design, queuing, server-push, cryptography, and security, including:

  • CTO, Architect, and Technical Leader for Ntersol LLC, a subsidiary of CINT (NYSE), and VP, Head of Technology for CI&T (NYSE: CINT), a global and public development software company that builds successful and scalable proprietary software solutions.
  • Creating and patenting a security and cryptography system for securing data between low-powered devices and the cloud.
  • BS in Computer Science from California Polytechnic University, Pomona, Magna Cum Laude.