- Michael Saintcross has spent over 25 years in technology leadership roles
- Saintcross will oversee the company’s federal business
- He previously held federal sales leadership roles at BeyondTrust and FireMon
Optiv + ClearShark has appointed Michael Saintcross, most recently senior vice president of revenue, as president.
The company announced the appointment in a LinkedIn post Monday.
What Are Saintcross’ Responsibilities as President?
In his new role, Saintcross will head the company’s federal business and serve on Optiv’s executive leadership team, where his work centers on expanding the company’s footprint in the U.S. public sector.
He will also help advance the company’s work to provide government agencies with technical expertise, engineering capabilities and partnerships. His focus areas include managed services and localized engineering services for customers.
Who Is Michael Saintcross?
Saintcross is a technology executive with over 25 years of leadership experience across the commercial and public sectors, according to his company biography.
Before joining Optiv + ClearShark, he headed the U.S. federal team at BeyondTrust and oversaw the U.S. federal and Eastern regions at Illusive Networks. He also led FireMon’s U.S. federal and managed services practices, directed federal and global sales at Agiliance, and held various sales and technical positions at Sun Microsystems.
His career has included work on identity security, cybersecurity operations, network security and data governance solutions for federal programs.
Prior to his technology sales career, Saintcross served as a U.S. Air Force intelligence professional focusing on the Middle East.
What Is Optiv + ClearShark?
Optiv + ClearShark is a provider of cybersecurity and IT services to the U.S. federal government. Optiv acquired Maryland-based ClearShark in March 2023, and the combined business now operates as Optiv’s federal arm.
The latest appointment follows the company’s selection for a prime contract under Category A of NASA’s Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement VI governmentwide acquisition contract in July. The vehicle provides federal agencies with a streamlined path to Optiv + ClearShark’s cybersecurity, AI, cloud and digital infrastructure offerings.
In November 2025, Optiv + ClearShark opened an over 8,800-square-foot headquarters in Chantilly, Virginia, to position itself closer to its federal customer base. In April 2025, the company launched FedRAMP Advisory Services to help cloud service providers align their offerings with the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program’s standardized security approach.
