Dataminr has named Brian Gumbel as the company’s new President and Chief Operating Officer (COO).

According to the company, Gumbel brings go-to-market (GTM) expertise to Dataminr and will provide elevated strategic guidance across the entire business to bolster its growth momentum.

The appointment of Gumbel comes at a time of accelerated growth for Dataminr, which was most recently valued at $4 billion.

The company says it has seen broad market adoption of its AI platform for discovering events, risks and threats in public data, following a string of major announcements — including the recent launch of ReGenAI, a breakthrough new form of generative AI and the appointment of Silicon Valley veteran Murali Nemani as Chief Marketing Officer in February.

Driving sustainable growth

“Brian is an industry veteran with a proven track record in driving sustainable growth,” said Ted Bailey, Founder and CEO of Dataminr.

“With his demonstrated success in pioneering go-to-market initiatives and experience scaling global organizations, his addition to the executive leadership team will help accelerate the global adoption of our rapidly advancing AI platform.”

In his new role, Gumbel will drive Dataminr’s GTM strategy, building on the company’s existing customer base, which already includes two-thirds of the Fortune 50 and half of the Fortune 100—as well as prominent customers in the defense, federal, state, local and NGO markets in the US and across the globe.

Gumbel will also lead the company’s public and private sector sales, sales operations, customer success, marketing and partnerships.

The next phase for Dataminr

“Dataminr has an immense opportunity in front of it,” said Gumbel.

“The company’s industry-leading AI platform solves an essential problem for organizations worldwide.

“I am energized by the strength of the leadership team and passionate employee base and excited to propel the next phase of Dataminr’s growth and place its powerful technology into the hands of customers who need it.”