Leadership

Beth Tschida is responsible for leading the global engineering and the delivery and support of software that helps our customers succeed with Apple.

Tschida joined Jamf in 2018 as senior vice president of engineering, and since then has rapidly scaled a global engineering organization and expanded Jamf’s product delivery capabilities across its Apple Enterprise Management platform.

Prior to Jamf, Beth spent 20+ years at Fortune 100 companies, leading technology teams within the financial services industry, with experience in digital transformations, mergers & acquisitions, and internal business systems development. Beth is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management. She lives in Maplewood, MN with her husband and three sons.

Fun Facts about Beth

• Enjoys spending time at the lake cabin
• Loves being a hockey mom
• A loyal and long-suffering Minnesota Vikings fan

David Rudow is a seasoned financial executive with significant experience in both public and private high-growth technology companies. Rudow joins Jamf from Cover Genius, a global embedded Insurtech company. Prior to that, he was the CFO at Unite Us as well as the CFO of nCino, a fintech SaaS company, where Rudow led nCino’s initial public offering.

In addition to his technology enterprise experience, Rudow held several senior level positions over an 18-year period at various investment banking and financial services firms, including Piper Jaffray, J.P. Morgan, and Thrivent Asset Management.

Rudow is also a Certified Public Accountant and worked at KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Fun Facts about David

• I was an air traffic controller in the US Airforce after I graduated high school.
• I am owned by a 4 pound chihuahua, who rules the house!
• I am an avid scuba diver.

David Helfer is the Chief Revenue Officer of Jamf, bringing over 25 years of leadership experience in enterprise software, infrastructure, and cybersecurity sales.

During his career, David has held senior leadership roles at Mimecast, GitLab, F5, and Juniper Networks where he helped these organizations drive significant revenue growth through channel partnerships and commercial sales strategies.

David holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Kalamazoo College and attended the Universidad de Extremadura in Spain.

Fun Facts about David

• NCAA Division III National Tennis Champions (1991, 1992, 1993)
• Dual US-Irish citizenship and was an expat for two companies
• Learning to play Padel (tennis with walls) and enjoys fly fishing

Sam Johnson joined Jamf in 2008, and now oversees the company’s technical support, account management and customer success functions worldwide.

He has more than 15 years of experience working with Apple Management in commercial and education environments. Sam is an impassioned leader who maintains a steady focus on reinforcing the organization’s high value on customer centricity.

He holds a degree in management information systems from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

Fun Facts about Sam

• Is an avid fly fisherman
• Serves as a VP for the Wisconsin State Curling Association
• Has had more than 100 stitches on his face alone

Jason Wudi joined Jamf in 2006 and is currently responsible for the company’s strategic technical direction.

Prior to Jamf, he worked in the information system services department at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire for more than seven years.

Jason holds a bachelor’s degree in information systems from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

Fun Facts about Jason

• 1991 Regional Punt-Pass-Kick Champion
• Owns every animated Disney movie
• Can effectively operate a backhoe

Akash Kamath oversees Product, Engineering & Cloud Operations at Jamf and is responsible for teams supporting a platform that manages millions of Apple devices worldwide. Akash joined Jamf in 2021 and brings more than 25 years of experience building and scaling global engineering organizations specializing in digital platform transformation.

Prior to Jamf, Akash spent 20 years in Fortune 100 companies in the financial services sector leading global digital strategy, global API ecosystems, enterprise architecture and software engineering teams across US, Latin America, EMEA and APAC.

Akash is currently focused on leveraging agentic AI as a force multiplier for the organization - in both product capabilities and engineering velocity. He believes the best technology leaders stay close to the craft while building cultures that balance speed, reliability, and cost discipline.

He holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science from Ohio University and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics from the University of Mumbai.

Fun Facts about Akash

• Enjoys long nature hikes listening to audiobooks
• Spends a lot on early adopter tech much to his wife's chagrin
• Moved cross-country in a truck just because he likes road trips and driving

Jeff is responsible for global oversight and management of Jamf’s legal, compliance and cybersecurity teams.

Prior to Jamf, Jeff led the legal function at Kroll Ontrack, a SaaS provider and pioneer in the e-discovery space. Outside of his roles in tech, he additionally served as GC to a physician-led start-up in the medical cannabis industry.

Jeff holds a bachelor’s degree from St. John’s University and his law degree from William Mitchell College of Law.

Fun Facts about Jeff

• Former soccer player, marathoner, triathlete… now only runs when chased
• Attended a high school where rodeo was a varsity sport
• Spelling bee champion

Henry Patel is responsible for overseeing and directing Jamf’s initiatives related to product, marketing, strategic partnership and corporate development strategy. He has been at Jamf since 2013 in various leadership roles.

He has over 20 years experience in building and driving go-to-market initiatives in various technology companies. Henry spent several years at Apple in technical sales, marketing and business development roles focusing on helping enterprise and education customers adopt and succeed with Apple.

Henry holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Computer Science from New York University - Polytechnic School of Engineering.

Fun Facts about Henry

• Enjoys being the Tennis and Dance dad for his kids
• Always enjoy hosting a BBQ; rain or shine, summer or winter
• Fan of all NY sports teams

Mario Villatoro is the Chief Information Security Officer of Jamf, bringing over 15 years of global security leadership experience from Fortune 500 companies.

He joined Jamf as Senior Director of Information Security before being promoted to VP & Chief Information Security Officer. Prior to Jamf, Mario served as Director of Microsoft’s Global Security Operations. He also held the position of Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at The Michaels Companies and senior leadership roles at Tenet Healthcare, Parsons Corporation, Verizon, and Nokia. Throughout his career, Mario has built a reputation for his disciplined approach to cybersecurity architecture and his ability to balance on-premise systems with cloud-native solutions while effectively communicating business value across organizations.

Mario holds a Master of Science degree in Information Security from WGU Texas and maintains several security industry certifications.

Fun Facts about Mario

• Enjoys spending time outdoors in the PNW with his family
• Regular speaker at major cybersecurity conferences and industry panels
• Based in the Greater Seattle Area