John Grancarich
John Grancarich is Executive Vice President and Head of Defense & Intelligence at Fortra, where he leads the business unit dedicated to supporting the global national security community. Previously serving as Fortra’s Chief Strategy Officer, John led the design and build‑out of the company’s cybersecurity business, architecting its product and platform strategy.
As Chief Strategy Officer, John drove Fortra’s transformation from a diversified infrastructure software company into a focused cybersecurity software company, with data security at the center of its strategy. Under his leadership, Fortra’s platform strategy established the foundation for the convergence of its blue‑ and red‑team products into a unified cybersecurity operating system.
Prior to joining Fortra in 2018, John founded Product Fuse, advising enterprise technology companies on building and executing successful product strategies. Earlier, he served as Vice President of Product Management at KLDiscovery and held senior leadership roles at Kroll Ontrack and Paul Hastings. Earlier in his career, John worked as a web developer, database administrator, and computer forensics investigator.
John holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Saint John’s University in New York. He is a co‑author of Internet Fraud Casebook: The Worldwide Web of Deceit, published by John Wiley & Sons.