Zachary Eikenberry

Zachary Eikenberry is a CoFounder of Hook Security Inc and serves as a Director and Chief Executive Officer. Previous to these roles, he was the Founder & CEO of The NEXT Schools. These schools provided entrepreneurial experiences for over 900 students between 2 high schools and a middle school. Starting with $0 at the age of 27, he built a system that raised over $5M annually as he managed 60+ full time employees. Zach has over 15+ years of startup experience since graduating from Purdue University with degrees in Philosophy and Economics. Throughout this time, he has successfully launched a SaaS company that resolved a complex purchasing workflow for federal agencies in addition to his ongoing consulting practice. He has been recognized as a Top Ten Most Innovative Educator, a TEDx Speaker, and a conference speaker on the nature of innovation, psychological approaches, and education.Today, Hook Security is recognized as a leader in the growing Security Awareness Training space as his team works to establish a new field of Psychological Security while creating humorous training experiences for professionals all over the world.