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Who he is: President, Kaspersky Lab Americas
Track record: Former president at Sophos Inc., Dr. Solomon’s Software Inc. and Netguard Inc.; former CEO at Sprockets Inc.
Education: M.A., Emerson College
What makes him tick: In 2003, he attended a conference and sat next to Natalya Kaspersky, then-CEO of the Russian anti-virus software maker Kaspersky Lab. Two years later, when Kaspersky Lab was planning its move into the American market, she hired Orenberg to run it. He took a five-employee operation to 135 employees. Orenberg said the security startup still has him excited to get out of bed in the morning. “If you’re complacent, the ship’s going to pass you by.”
What’s next? Orenberg wants Kaspersky to expand its presence in Latin America. He also said the company would focus on becoming profitable in 2010.
Accomplishments: Kaspersky Lab Americas’ growth and mentoring other entrepreneurs. “Hopefully I’ve gotten a little better at (entrepreneurship) each time.”
Outside the office: He’s gotten better on the links, recently breaking 90 on the golf course. Orenberg called that feat much harder than starting a company. “It only took 10 years.”
Mentorship: Of all the mentors he’s had, his grandfather influenced him the most. He was a Russian immigrant who took a two-hour train ride from Brookline to work at the Quincy Shipyard every day for 60 years and instilled the work ethic needed to be an entrepreneur.
Anti-mentors: “Narcissistic, megalomaniacal entrepreneurs.”
On Stephen Orenberg, from Eugene Kaspersky
Eugene Kaspersky is CEO of Kaspersky Lab
Why you hired Steve Orenberg:
“The first time I met Steve I took him bowling and to play billiards. I have a lot of energy and wanted to see if he could keep up with me. While I still question his bowling skills, he kept up with me all night and from talking to him throughout the night, I felt right away that he was the right person to trust to lead Kaspersky in the U.S.”
His accomplishments:
“It’s hard to believe that we have now been working together for five years - the results prove that we made the right choice in bringing Steve on board to lead Kaspersky in the U.S. Not only have we been successful in the SMB business but have seen enormous growth in the consumer market and we are moving towards the enterprise business. We have grown the operation from Canada all the way down to Chile. “
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