With over 15 years’ experience in brand and fraud protection, Robert Holmes currently drives the strategy at Proofpoint for email fraud defense to help businesses implement solutions to protect their brands, customers and employees from advanced cyber threats.

Mr. Homes joined Proofpoint from Return Path, where he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager for Email Fraud Protection where he successfully built an innovative line of business, which Proofpoint acquired in the summer of 2016.

Prior to Return Path, Mr. Holmes held a variety of leadership positions at Corporation Service Company and Melbourne IT's Digital Brand Services, helping major corporations better understand, quantify and manage risk across the digital channels.

Mr. Holmes has a MA (Hons) degree in Philosophy, Politics & Economics from the University of Oxford, England.