Our Team

Jonathan O. Baker

Jonathan O. Baker

Director

As the Director of MITRE’s Center for Threat-Informed Defense, Jon advances the state of the art and the practice in threat-informed defense globally. He co-founded the Center as a privately funded R&D organization that partners with sophisticated cybersecurity teams to systematically advance the global understanding of adversary tradecraft and apply that knowledge to improve the community's ability to defend against those threats. Jon has extensive experience leading R&D teams and collaborating with industry to advance cybersecurity.

Denise Davenport

Denise Davenport

Director of Member Services

As the Director of Member Services, Denise works closely with Center Members, ensuring productive, collaborative relationships aligning their work with the Center’s mission. Her career in association management has afforded her the opportunity to work with members from a variety of backgrounds and professions, including community association managers, attorneys, civil engineers, and Enrolled Agents.

Suneel Sundar

Director of R&D

As the Director of Research & Development in the Center for Threat-Informed Defense, Suneel leads and executes the Center’s research program with MITRE engineers, private sector partners, and U.S. government organizations that makes cyber attackers’ lives difficult. Suneel teaches Iyengar yoga in San Diego and over Zoom.

Mike Cunningham

Mike Cunningham

R&D Program Manager

As R&D Program Manager, Mike is the R&D Program Manager in MITRE’s Center for Threat-Informed Defense. He continuously advances the state of the art and the state of practice in threat-informed defense through cutting-edge research and innovation. Before joining MITRE, Mike was an Interactive On-Net Operator in Tailored Access Operations at the NSA. In his spare time, Mike cherishes quality time with his wife and three daughters. He also enjoys playing music, staying fit, and basking in the San Diego sun.

Mark Haase

Mark Haase

Chief Engineer

As the Center's Chief Engineer, Mark oversees technical strategy and quality across the entire R&D portfolio. Mark previously worked at Microsoft on sovereign clouds and at DARPA on dark web criminal investigations. He holds a Masters in Data Science from the University of California, Berkeley. In his free time, Mark enjoys cycling and cooking.

Tiffany Bergeron

Chief Architect, Mappings Program

As the Chief Mappings architect, Tiffany oversees all Center projects related to MITRE ATT&CK mappings, including the Mappings Explorer website, security platform mappings, and security control framework mappings.

Mike Carenzo

Mike Carenzo

Sr. Software Engineer

As the Center's lead software engineer, Mike is responsible for the design and implementation of all of the Center's software tools, such as Attack Flow Builder and Mappings Editor.