Philip Lieberman, President and CEO
Philip Lieberman, the founder and president of Lieberman Software, has more than 30 years of experience in the software industry. In addition to his proficiency as a software engineer, Mr. Lieberman is an astute entrepreneur able to perceive shortcomings in existing products on the market, and fill those gaps with innovative solutions. He developed the first products for the privileged identity management space, and continues to introduce new solutions to resolve the security threat of privileged account credentials. Mr. Lieberman has published numerous books and articles on computer science, has taught at UCLA, and has authored many computer science courses for Learning Tree International. He has a B.A. from San Francisco State University.
Jess Richter, Director of Sales
Jess Richter has nearly 20 years of sales management, business development, and front line sales experience in the technology and consulting industries. Previously, Mr. Richter served in various management roles with Microwarehouse which was purchased by CDW in 2003. During his seven-year tenure there, he was responsible for engineering the turnaround of a $50M sales division and growing a business unit 323% in just over two years. Mr. Richter joined Lieberman Software from a boutique consulting firm which he founded and managed. He also held direct sales roles in networking, hardware and the enterprise software markets with Dun & Bradstreet and IBM. He has a B.A. in Economics and Psychology from the University of Rochester.
Jane Grafton, Director of Marketing and Business Development
Jane Grafton has more than twenty years of experience in domestic and international sales, marketing and business development. She came to Lieberman Software from Sun Microsystems, where she spent 12 years in field marketing management, supporting commercial accounts and federal systems integrators throughout the U.S. As part of her go-to-market efforts, she developed relationships with Sun resellers, ISVs and OEMs. Prior to Sun, Mrs. Grafton sold and developed new markets for Locus Computing Corporation's UNIX software services focusing on OEMs including IBM, Dell, Compaq, Cray, Tandem and StorageTek. At Computer Associates Limited in the UK, she established a new corporate function, Third Party Marketing, by developing relationships with hardware manufacturers, distributors and management consultants. Mrs. Grafton graduated from the University of San Diego, CA in Applied Mathematics.
Chris Stoneff, Director of Professional Services
Chris Stoneff oversees product management, quality assurance and technical support at Lieberman Software, and is responsible for meeting the real-world needs of the company’s customers. With nearly 15 years of systems administration, consulting, training, and product management experience, Mr. Stoneff is instrumental in guiding the development of the Lieberman Software products portfolio. An accomplished consultant and technical trainer, he has taught thousands of administrators on fundamental and advanced concepts of Windows management and security concepts and key technologies.