Michael Gracia

Michael Gracia
Michael Gracia
Sr. Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Nextgen ID

Mr. Garcia is currently Sr. VP of Sales & Marketing at NextgenID, the leader in Trusted Identity, Credentialing & Automated Smart Card Enrollment Solutions. Prior to NextgenID, he served as VP of Marketing & BizDev for Monitor Dynamics, was President of LearnSafe School Safety & Security and worked as Sr. VP & Chief Marketing Officer for Physical Security Product Manufacturer MDI Security Systems. Mr. Garcia has over 17 years of Executive Management experience and a track record of success in the Logical (CyberSecurity, Information Assurance) Physical (Access, Intrusion, IP Video Surveillance) and Identity (FIPS 201) security technology industries. At MDI, he launched 6 new access and video product lines, pioneered the ONE Unified Security Platform concept, managed all marketing programs for 4 MDI operating companies, increased sales by over 30% and helped position MDI for acquisition in 2009. Mr. Garcia participated in numerous corporate acquisitions, divestitures, mergers, international partnerships and equity funding initiatives totalling over $30M during this time. Prior to MDI, Mr. Garcia was VP of Marketing at SecureInfo Corporation, a cybersecurity software and managed services company - where he was responsible for Sales, Marketing, Public Relations and Corporate Strategy during his tenure. As a key member of SecureInfo’s executive team, Garcia assisted in positioning the company to: win one of the largest cybersecurity contracts ever awarded by the US Gov -- raise over $17M in Tier 1 venture capital -- manage and launch 3 award winning IT security products -- merge the company's 1st corporate acquisition -- create channel programs to include the nation's top Government contractors and ultimately position SecureInfo for a $10M investment from one of the world's largest technology companies.

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