Swimlane CSO & Co-Founder, Cody Cornell, Recognized as a 2023 Colorado Titan 100

Today, Swimlane is thrilled to announce that Cody Cornell, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer, has been named a 2023 Colorado Titan 100. This prestigious program recognizes the top 100 CEOs & C-level executives in Colorado. Honorees include accomplished business leaders across various industries and have demonstrated exceptional leadership, vision and passion. 

This year’s Colorado Titan 100 and their companies employ nearly 50,000 professionals and generate over $37 billion dollars in annual revenues. “The Titan 100 are changing the way that business is done in Colorado. These preeminent leaders have built a distinguished reputation that is unrivaled and preeminent in their field. We proudly recognize the Titan 100 for their efforts to shape the future of the Colorado business community. Their achievements create a profound impact that makes an extraordinary difference for their clients and employees across the nation.” says Jaime Zawmon, President of Titan CEO.

Deep Roots in Security Operations

As the strategic leader behind Swimlane’s success, Cody Cornell is responsible for the direction and development of its low-code security automation solution. His dedication to the open exchange of security best practices and expertise enables him to work closely with industry-leading technology vendors and partners. Together, Swimlane and other leaders identify opportunities to streamline and automate SecOps workloads to speed incident response and empower security analysts.

After starting his career in the U.S. Coast Guard, Cornell then spent 15 years in IT and security. His experiences include previous roles with the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency, Department of Homeland Security, American Express and IBM Global Business Services. In 2011, he co-founded Phoenix Cyber, a cybersecurity professional services organization known for their ability to blend strategy and engineering with an organization’s business needs.

Recent Success at Swimlane

The past twelve months have been monumental for Swimlane, thanks to the leadership team and Cody Cornell. Swimlane secured a $70 million growth funding round, introduced the new Swimlane Turbine platform and achieved an 82% YoY increase in new customers. 

Swimlane also ranked No. 24 among cybersecurity companies on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™, alongside a variety of other accolades. The company also ranked as Colorado’s fastest-growing cybersecurity company, with a No. 15 overall ranking on the Colorado Startups Leaderboard. Most recently, the Swimlane Turbine low-code security automation platform was named a gold winner in the 2023 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards. Throughout the next year, Swimlane is expected to see continued success and recognition as the leader in security automation.

About Titan 100 

The annual Titan 100 awards celebration will be held at Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum in Denver, Colorado. This unique cocktail-style awards event – located on the former grounds of Lowry Air Force Base – will gather 100 Titans for an evening unlike anything that exists in the Colorado business community. 

“On behalf of the partners and associates at Wipfli, we congratulate the Titan 100 honorees. From the first-year Titans to our new Hall of Fame honorees, we appreciate the lasting impact each leader has made, and continues to make, in building organizations of significance both here in Colorado and abroad. Your ingenuity and creativity have set you apart, and the honor of being seen as a Titan is richly deserved,” says Pete Aden, Partner at Wipfli.