CHEQ Appoints CyberArk Founder Udi Mokady as Chairman of the Board

Today we’re proud to share that Udi Mokady, founder of CyberArk and one of the most recognized architects of modern identity security, has been elevated to chairman of the CHEQ board.

Udi joined our board in December 2023. His decision to deepen his commitment now, just weeks after we introduced CHEQ Agent Intent, reflects his conviction in where we’re headed and the urgency of the problem we’re solving: securing the agentic web.

A career built on trust at scale

Udi founded CyberArk in 1999 and built it into the global standard for privileged access management and identity security, one of the most consequential companies in the history of cybersecurity. He led the company from inception through its Nasdaq IPO and 11 years as a public company, until its $25 billion acquisition by Palo Alto Networks in February 2026, one of the largest cybersecurity acquisitions in history.

Beyond the track record, Udi is known as a builder of lasting organizations: companies that put customers at the center and create cultures people are proud to be part of.

As chairman, he will advise on our strategy and operational model as we scale.

Why now

“I have spent my career building and backing companies that solve the most important problem in cybersecurity: trust at scale,” said Udi. “Trust starts with identity. Ensuring that every identity has legitimate credentials and access is fundamental to protecting every organization. The agentic web is the next frontier of that challenge, and CHEQ is the team addressing it head-on. CHEQ is solving a real business problem that every organization must contend with. As AI agents proliferate across the open web, CHEQ provides both the intelligence and the security guardrails that give organizations the visibility and control to embrace this new era with confidence. I’m excited to step into the chairman role at this defining moment.”

Last month, we launched CHEQ Agent Intent, laying out our vision for trust, identity, intent, and control across every entity on the open web: human, bot, and AI agent alike. Our platform combines the world’s largest independent identity graph for fraud and trust, observing 6 billion authenticated user activities daily across 3 million websites and apps, with non-human detection across the entire customer journey.

“Few people understand the trajectory of cybersecurity better than Udi,” said Guy Tytunovich, our founder and CEO. “His decision to take on the chairman role tells you everything you need to know about where we are heading. CHEQ is building the trust infrastructure for the agentic web, and Udi’s counsel and partnership will help us do it at the scale this moment demands. We are honored to have him at the table.”

What comes next

AI agents acting on behalf of users are proliferating across the open web, and telling human from bot from agent has never mattered more. Today, more than 15,000 organizations rely on CHEQ to secure the entities interacting with their digital experiences. With Udi at the table, we’re scaling to meet this moment.

Welcome, Udi.