Yair Cohen (Sentra)
Israeli technology executive; co-founder and chief product officer of Sentra; Unit 8200 veteran
| Yair Cohen
| |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation | Technology executive |
| Known for | Co-founder and chief product officer of Sentra |
- Not to be confused with Yair Cohen (Brig. General).
Yair Cohen is an Israeli technology executive and co-founder and chief product officer of the data-security company Sentra.[1] According to his company biography he served in Unit 8200 for five years.[2]
Unit 8200
Sentra's biography of Cohen says that, "With a background as a member of the IDF's Unit 8200 for five years, he possesses over 18 years of expertise in enterprise software, security, data, and cloud computing" (Israel Defense Forces).[2]
Career
Sentra says Cohen "led product management at Microsoft and Datadog" and held senior product management posts at Datadog, Digital Asset and Microsoft Azure Protection.[2] Ctech named him in 2025 as a Sentra co-founder, "VP of Product, who previously held senior leadership roles at Microsoft and Datadog", alongside Asaf Kochan, a former commander of Unit 8200, Yoav Regev and Ron Reiter.[3] The company lists him as one of its four founders.[1]
See also
- Sentra (company)
- Asaf Kochan
- Unit 8200
- Cyber and tech firms founded by ex Unit 8200 or occupation forces veterans
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sentra, About Sentra: Get to Know the Leadership Team, Sentra.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sentra, Yair Cohen, Co-Founder and CPO, Sentra.
- ↑ Meir Orbach, Ex-Unit 8200 commander’s startup raises $50 million to fight AI-driven data leaks, Ctech, 22 April 2025.