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Cheltenham, United Kingdom – September 19, 2025 – Validato CEO & Co-Founder Ronan Lavelle joins the prestigious Forbes Technology Council, an invitation-only community reserved for the world’s leading CIOs, CTOs, and technology executives.

Lavelle was hand-selected by a review committee recognising his extensive expertise and transformative leadership in the cybersecurity space. Criteria for acceptance in this exclusive group include a proven track record of driving substantial business growth, significant professional achievements, and notable industry recognition.

As a Council member, Lavelle gains access to unparalleled opportunities for influence and thought leadership. He will engage with top-tier leaders in a private, high-level forum—an invaluable platform to collaborate with industry giants. Lavelle will also contribute expert insights through exclusive Forbes articles and participate in Forbes Expert Panels, amplifying his voice on Forbes.com.

“I’m excited to join the Forbes Technology Council and collaborate with other visionary leaders,” said Lavelle. “Our focus is on educating the market and business leaders about the advantages of building cyber resilience through security control validation. Validato makes it easy for businesses, large and small, to adopt these strategies and protect their operations from the highly sophisticated cyber threats.”

Validato is an emerging leader in the Adversarial Exposure Validation (AEV) market – with a platform that validates the effectiveness of security controls by simulating cyber threat actor behaviours. Validato was founded in 2022 by Ronan Lavelle, Andrew Brown, Miroslav Solodujev and Jan Zentek. Validato is headquartered in Cheltenham, United Kingdom. For more information, visit: https://www.validato.io

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