Leadership Team

John Pagliuca brings over 20 years of leadership experience to his role, with a significant focus on the software and SaaS marketplace. John serves as chief executive officer of N-able (formerly SolarWinds MSP) and prior to that served as executive vice president of SolarWinds and president of SolarWinds MSP. He joined SolarWinds with the acquisition of LOGICNow, where he served as chief financial officer. Before joining LOGICNow, John was the vice president of finance and operations of GFI Software and before that, the vice president of finance for Airvana, a leading mobile data software company, where he played key roles in taking Airvana public in 2007 and pushing them over $500M in revenue prior to the company’s acquisition by a private equity firm in 2010. John holds a B.S. in Accounting from Babson College.

Michael Adler has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Technology and Product Officer, N-able (formerly SolarWinds MSP) since March 2021. Mr. Adler previously served as Chief Product Officer at RSA Security, a computer and network security company, from September 2020 to March 2021. Previously, he served as Vice President, Product at RSA Security from January 2016 to September 2020. Prior to joining RSA Security, Mr. Adler held roles at Constant Contact, Symantec, IMlogic and Switchboard, Inc. Mr. Adler holds an M.B.A. from Boston College and a B.S. in Math/Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University.

Tim O’Brien has served as our Chief Financial Officer since the completion of the separation and distribution from SolarWinds on July 19, 2021. Mr. O’Brien previously served as Divisional Chief Financial Officer, N-able (formerly SolarWinds MSP) beginning in April 2020 and as Vice President, Finance and Operations, N-able from May 2016 to April 2020. Mr. O’Brien joined SolarWinds with its acquisition of LogicNow in May 2016, where he served as Director, Finance and Operations. Prior to joining LogicNow, Mr. O’Brien held roles at Airvana and Teradyne. Mr. O’Brien holds a B.S. in Finance from Fairfield University.

Frank Colletti has served as Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales, N-able (formerly SolarWinds MSP) since April 2020. Mr. Colletti previously served as Group Vice President, Worldwide Sales, N‑able beginning in August 2017 and as Vice President Sales, N-able from September 2013 to August 2017. Mr. Colletti previously held roles at N-able Technologies prior to its acquisition by SolarWinds in 2013 and Solidum. Mr. Colletti holds a B.B.A. from the University of Ottawa.

Kathleen Pai has served as Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer, N-able (formerly SolarWinds MSP) since March 2021. She previously served as Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer, SolarWinds beginning in January 2020. Prior to joining SolarWinds, Ms. Pai served as Vice President, People at Ultimate Software, an HR software solutions and payroll company, from October 2016 until January 2020. Prior to joining Ultimate Software, Ms. Pai held roles at Carnival Cruise Line, Citrix Systems and Lockheed Martin. Ms. Pai serves on the Board of Directors and as the Chair of the Compensation Committee of LiveVox (NASDAQ: LVOX), a contact center software platform provider. Ms. Pai holds a M.B.A. from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst and a B.S. in Public Relations from the University of Florida.

Peter C. Anastos has served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, N-able (formerly SolarWinds MSP) since March 2021. Mr. Anastos previously served as General Counsel of Access Information Management, an information management company, from November 2017 to March 2021. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel of Cynosure from June 2014 to July 2017. Mr. Anastos holds an A.B. in Government from Dartmouth College and a J.D. from Boston University School of Law.

Jeff Nulsen leads the marketing efforts for N-able as the chief marketing officer. He believes great people and a great culture build great products, customer experiences, and careers. Jeff has held various senior leadership roles, bringing with him a deep expertise in the marketing and product fields. Most recently, Jeff was the chief marketing officer at Bluehost, and before that, he served as the vice president of product management and marketing at Vistaprint.

Kevin Bury brings decades of experience and a passion for building and leading high-performance teams that help customers solve their most pressing challenges. Prior to his role with N-able (formerly SolarWinds MSP), Kevin led the customer experience teams for SolarWinds for seven years. Those teams introduced several award-winning, customer-focused programs, including the SolarWinds Academy, Smart Start assisted onboarding, the Customer Success Center, and Customer Success Managers. Previously, he held chief executive officer positions at two high-growth tech companies—guiding QuickArrow to a successful acquisition by NetSuite and Affiniscape to a successful acquisition by Riverside Capital. Kevin also ran the global software-as-service business unit for HP, growing it into one of the most successful teams.

Joel Kemmerer has served as Chief Information Officer, N-able (formerly SolarWinds MSP) since August 2020. From 2016 to 2020, Mr. Kemmerer served as the Vice President of Enterprise Business Applications at SolarWinds. Prior to joining SolarWinds, Mr. Kemmerer held various leadership positions in technology companies, including Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). Mr. Kemmerer received his B.B.A. from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin and his M.B.A. from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.

Mike Cullen brings over 25 years of corporate sales experience to the company and has assembled an equally experienced sales force. Prior to joining N-able (formerly SolarWinds MSP), Mike was vice president of sales (Ottawa Branch) and interim president of the Québec region for IKON Office Solutions, where he helped grow the business from $3.5 million to $25 million in just five years. Previously, Mike co-founded Fulline Office Products and held the role of vice president of sales. Mike also previously held progressively senior sales management positions with Canon and Pitney Bowes.

Dave MacKinnon has over 20 years of experience leading global security teams focused on cybersecurity, incident response, forensics, and threat intelligence across various industries. He started his career in the software build process—keeping security at the forefront—as a developer and product security engineer. Prior to joining N-able, Dave was an IT security leader for AT&T/Warner Media, where he implemented an extensive security program managing complex incident response events. Before that, Dave was head of research and intelligence at PhishMe, reporting directly to the CTO. He also spent time at Internet Security Systems where he was a security consultant and manager of the performance engineering team. As the chief security officer of N-able, Dave is responsible for the information security team, including security incident response; product and application security; and governance, risk, and compliance (GRC).

Johannes Kamleitner oversees all global indirect business. Johannes has a wealth of experience in IT and has held various senior leadership positions, both in running global software companies as well as worldwide distribution businesses. Prior to joining N-able (formerly SolarWinds MSP), Johannes was senior vice president and general manager at GFI Software, where he was responsible for sales, marketing, product management, engineering, and finance. Before that, Johannes was the director of SMB channel EMEA for Ingram Micro, where he successfully developed and implemented a European SMB strategy that delivered a significant increase in revenue and market coverage across the region. He started his career working for Hewlett Packard in different sales and marketing roles on a national and regional level.

Sara Foley has served as Vice President, Product Management, N-able (formerly SolarWinds MSP) since July 2019. Mrs. Foley joined SolarWinds with its acquisition of LogicNow in May 2016, where she served as Sr. Director, Product Management through 2019. Prior to joining LogicNow, Mrs. Foley held Product Management roles at Webroot and ColdSpark, Inc. Sara graduated Magna Cum Laude from Illinois State University with a double major in Applied Computer Science and Industrial Technology.