At the Forefront of innovation

Delivering encryption and identity management solutions

Public key enablement and identity management experts, working together to shape The Story Of Zeva

17 years of Public Key Enablement (PKE), Identity, Credentialing and Access Management (ICAM) excellence. Throughout the years Zeva has been solving the most complex identity and encryption challenges for the federal government and corporations around the globe. 

Zeva Incorporated helps clients around the globe strengthen their security posture with tailored services. Founded in 2005, in Herndon, Virginia, USA; Zeva Inc. is a CMMI Level 3, Woman-Owned Small Business. Zeva develops and licenses commercial off the shelf (COTS) products that address the PKI enablement needs of highly regulated agencies. Demonstrating its market dominance, Zeva holds multiple patents for encryption and decryption technologies.

Innovative Solutions to automate and streamline compliance and regulatory requirements

2m+
Users
100+
Clients
14+
Countries
Woman Owned Small Business
Women Business Enterprise

Women Driving Innovation

"As a proud member of the WBENC family, Zeva continuously strives to help government, public, private, and non-profit organizations meet their core values by working with diverse suppliers. For several years, Zeva has demonstrated passion, expertise and inclusion as a Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) and Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE). As we continue to grow our business on many levels, we strongly believe in the importance of supplier diversity not only for Zeva, but for our clients as well.”

Jihan Andoni
CEO Zeva Inc.

Zeva Discerning the problem

Though encryption of digitally transmitted information is encouraged, and in some cases mandated, many organizations found compliance with best practices to be too cumbersome. The founders of Zeva Inc. realized that many organizations were experiencing crippling service delays and reporting challenges. The issues were so profound that organizations would choose to face fines rather than implement complicated security solutions.

Becoming the Difference in Decryption

This inaccessibility of traditional encryption solutions presented a massive market gap, one we’ve been dedicated to filling for over 17 years. Zeva’s DecryptNaBox® flagship product suite offers capabilities in the areas of secure PKI key storage and recovery, bulk email decryption, mobile support for encrypted email, and support for PKI technology migrations.

DecryptNaBox® solves the business and technical challenges of quickly and securely managing large volumes of encrypted data. By addressing these challenges, organizations are able to implement strategies that provide the highest level of protection for sensitive data, without compromising performance.

DecryptNaBox is licensed by multiple agencies of the United States Government and many corporations in the United States and Europe. Our customers use DecryptNaBox® to support requirements as diverse as eDiscovery, compliance investigations, mergers & acquisitions, and federal FOIA and NARA Capstone compliance, as well as encrypted data access on mobile devices.

Beyond Decryption: Delivering Essential Technology Services

Answering the call for robust security and IT services, Zeva Inc. also delivers public key infrastructure, IT modernization, cybersecurity, identity and access management as well as virtualization and public and private cloud installation services.
With the goal of solving tomorrow’s technology service needs today, Zeva remains committed to creating proven and custom solutions to meet the needs of highly regulated federal and commercial organizations.

Mission

Driving everything we do, our mission is to be the premier provider of best-in-class technology and cryptography solutions to highly regulated organizations that span the U.S. federal government, commercial enterprises, and non-profit organizations.

Vision

Our vision is to innovate effective solutions to stay one step ahead of threat actors. In doing so, we forge long-term relationships with organizations that are subject to strict regulations that aim to improve security, privacy, and transparency.

Zeva Patents

Pioneering the cryptography space, Zeva Inc. holds three patents that provide effective security solutions to highly regulated organizations.

Systems and methods for facilitating policy-compliant end-to-end encryption for individuals between organizations

US-2021-0306160-A1 · Issued Sep 30, 2021

Systems and methods for facilitating policy-compliant end-to-end encryption for individuals between organizations with focus on Federal government

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Methods of and systems for facilitating decryption of encrypted electronic information

US 9544135 · Issued Jan 10, 2017

Disclosed herein are methods of and systems for facilitating decryption of encrypted electronic information to obtain unencrypted electronic information for consumption by an authorized recipient...

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System and method for email and file decryption without direct access to required decryption key

US 9438568 · Issued Sep 6, 2016

Exemplary systems and methods are directed to decrypting electronic messages in a network. The system includes a processor configured to receive or monitor message sources for encrypted messages...

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Zeva Partnerships

Zeva, Inc. has built strong relationships with other leading technology companies to push the limits of IT, together.

At Zeva, Inc., we believe that collaboration breeds innovation. No single entity can tackle all of the challenges we face alone. When industry experts come together to face those challenges, the resulting solutions are greater than the sum of their parts. To that end, we’ve formed long-term partnerships with the following technology leaders to help engineer the solutions of tomorrow.

Markets We Serve

See why top organizations choose Zeva Inc.

Discover why entities in the most sensitive and compliance-heavy markets trust us with their Public Key Enablement, Cybersecurity, IT Modernization, as well as Identity & Access Management. Confidently move forward with important technology projects knowing that you have a technology partner with 15+ years of experience serving organizations like yours.

Federal Market

Federal Market

Maintain compliance with FISMA and PKI regulations by implementing our unique Public Key Enablement services and the fastest S/MIME bulk email decryption solution available.

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Commercial Market

Commercial Market

Modernize your IT infrastructure, quickly meet eDiscovery requirements, and protect productivity with effective, high-volume email decryption.

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Non-Profit Market

Non-Profit Market

Discover how Zeva can meet your blockchain, cybersecurity, and IT modernization needs. Non-profit entities have the same security needs as any other organization.

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Zeva Team

The Talents behind the machine

Sam Andoni

Sam Andoni

President
Jihan Andoni

Jihan Andoni

CEO
Gary DiPalma

Gary DiPalma

CTO
David Spannare

David Spannare

Senior Business Advisor
Ella Schwartz

Ella Schwartz

Vice President of Professional Services
Mark Kradel

Mark Kradel

Senior Principal Consultant - ICAM & Cloud Solutions
Tricia Gilmore

Tricia Gilmore

Financial Controller
Ramiz Andoni

Ramiz Andoni

Operations Manager

Sam Andoni

President

For the past 30 years, Andoni has forged an illustrious career as an industry-leading technologist. He is an established thought leader, having obtained multiple U.S. patents and is regularly published in major media outlets, including Forbes Magazine. Andoni’s leadership and advanced technical skills have formed the backbone of Zeva Inc. and its ability to produce cutting-edge encryption technologies that solve previously unsolvable problems for its clients. Andoni is an industry-recognized expert in the fields of Security and Identity Management. This expertise proved instrumental for Andoni when he founded Zeva Inc. in 2005.

Andoni holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Bethlehem University, and a Master’s degree in Computer Science from American University in Washington D.C. Additionally, Andoni has obtained the following industry certificates: CNE, MCSE, MCT, CCNA, CCDA, CISSP, and CISM. When Andoni is not building cryptography and security solutions for his clients, he enjoys spending time with his wife and three children.

Jihan Andoni

CEO

Serving as a pillar in the cryptography community for more than two decades, Andoni demonstrates a commitment to excellence in her field. Combining her customer driven leadership and technology prowess, Andoni builds and leads product teams that create revolutionary new products intent on making effective encryption and decryption capabilities more accessible to highly regulated government agencies, commercial organizations, and NGOs.

Prior to becoming the CEO of Zeva Inc., Andoni made a name for herself in the data analytics realm, most recently as the Research Director for the Center for Responsible Politics, a data-centric, non-profit organization located in Washington D.C.

Andoni holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Bethlehem University, and a Master’s degree in Information Systems from American University in Washington D.C. When she’s not leading the development of powerful new cryptography tools, Andoni is a dedicated member of the International Women’s Forum of Washington, DC, and serves as a Co-Founder of NAAWA, the National Arab American Women’s Association. In her time off, Andoni enjoys spending time with her husband and three children while participating in fundraising for humanitarian causes and other events in the community.

David Spannare

Senior Business Advisor

Spannare brings a wealth of industry experience to the Zeva team, having dedicated his 45-year career to the advancement of technology in service to commercial and government customers. At Zeva, Spannare is responsible for formulating business strategy and ensuring effective execution of customer programs through application of quality management and process maturity methods.

Prior to joining Zeva, Spannare served as Chief Information Officer of several organizations, including ManTech International and the Northrop Grumman IT Services sector. Additionally, he held senior IT roles at Litton Industries. Spannare’s broad base of industry and leadership experience enables him to enhance Zeva’s success as a market leader in the creative use of information technology to solve complex business challenges.

Spannare is a graduate of the University of Maryland at College Park. He takes pride in his track record of cultivating work environments in which people can succeed, advance, and realize their full potential.

Ella Schwartz

Vice President of Professional Services

Ella Schwartz has over 25 years of experience building, growing, and reinventing Professional Services organizations for commercial and federal sectors. She holds a bachelor’s and master's degree in engineering from Columbia University. As a respected industry thought leader, she has deep knowledge in PKI and ICAM, having personally directed deployment and enablement projects for hundreds of customers. Prior to joining Zeva, Ms. Schwartz spent 25 years at Entrust as the Director of Professional Services, where she transformed the model for cybersecurity service delivery.

Ms. Schwartz joined Zeva in 2024 as the Vice President of Professional Services. In this role she is responsible for managing, evolving, and growing the service delivery organization.

Beyond her professional pursuits, Schwartz is also an award-winning author. Her book CAN YOU CRACK THE CODE is a cybersecurity primer for middle grade readers. The book won the American Association of Science book of the year award, the Mathical Book Prize, and more. Schwartz has been invited to speak at consortiums, universities, and organizations all over the country to promote cybersecurity literacy. She volunteers with organizations that aim to inspire and empower the next generation of STEM leaders, particularly women.

Tricia Gilmore

Financial Controller

Tricia is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and holds a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation with 25 years of experience in finance and accounting. In addition to working at PWC, she has held positions of Controller at L3 Linkabit Division and Director of Financial Planning & Reporting at Cubic Corporation, resulting in strong specialized knowledge of GovCon accounting and compliance.

Mark Kradel

Senior Principal Consultant - ICAM & Cloud Solutions

Kradel brings to Zeva many years of expertise in cloud engineering, with his deepest experience being in Azure, Active Directory, Cloud Migrations, and Identity Management. Prior to working as a Staff Engineer at Cofense, Kradel spent more than 20 years working for Microsoft Consulting Services where he was instrumental in the successful implementation of large complex system migrations. Kradel also brings a wealth of knowledge in the training and mentoring of new employees. He co-led a global Microsoft Internal Training event in 2017 that concentrated on the development/delivery of complex solutions.

Kradel joined Zeva in October of 2022 as the new Senior Principal Consultant for Zeva’s ICAM & Cloud Solutions team. He will tackle projects that range from building enterprise solutions to improving business performance and developing innovative technologies in Microsoft Azure and AWS Cloud across hybrid environments.

He currently resides in the Pittsburgh area. He enjoys photography and is an avid follower of the Pittsburgh sports teams.

Gary DiPalma

CTO

Gary DiPalma brings a wealth of experience in professional services and technology expertise to the Zeva team. DiPalma has a passion for customer success and teamwork. He spent more than 20 years at Microsoft where he served as a senior member/contributor in their Consulting division. He has played critical roles in architecting, managing, and delivering complex technology solutions to enterprise customers focusing on Microsoft technologies.

DiPalma joined the Zeva team in August of 2022 and is accountable for Zeva’s product portfolio, alignment and direction of company's technical strategy, and is a member of the senior management team. He earned an M.B.A from Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He holds several Microsoft Certifications including Azure Solutions Architect Expert, DevOps Engineer Expert, and Azure Administrator.

He currently resides in the Tampa Bay area. He enjoys playing the guitar, is an avid auto racing fan, and fosters rescue dogs.

Ramiz Andoni

Operations Manager

As an Operations Manager, Ramiz plays an important role in strategic planning to improve operations performance & effectiveness. He also oversees team member utilization to ensure high productivity. Ramiz has been with the company for over 10 years where he held many positions ranging from technical to management. He started as an Identity and Access and Management Associate, then Quality Assurance Engineer, and now an Operations Manager. Ramiz is currently finishing up his MBA studies at George Mason University where he is expected to finish mid-year 2019.

Zeva Board of Advisors

Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley Jr., U.S. Army, Ret.

Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley Jr., U.S. Army, Ret.

Board Chairman
Mohab Murrar

Mohab Murrar

Advisory Board Member
Brigadier General Tom Cosentino, U.S. Army, Ret.

Brigadier General Tom Cosentino, U.S. Army, Ret.

Advisory Board Member
David Mahdi

David Mahdi

Advisory Board Member
Maria Vachino

Maria Vachino

Advisory Board Member

Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley Jr., U.S. Army, Ret.

Board Chairman

Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley Jr. retired from the U.S. Army November 2020 after over 36 years of activity duty service as an intelligence officer. He assumed his last duty position on 3 October 2017 when he became the 21st Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). He formerly served as the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2, where he was the senior advisor to the Secretary of the Army and Army Chief of Staff for all aspects of intelligence, counterintelligence and security. He has commanded at the company, battalion, squadron, and brigade levels with six combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as a squadron, brigade commander, and Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence (J-2). Other key assignments include the Director of Intelligence, United States Army Joint Special Operations Command; the Director of Intelligence, United States Central Command; the Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, International Security Assistance Force and Director of Intelligence, United States Forces, Afghanistan; and Commanding General and Commandant United States Army Intelligence Center and School Fort Huachuca, AZ. Lieutenant General Ashley has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Appalachian State University, a master’s degree in Strategic Intelligence from the National Intelligence University (formerly known as the Defense Intelligence College) and a master’s degree in Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College. Lieutenant General Ashley is the CEO of Ashley Global Leadership and Security (LLC).

Tom Cosentino, Brigadier General (Ret), US Army

Advisory Board Member

Following an Army career that included numerous operational and strategic assignments over a 30 year span, retired Army Brigadier General Guy “Tom” Cosentino now serves as Business Executives for National Security (BENS) Chief Operating Officer, overseeing BENS’ day to day operations, while also improving outreach to, and strategic dialogue with, senior civilian and uniformed national security leaders. In addition, Tom serves as a Senior Strategic Advisor to World Fuel Services. Prior to retirement in September 2015, his last military assignment was as the 28th Commandant of the National War College – the premier institution for the education of strategic leaders for the United States Military, other departments of the United States Government, and 29 allied nations.

Previous to assuming command of the National War College, Tom managed the Middle East portfolio on the United States Joint Staff, providing military advice to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Secretary of Defense. He also served previously as the Deputy Commanding General for Regional Support, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan, and as the Chief of Strategy, Plans, and Assessments for the Multi-National Security Transition Command in Iraq where he developed U.S. plans to man, train, and equip over four hundred thousand Iraqi Army and Police Forces.

David Mahdi

Advisory Board Member

Former Gartner research VP, identity, cryptography and cybersecurity visionary, Mr. Mahdi is an industry recognized leader.

David has helped large organizations tackle digital transformation projects that included digital identity, IoT security, and early stage blockchain efforts; guided organizations to build internal cryptography teams, such as the cryptography center of excellence; and consulted through IPOs, raising capital, and M&A, among many other contributions. A top performing analyst, his depth and breadth of coverage made him one of the most demanded industry analysts for clients around the globe. As a market maker, David was instrumental in creating markets and definitions for areas such as: Decentralized identity, Bring Your own identity (BYOI), passwordless authentication, Machine Identity management, and privacy enhanced computation.

In his current role of chief strategy officer (CSO) and CISO advisor at Sectigo, David leads the company’s overall strategy, direction, and M&A efforts to expand its leadership in the digital trust space. David is a member of the Zeva advisory board, where he offers his critical insights and guidance on overall corporate strategy, technology and GTM efforts.

Maria Vachino

Advisory Board Member

Maria Vachino is currently the CEO of Cyntegra, a cybersecurity product start-up, President of Calvert Consulting, LLC, where she is focused on supporting strategic ICAM (Identity, Credential, & Access Management) modernization efforts in the federal government, and VP of Assurance at Kantara. Maria was previously the Technical and Government Engagement lead for the DHS S&T Cybersecurity Division’s Identity Management Research Program while at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and has almost two decades of experience in identity and cybersecurity. Maria has a BS in Computer Science from UMBC and an MS in Cybersecurity from Johns Hopkins.

Mohab Murrar

Advisory Board Member

Over the past 20+ years, Mohab has helped launch several startups across the globe and has served as CEO at multiple international organizations. His career spans senior positions with global organizations catering to both private and public sectors. ´

Murrar believes that the need for robust cybersecurity is higher than ever and shows no sign of diminishing. It’s his goal to ensure that Zeva Holdings Group is positioned perfectly to engineer solutions that meet the cybersecurity challenges of its customers, both here at home and in global markets.

Murrar holds an MBA and a Master of Science in Technology Management from George Mason University. As a former professional squash player, Murrar maintains an active lifestyle outside of the office. He is an avid runner and enjoys hiking with his wife and four children.

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Zeva works with its clients directly or through its growing network of systems integrators and technology services providers within the United States and the globe.

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