J. Paul Haynes

President and Chief Operating Officer

J.Paul Haynes was drawn to eSentire with a vision to create a disruptive cybersecurity company. He successfully partnered with growth capital and private equity firms to invest in and scale eSentire to become the world’s largest pure-play Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider and market leader. J.Paul is a professional engineer with a 35-year entrepreneurial track record of success. His business acumen, in-depth understanding of technology, and strong leadership have made him a respected and reliable voice on the topic of cybersecurity in North America, Europe and Asia.

J.Paul holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Engineering from the University of Guelph. He is also a proud alumnus serving on the Advisory Board of the Masters of CyberSecurity and Threat Intelligence for University of Guelph’s College of Physical Science, is a Board Director for Technation and for 2025 is co-chairing the Canadian T7 cybersecurity and AI working group as part of Canada’s G7 Presidency.