John Pepe is the Regulated Industry Advisor and Resident Chief Legal and Compliance Officer at Proofpoint, where he oversees the legal and compliance practice within the Digital Communications Governance (DCG) Group. He advises highly regulated and litigious customers on industry best practices and helps shape Proofpoint’s DCG compliance strategy. John has more than 20 years of experience in legal and compliance technology, including 8 years at Proofpoint, and has also served as an Industry Advisor, Division Manager, Product Marketing Manager, and Product Manager at other leading DCG providers. Before moving into technology, John spent 10 years in the legal and compliance departments of trading firms, broker-dealers, and investment banks. He held FINRA Series 7, 24, 14, 4, 51, and 55 licenses, and served as Chief Compliance Officer on the Floor of the New York Stock Exchange. He earned a Juris Doctor in Corporate and Securities Law from Rutgers Law School and a BA from Rutgers University.

Nick Montano is a Senior Enterprise Sales and eDiscovery Strategist at Casepoint, specializing in legal hold, eDiscovery, compliance, and data governance solutions for Fortune 1000 organizations and regulated industries. With a strong focus on helping enterprises modernize legal and investigative workflows, he works closely with corporate legal, compliance, IT, and security teams to streamline operations while strengthening defensibility and security posture. Nick is known for his expertise in complex enterprise sales cycles, including procurement, RFP strategy, FedRAMP High and DoD compliance requirements, and large scale digital transformation initiatives. He has played a key role in expanding Casepoint’s presence across North America, including helping drive strategic partnerships and enterprise adoption within highly regulated sectors such as defense, finance, insurance, and energy. Passionate about technology, cybersecurity, AI, and legal innovation, Nick regularly shares insights on eDiscovery trends, compliance challenges, and the evolving intersection of legal operations and secure data management.

Shawn Aquino is a Staff Product Marketing Manager, covering the Proofpoint’s Digital Communications Governance portfolio, which includes Archive, Automate, Capture, Discover, Patrol, Supervision, Track, and Nuclei Discovery and Archive Suite. Prior to Proofpoint, he held senior product marketing and product management roles at Pure Storage, Veritas Technologies, Symantec, Commvault and HP. Shawn earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Management (Marketing Concentration) from San Jose State University.