Built by those who’ve seen what breaks.
Our team includes engineers, operators, and security experts who’ve worked at the front-lines of risk — across enterprise, national security, and critical infrastructure.
Max Buchan
Co-founder & CEO
Max Buchan founded Valarian to give organisations true digital autonomy. His background in international finance has lead him to focus on infrastructure where privacy, compliance, and control aren’t optional.
Josh McLaughlin
Co-founder & COO
Josh McLaughlin joined Valarian after over a decade in the U.S. military and national security. His experience leading mission-critical systems shaped the platform’s focus on compartmentalisation, resilience, and system-level control.
Jason Dent
Director of Engineering
Jason's career spans everything from leading development on Microsoft Flight Simulator to scaling mission-critical infrastructure at Uber. He brings decades of systems thinking and executional rigor to the engineering organisation.
Nick Trim
Chairman
Nick Trim is Chairman of Valarian. Formerly COO at Darktrace, he spent over fifteen years in operational roles within the UK’s cyber defense community, helping build national capabilities to protect critical infrastructure.