Leandra Fishman Joins Proof as Chief Revenue Officer

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 5, 2024--

Leandra Fishman has been appointed as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at Proof, where she will drive the company’s next phase of growth and revenue strategy. Leandra brings over three decades of experience leading high-impact sales teams and scaling revenue in the technology sector, with a proven track record across both enterprise and consumer markets.

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Prior to joining Proof, Leandra served as CRO at Apollo.io, where, during her tenure, the company’s revenue doubled and achieved a $1.6 billion valuation after their most recent funding round. At Apollo.io, she led the company’s global go-to-market strategy, expanding sales, customer success, and support functions during a period of rapid growth. Her strategic vision helped Apollo.io secure its position as the leading sales intelligence platform on G2.

Leandra’s career is marked by successful leadership roles at Intercom, Twilio, and SendGrid, where she helped take the latter through a successful IPO and significantly increased its market cap within its first year as a public company. Her experience extends beyond large enterprises to scaling early-stage startups, where she has been pivotal in positioning ventures for successful acquisitions.

At Proof, Leandra will leverage her expertise to drive the deployment and adoption of Proof’s Identity Authorization Network (IAN)—a groundbreaking suite of solutions designed to secure every digital interaction and transaction. This network includes the Identify, Verify, Notarize, Sign, Defend, and the soon-to-launch Certify products. As the company’s identity-secured authorization solutions gain traction, Leandra’s strategic leadership will be crucial in scaling sales operations and building deeper relationships with enterprises across industries facing increasing threats from AI-driven fraud and deepfakes.

“Leandra’s extensive experience in scaling revenue operations and her strategic approach to building high-performance teams make her an invaluable addition to Proof,” said Pat Kinsel, CEO of Proof. “Her leadership will be instrumental as we continue to enhance our platform and secure critical transactions in this era of AI and deepfake challenges.”

Leandra is excited to join Proof at a time when securing trust in digital interactions has never been more critical. “The Identity Authorization Network suite of products is uniquely positioned to redefine digital trust, and I look forward to accelerating its deployment across industries that require the highest levels of security,” said Fishman.

Known for her collaborative leadership style, Leandra excels in aligning people, processes, and products to achieve ambitious business goals. At Proof, she will play a key role in expanding the company’s reach into new verticals and enhancing its impact in securing digital transactions, including innovations like identity-secured authorizations and AI-driven fraud protection​​​.

About Proof

Proof (formerly Notarize) is helping to secure the digital economy. As more critical commerce shifts from in-person to online, companies need to be able to trust who is behind every digital interaction. As a pioneer of remote online notarization, Proof has built the largest network of professional notaries. The Notarize Network has thousands of compliant and approved notaries. The average wait time for a notary is less than a second. Every year, millions of customers in all 50 states trust the Notarize Network to notarize important documents or to verify their identity. With industry-leading compliance and built-in fraud prevention tools, Proof secures trust at every customer touchpoint using a transaction platform that cryptographically binds verified legal identity to signatures, documents, and data. Proof is trusted by more than 7,000 organizations, from some of the largest brands in financial services to small businesses. Proof’s platform serves a wide range of industries, from estate planning to property management, retirement, health care, construction, legal, credit unions, small business lending, and government. For more information, visit https://www.proof.com.

Leandra Fishman, chief revenue officer, Proof (formerly Notarize) (Photo: Business Wire)

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An explosive device was detonated Thursday in a popular cafe in the Syrian capital of Damascus, killing at least nine people, Syria's Health Ministry said.

The explosion near the main courthouse complex left 20 others wounded, the ministry said as reported by Syria's state-run Al-Ikhbariya network.

No group immediately claimed responsibility. Security forces rushed to the cafe and cordoned off the area as they investigate the attack.

Syria's Interior Ministry said in a statement that the explosive was a “crude improvised explosive device weighing approximately one kilogram equipped with metal shrapnel.” It said investigators were reviewing security camera footage, collecting forensic evidence and interviewing witnesses.

“The perpetrators of this terrorist act and those behind it will be brought to justice, and no one involved will escape accountability,” it said.

A video circulating on social media showed several wounded people lying on the ground, with police officers nearby. Ambulances later rushed to the scene treating people on site and taking the more severely wounded to hospitals in the Syrian capital.

The cafe is near the Syrian capital's main judicial complex and was frequented by lawyers who worked in the neighborhood.

Jalal Aljanani, who owns a restaurant next door, ran toward the cafe when he heard the explosion and was horrified by the sight of the bodies on the floor.

“We carried the victims to the cars until the traffic police arrived,” he told The Associated Press, his shirt covered in blood. "Many of them had suffered severe impact injuries, and almost all of them were bleeding.”

Since overthrowing the Assad dynasty and taking power in a lightning insurgency in December 2024, Syria’s new rulers have cracked down on militants from the extremist Islamic State group in an attempt to thwart attacks in and around the capital.

During the uprising-turned war in Syria that began in 2011, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa led the Hayat Tahrir al Sham group, formerly affiliated with al-Qaida, but since coming to power has vowed to protect Syrians of all backgrounds, especially religious and ethnic minorities.

Al-Sharaa has reasserted the government's full authority across the vast majority of the country, wresting control back from extremist groups or Kurdish-led forces. However, he still contends with security concerns as he tries to stabilize the country.

Security agencies frequently announce that they have raided IS cells and thwarted attacks reportedly targeting minorities and busy commercial areas. However, several incidents such as a suicide bombing in a church in July 2025 have raised concerns among many Syrians.

— Associated Press writers Kareem Chehayeb in Beirut and Omar Albam in Damascus contributed to this report.

Syrian security inspects the site after an explosive device was detonated in a cafe near the main courthouse complex, in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, July 2, 2026 (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Syrian security inspects the site after an explosive device was detonated in a cafe near the main courthouse complex, in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, July 2, 2026 (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Syrian security inspects the site after an explosive device was detonated in a cafe near the main courthouse complex, in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, July 2, 2026 (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)