Corey Thomas
InvestorChairman & CEO, Rapid7 at Venture Guides Management, L.P. · CEO, Rapid7 & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC
Greater Boston
About
Corey Thomas is the Chairman and CEO of Rapid7, a Boston-based cybersecurity data and analytics company. He previously worked as a VP at Parallels and as a Group Product Manager at Microsoft. He also serves on the Cyber Threat Alliance Board of Directors and the Massachusetts Cybersecurity Strategy Council.
Invests in
Cybersecurity
Experience
- Rapid7Executive Chaircurrent2026 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Rapid7Chief Executive Officer2012 — 2026
- Rapid7Chairman and CEO2019 — 2025
- Rapid7President & CEO2012 — 2018Greater Boston
- Rapid7SVP2008 — 2012Boston, MA
- LPL FinancialBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of MassachusettsBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentGreater Boston
- Vanderbilt UniversityMember Board Of Trusteescurrent2019 — presentNashville Metropolitan Area
- Pillar VCPillar VC Founding Pillarcurrent2018 — presentGreater Boston
- ParallelsVice President2007 — 2008
- Microsoft CorpGroup Product Manager2002 — 2007
- Deloitte ConsultingConsultant1998 — 2000
Skills & more
Cloud Computing52Product Management66Product Marketing13Start-ups76Strategic Partnerships57Security53Mobile Devices6Professional Services20Solution Selling20Go-to-market Strategy75Competitive Analysis13Demand Generation9
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VirtualizationCommunity SupportCross-functional Team LeadershipMuscle CarsSales ProcessMarketingNetwork SecuritySales EnablementSaaSEnterprise SoftwareLeadershipMentoringLanguages Spanish
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Colleagues at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Andrew Burton
CEO, commercetools at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Andrew Smith
Investor at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Anton Simunovic
Partner at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Ava Simunovic
Investor at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Bear Albright
Managing Director, Bain Capital at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Bear Brofft
Investor at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Ben Holzman
Investor at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Benjamin Nye
Managing Partner at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Corey Thomas?
- Corey Thomas is the Chairman and CEO of Rapid7, a Boston-based cybersecurity data and analytics company. He previously worked as a VP at Parallels and as a Group Product Manager at Microsoft. He also serves on the Cyber Threat Alliance Board of Directors and the Massachusetts Cybersecurity Strategy Council.
- Where does Corey Thomas work?
- Corey Thomas is Chairman & CEO, Rapid7 at Venture Guides Management, L.P..
- What does Corey Thomas invest in?
- Corey Thomas invests in Cybersecurity.
- Where did Corey Thomas go to school?
- Corey Thomas studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, Business Administration and Management); Vanderbilt University (BE, Computer Science & Electrical Engineering).
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