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Corey Thomas

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Chairman & CEO of Rapid7 at Underscore VC · Founder at CloudZero

Greater Boston

FoundedCloudZero

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About

CEO and board chairman of Rapid7 who serves on the NSTAC and as elected chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston; an Underscore VC CloudZero Core Partner.

Founder at CloudZero

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CloudZero's investors · 5

G20 VenturesCambridge · $2M – $5M checksInnovius CapitalSan FranciscoMatrixSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025Threshold VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $20M checks · since 2023Underscore VCBoston · since 2020

Co-founders at CloudZero

MMMatt Manger
Matt MangerFounder

Experience

  1. CloudZeroFounder, Director, and CTO/CISOcurrent2019 — presentBoston
  2. CloudZeroFounder and CEO2016 — 2019Boston
  3. FinOps FoundationMember of the Governing Boardcurrent2024 — present
  4. Boston Serverless GroupFounding Board Membercurrent2018 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  5. Boston UniversityGuest Lecturer2026Boston, MA
  6. VeracodeDirector of Technology Strategy, Office of the CTO2009 — 2016Greater Boston Area
  7. HPDirector of Products, Application Security Center2007 — 2009Greater Atlanta Area
  8. SPI DynamicsVice President of Products & Research2004 — 2007Atlanta, Georgia
  9. GuardedNetDirector of Product Management2002 — 2004Atlanta, Georgia
  10. Sanctum Inc.Product Manager and Senior Technical Accounts Manager2000 — 2002Santa Clara, California
  11. Moody's Investors ServiceInformation Security Manager1999 — 2000New York, New York
  12. SunTrustInformation Security Analyst1998 — 1999Atlanta, Georgia
  13. US Embassy Vienna AustriaSystem Engineer1996Vienna, Austria
  14. United Nations, International Atomic Energy Agency, Dept. of Nuclear SafeguardsSystems Engineer1993 — 1995Vienna, Austria

Skills & more

Strategy13FinOpsCloud ComputingSecurity62Product Management28Information Security45Application Security41SaaS31Competitive Analysis4Computer Security18Amazon Web Services (AWS)1IT Strategy17
+12 moreCloud SecurityWeb Application SecurityVulnerability AssessmentEncryptionInternet SecurityData SecurityEnterprise SoftwarePenetration TestingPythonC++Software as a Service (SaaS)Vulnerability Management

Languages German

  • FinOps Certified Engineer — FinOps Foundation
  • FinOps Certified Practitioner — FinOps Foundation
  • Advanced Open Water Diver — PADI
  • Certified Banyan Vines System Administrator — Learning Tree International
  • AWS Certified Developer - Associate — Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Requirements that Work — Pragmatic Institute
  • Practical Product Management — Pragmatic Institute
  • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional — Amazon Web Services (AWS)

From Corey's professional profile.

Colleagues at Underscore VC

Ada Glover
Co-Founder & CPO, Zus Health at Underscore VC
Allison MacLeod
Venture Partner at F-Prime Capital Partners
Amy Villeneuve
Board Director, Advisor & Past COO and President of Amazon Robotics at Underscore VC
Andy Palmer
Co-Founder of Tamr at Underscore VC
Brian Devaney
Early-stage investor at Underscore VC focused on vertical AI and B2B software transforming legacy business processes
Brian Fakhoury
Investment Analyst at Underscore VC
Brian Zitin
CEO of Reggora at Underscore VC
Chad Laurans
Founder & Chairman of SimpliSafe at Underscore VC

Frequently asked questions

Who is Corey Thomas?
CEO and board chairman of Rapid7 who serves on the NSTAC and as elected chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston; an Underscore VC CloudZero Core Partner.
Where does Corey Thomas work?
Corey Thomas is Founder of CloudZero and Chairman & CEO of Rapid7 at Underscore VC.
What companies did Corey Thomas found?
Corey Thomas founded CloudZero.
Where did Corey Thomas go to school?
Corey Thomas studied at Virginia Tech (Computer Science & Political Science); Emory & Henry University (Political Science and Computer Science).

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