Corey Thomas
InvestorFounderChairman & CEO of Rapid7 at Underscore VC · Founder at CloudZero
Greater Boston
FoundedCloudZero
About
CEO and board chairman of Rapid7, member of NSTAC, and elected chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Serves as an Underscore VC Core Partner to CloudZero.
Founder at CloudZero
Intro paths
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CloudZero's investors · 5
Co-founders at CloudZero
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Matt MangerFounder
Experience
- CloudZeroFounder, Director, and CTO/CISOcurrent2019 — presentBoston
- CloudZeroFounder and CEO2016 — 2019Boston
- FinOps FoundationMember of the Governing Boardcurrent2024 — present
- Boston Serverless GroupFounding Board Membercurrent2018 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Boston UniversityGuest Lecturer2026Boston, MA
- VeracodeDirector of Technology Strategy, Office of the CTO2009 — 2016Greater Boston Area
- HPDirector of Products, Application Security Center2007 — 2009Greater Atlanta Area
- SPI DynamicsVice President of Products & Research2004 — 2007Atlanta, Georgia
- GuardedNetDirector of Product Management2002 — 2004Atlanta, Georgia
- Sanctum Inc.Product Manager and Senior Technical Accounts Manager2000 — 2002Santa Clara, California
- Moody's Investors ServiceInformation Security Manager1999 — 2000New York, New York
- SunTrustInformation Security Analyst1998 — 1999Atlanta, Georgia
- US Embassy Vienna AustriaSystem Engineer1996Vienna, Austria
- 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
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Cloud SecurityWeb Application SecurityVulnerability AssessmentEncryptionInternet SecurityData SecurityEnterprise SoftwarePenetration TestingPythonC++Software as a Service (SaaS)Vulnerability ManagementLanguages 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
Allison MacLeod
Venture Partner at F-Prime Capital Partners
Andrew Palmer
Co-Founder of Tamr at Underscore VC
Brian Devaney
Partner at Underscore VC
Brian Fakhoury
Investment Analyst at Underscore VC
Chris Gardner
Partner at Underscore VC
Claire Crowther
Vice President, Strategy & Operations at Underscore VC
Devin Nash
Vice President, Brand & Experience at Underscore VC
Dries Buytaert
Founder of Acquia & Drupal at Underscore VC
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Corey Thomas?
- CEO and board chairman of Rapid7, member of NSTAC, and elected chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Serves as an Underscore VC Core Partner to CloudZero.
- 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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Same school
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Shared employers
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