Corey Thomas is the CEO of Rapid7 as well as its board chair. Prior to joining Rapid7, Thomas was vice president of marketing at Parallels Inc., a virtualization technology company; group project manager of the Microsoft Server and Tools Division, steering product planning for Microsoft’s data platform; and a consultant at Deloitte Consulting. In 2018, he was elected to the Cyber Threat Alliance board of directors and the Massachusetts Cybersecurity Strategy Council. He also serves on the board of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, sitting on its audit and health-care quality and affordability committees; on the board of LPL Financial; and on Vanderbilt University’s Board of Trust. He previously served on the US Commerce Department's Digital Economy Board of Advisors. Thomas has extensive experience leading technology companies to the next stage of growth and innovation.