Rohit Ghai is Chief Executive Officer of RSA, a global leader in identity and access management (IAM) solutions for security-first organizations. Around the world, more than 9,000 organizations rely on RSA to manage 60 million identities across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments. Ghai is often cited in broadcast and print media on topics like data privacy, content management, information governance, digital risk and cybersecurity.translated

Prior to the September 2020 acquisition of RSA, Ghai served as president of RSA during its tenure as a Dell Technologies business. Previously, he served as president of Dell EMC’s Enterprise Content Division (ECD), where he was instrumental in setting a compelling vision, transforming go-to-market and revitalizing the portfolio for the digital era through strategic partnerships and acquisitions. Ghai was responsible for all aspects of the ECD business, including sales and services, channel strategy, product development, marketing, finance, support and customer success. He joined Dell EMC in December 2009 to run product development and was chief operating officer of ECD prior to becoming president.translated

Ghai has experience in both startup and big company settings, with expertise in digital transformation in highly regulated markets, and knowledge across software, systems and security. He joined Dell EMC from Symantec, where he held a variety of senior engineering and general management roles. Previously, he was at Computer Associates (CA) in a number of senior management roles in the BrightStor and eTrust business units, and led the CA India operations as chief technology officer. Ghai joined CA through the acquisition of Cheyenne Software, a startup in the backup and data protection space.translated

Ghai holds a master’s degree in computer science from the University of South Carolina and a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee.translated

As the Vice President, Head of International Sales, Alaa Abdulnabi leads RSA’s International Business covering all functions in sales and Go-To-Market. In his current role, he focuses on building world-class teams to help partners and customers manage their risk by providing best-in-class Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions. Alaa has near 20 years of Identity management, cybersecurity, and leadership experience.translated

Alaa led various technology sales specialists, channel teams, and direct sales teams across EMEA and APJ helping organizations develop effective access assurance strategies, mitigate risk, and scale threat detection and incident response capabilities.translated

Alaa maintains an active CISSP certificate and is a holder of a bachelor’s degree in Computer and Electronics Engineering.translated

As Chief Human Resources Officer, Michael Bourgon develops the RSA people strategy with a focus on cultivating the human capital needed to continue driving growth.translated

Michael brings extensive HR experience to his role, having led human resources teams in organizations across software, healthcare, technology, insurance, media, retail, and other industries. Prior to RSA, Michael served as EVP, People for Elevate K-12, the Chief Employee Success Officer at Llamasoft, the SVP of People & Culture at insight software, and in various other leadership roles.translated

Michael graduated from the University of Michigan. He lives in Chicago.translated

As the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Robert Hughes leads the Security and Risk Office and is responsible for ensuring the security of RSA products and solutions and the RSA corporate environment, leading the organization’s cybersecurity, Information Security Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC), corporate physical security, privacy, product and IT application security functions. Rob has more than 25 years of experience leading security and cloud infrastructure teams, including life-critical operations and business-critical PCI-DSS level 1 transaction processing environments. Previously, he worked in the Philips Home Monitoring division, leading the Security and Systems Design team and co-founded the original Geek.com website, where he served as Chief Technologist. Rob has a BA in Computer Science and Mathematics from Brandeis University.translated

As Chief Marketing Officer for RSA, Laura Marx is responsible for elevating the RSA brand, setting and executing marketing strategies, driving growth and communicating RSA’s unique value. She works in close collaboration with other members of the RSA leadership team to strengthen customer relationships and accelerate business growth by distinguishing RSA from the rest of the field. Laura brings more than 15 years of global go-to-market, alliance marketing and product marketing experience to her role. Prior to joining RSA, she served as VP of Global Product and Alliance Marketing at Poly, a company driving more than $1 billion in sales in the digital communications space. Before Poly, she served in leadership positions at Monster, where she led international expansion initiatives for the firm’s media alliances. Laura received an MBA from Boston University in Entrepreneurship and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington University in St. Louis.translated

As RSA Chief Financial Officer, Kevin McAdams leads the finance, tax, treasury, and purchasing functions for RSA. He is responsible for developing the financial strategies, targets, and operations needed to create value for RSA customers and accelerate the organization’s growth.

Kevin brings more than 30 years of experience in financial leadership, business analysis, accounting, and management. He began his career in public accounting for KPMG, after which he spent the next fifteen years working for Fortune 100 Companies in the consumer products, telecommunications, and healthcare technology industries. His more recent experience includes over fifteen years of progressive accounting, finance and operational responsibilities, including seven years serving as a CFO.translated

Throughout his career, Kevin has helped companies quickly identify opportunities to create value, prioritize strategic initiatives, and optimize their return on investment. Skilled at balancing people, processes, and technology, Kevin transformed and scaled an international finance organization to accommodate more than 250% in growth, resulting in more than 25 acquisitions. Kevin is a CPA and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting and finance from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.translated

As the Head of Legal, Christopher Mermigas leads Legal and Compliance, and is responsible for minimizing legal risk and costs, reducing litigation exposure, and ensuring legal compliance efficiently, expeditiously, reliably, and professionally. Christopher has more than 10 years of experience in both government and in-house positions, along with a strong background in both cybersecurity and law enforcement. Previously, he served as the General Counsel and Data Privacy Officer for Valid and Assistant General Counsel for the City of Chicago’s Clerks Office.translated

Christopher brings a proactive legal perspective along with an innovative spirit to the RSA leadership team. Christopher graduated with a BA from Marquette University and a JD from University of Illinois at Chicago Law School.translated

As President and Chief Business Officer, Greg Nelson leads RSA’s global Sales, Marketing, Support and Services organizations. In this role, he ensures an integrated go-to-market approach, delivering the identity and access management solutions that enable the world’s most security-sensitive organizations to stay ahead of cyber threats. Greg is a seasoned SaaS executive and brings more than 25 years of software, data, technology and private equity experience to his role. Prior to joining RSA, Greg served as the Chief Commercial Officer at Omnitracs, where he led all go-to-market functions globally. Previously, he served as the Senior Vice President of global sales at Masergy Communications and Chief Sales Officer at Forrester Research. Greg has also held various senior executive roles within the tech sector, including positions at Giga Information Group, Sterling Software and Texas Instruments Software. Greg earned his bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Management Information Systems from Baylor University in Waco, Texas.translated

As Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis, Shannon Paxton leads Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), and is responsible for business analytics, goal setting and strategic financial planning across the company. Shannon has more than 15 years of corporate finance experience in a variety of operational and analytical areas, including revenue assurance and sales finance. Prior to her current role, she was responsible for FP&A and Accounts Receivable (AR) at RSA, including through the company’s acquisition by Dell Technologies and subsequent carve-out acquisition by Symphony Technology Group and other consortium partners. Shannon continues to serve as Vice President, FP&A for RSA.translated

As Vice President, Global Services and General Manger, RSA Egypt Center of Excellence, Karim Raslan leads the RSA Customer Success and Professional Services teams, helping to deliver best-in-class customer support and drive growth.translated

Karim brings more than 20 years of Global Services experience to his role, having led global teams from APJ to the Americas. As the leader of Professional Services and Customer Success in EMEA, Karim drove more than 150% in Services growth, helping to ensure that RSA customers realize value from our solutions.translated

Karim has received two master’s degrees, one in Wireless communication and authentication, and an MBA in international business.translated

As the Chief Product and Technology Officer for RSA, Jim Taylor is responsible for the organization’s overall product strategy, delivery and development. In this role, Jim delivers the solutions and innovations that will ensure that RSA achieves its vision to be the trusted identity platform for the world’s most security-sensitive organizations by supporting hybrid workers, deploying modern authentication and accelerating businesses’ cloud strategies. Jim brings more than two decades of identity product strategy, cloud security, SaaS and enterprise software development to the role. Prior to joining RSA, Jim served as the Head of Product, Symantec/Broadcom. Previously, he ran product organizations at CA, Oracle, NetIQ and Novell. Jim also has experience leading startups in the identity and access management space: he founded Fortefi and served as its CEO and was a senior executive at PassGo Technologies. Throughout his career, Jim has helped organizations successfully secure and adapt to digital transformations and cultivated long-term relationships with leading global businesses.translated

As Vice President, Controller, Stuart Weigensberg leads the Accounting function at RSA and is responsible for all accounting systems, processes, and controls, along with all financial audits. Stu has more than 20 years of audit and corporate accounting experience within the technology sector. In his current role as controller, he led the data migration of accounting data through the carve-out acquisition by Symphony Technology Group and other consortium partners. Prior to his role at RSA, Stu worked at numerous software and hardware companies in cybersecurity, data storage, HRCM, MarTech, and telematics industries. Stu lives with his wife and two dogs, Moose and Goose, in Massachusetts. His kids live there too.translated

As the Vice President of Business Development, Irida Xheneti leads the strategy for indirect growth through partnerships and M&A. Irida brings almost two decades of evaluating and advising security technology companies on direct and indirect go-to-market strategy, developing and executing partnerships with ISVs and service providers to accelerate growth. Most recently, Irida led security partnerships at AWS. Previously, she led business development for the security services business unit at IBM Security Services, Qualys, and product marketing at Novell. Irida brings a unique combination of market insight, deep experience in many types of technology and strategic partnerships with a focus on disciplined execution and cross-functional collaboration to accelerate growth. Irida holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and French from Wellesley College and an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management.translated