Corey E. Thomas is the President and CEO at Rapid7. Also, he is a member of the Rapid7 board of directors. In 2016, he was appointed to serve on the U.S. Commerce Department's Digital Economy Board of Advisors, and in 2017 Corey was elected to the board of directors of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, serving on its audit and health care quality and affordability committees. Corey has more than 15 years of experience in leading companies to the next stage of growth and innovation. His previous positions include VP of Marketing at Parallels Inc., a virtualization technology company, group project manager of the Microsoft Server and Tool division, launching the worldwide availability of SQL Server 2005 and steering product planning for Microsoft’s data platform, and a consultant at Deloitte Consulting. Corey received a B.E. in Computer Science & Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Growing up in a working class family, Corey Thomas was first introduced to the tech industry by his mother. She showed him a computer and quickly, he was inspired by its infinite possibilities.

Corey received a BE in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering f rom Vanderbilt University in 1998. Activities and societies: Magna cum laude. Four years later, in 2002 he received his MBA in Business Administration and Management from Harvard Business School, where he graduated with high distinction. Activities and societies: Baker Scholar. ^[1]

Corey Thomas has served as an Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Operations and Vice President of Marketing and Product Management at Rapid7, Inc. since October 2012. and also served as its Chief Operating Officer from November 2008 to September 2012 and Vice President of Marketing since November 2008. He focused on implementing strategies for product management, product marketing and lead generation and management at Rapid7. He is instrumental in broadening Rapid7's global presence in target markets and further driving demand for NeXpose, its solution for vulnerability management and assessment of Web applications, databases, operating systems, and networks. He served as a Vice President of Consumer and Business Marketing and a Vice President of Parallels Marketing and Business Development of Parallels Inc. He led product marketing, product management and business development for Parallels. He served a number of leadership positions including Group Project Manager of the Microsoft Server and Tools division. He led the product planning effort to define Microsoft's Data Platform and Storage strategy. He led SQL Server's enterprise marketing team, including the worldwide launch of it in 2005. He served as Management Consultant for Deloitte Consulting, focusing on technology and operations at large multinational banks. He has been a Director of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc. since March 9, 2017 and Rapid7, Inc. since October 2012. He has served on the U.S. Commerce Department's Digital Economy Board of Advisors since 2016. ^[1]

Corey Thomas has a 14-year-old daughter, who is obsessed with Alexander Hamilton and a 3-year-old son, who plays the ukulele.