As Chief Product Officer, Rob leads strategy and drives innovation in product management, development and delivery.
Prior to joining Mimecast, Rob served as the Chief Technology Officer at Code42 until the company was acquired by Mimecast in July 2024. At Code42, Rob led the development teams that created Incydr, taking the company from a backup on-premises product to a cloud-delivered cybersecurity solution. Rob continued as a member of Mimecast senior leadership, driving innovation for the Incydr product and engineering teams until he took on the role of Chief Product Officer in February 2025.
Rob brings more than 25 years of security, cloud, mobile and IT leadership experience to Mimecast. Prior to Code42, Rob worked as Vice President of Research and Development at Ivanti, where he led and shaped the company's evolution from IT management technologies to security-focused solutions, with projects ranging from cloud-delivered analytics to hybrid cloud security. Prior to Ivanti, Rob served as senior director of research and development at VMware, a leader in virtualization and hybrid cloud. Rob has published several papers on information technology, security and mobility. His passion for the Software Industry, and keeping a pulse on its future, has made him a high-demand speaker throughout the international community. Rob graduated from Carleton College where he earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science with a concentration in economics.
In his spare time, Rob enjoys spending time with his family.
