George Matthews

George Matthews is an accomplished leader in the high-tech industry, with a versatile skill set that includes strategy, product management, product operations, and corporate development. With a background in computer science and degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of New Hampshire, Matthews has built an impressive career that spans a range of industries. He has domain expertise in cloud services, cyber security, data management, and IT infrastructure core technologies, and in his various roles, he has driven business growth, capitalized on new revenue opportunities, and overseen all aspects of high-tech business operations.

Matthews has a proven track record of success in ideation and commercializing new products and services, and he has accelerated the growth of established business lines during his career. He has experience working with both enterprise applications and infrastructure technologies, including cloud, security, storage, databases, virtualization, developer SDKs, SaaS, and data archiving. Furthermore, Matthews is skilled in strategic analysis, business modeling, governance, and translation into bottom-line results.

With additional skills in cross-functional leadership, governance processes and metrics/KPIs, global program and project management, pragmatic marketing, negotiations, P&L management, market and competitive intelligence, OEM/ISV/strategic partnerships, and go-to-market enablement, Matthews is a well-rounded and capable professional.

Matthews has held various positions throughout his career, including VP of Product Management at Plixer, Head of Product Management, McAfee Labs at McAfee, Director, Cloud Strategy & Planning at Ingram Micro, Senior Director, Corporate Strategy & Planning at RSA Security, Senior Director, Data Security Product Management at RSA Security, Senior Director, Product Operations at RSA Security, Director, Product Management at EMC, Senior Manager, Partners & Alliances at EMC, and Global Practice Manager, EMC Global Services at EMC.