Patrick Williamson

Patrick Williamson is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at arago GmbH, a role he has held since 2020 after initially joining the company as Chief Product Officer in April 2018. His tenure at arago has been marked by significant achievements, including transforming the company's product development processes to agile methodologies and successfully transitioning their offerings from on-premise solutions to Software as a Service (SaaS), which notably reduced customer churn from 50% to 5%.124

Williamson has over 25 years of experience in the software industry, having held various positions in product management, technology leadership, sales, and marketing. His career began as an SAP consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers and Cap Gemini in the United States. He later returned to Canada, where he led marketing efforts at a startup before moving into product management roles at COGECO and Symantec. His international experience includes significant positions such as Business Development Manager for Yahoo! in Asia and General Manager for Unity in Southeast Asia, along with founding his own startup in Indonesia.123

He holds a Bachelor of Applied Sciences (Engineering) from the University of Waterloo in Canada and an MBA from INSEAD in France. In addition to his role at arago, Williamson has also served as COO for WISeKey following its acquisition of a controlling stake in arago.123