Tom Rose is a Boston-based high-tech marketing executive with an extensive background in developing marketing strategies for startups, big brands, and top investors in the computer industry. Equipped with a unique understanding of the needs of customers, partners, and employers, he is a trusted partner to help them navigate and benefit from change. He has been instrumental in leading five startups to successful exits totaling nearly $1B, training a reseller on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud solutions, coaching a sales team to exceed quota, and restoring a 100-year old stone house in his hometown with his family. Tom's specialties include business strategy, venture capital fundraising, virtualization technology, cloud, storage and storage management software, security, access and identity management software, company cheerleading, employee coaching and career growth, humor at his own expense, and green-building technology. Tom has a BS from Clarkson University and an MA from Rivier University. He has held numerous positions including Vice President, Technical Marketing at Nasuni, Chief Marketing Officer at Unidesk (acquired by Citrix), Director, Worldwide Product Marketing, HP Software Information Management Group at Hewlett-Packard, and Vice President, Marketing at AppIQ, Inc.