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Corey Thomas, the charismatic CEO of Rapid7, a cybersecurity company based in Boston, received a call last year from a search firm staffing for the board of LPL Financials. One of the largest
independent broker-dealer companies in the United States, LPL was looking to strengthen its technology leadership on the board, and, in particular, they were looking for someone with a strong Cybersecurity background.
Thomas had been the CEO of Rapid7 since 2012 and served on the board for Blue Cross Blue Shields, a private health care company. But being recruited to serve on a public company board was a first-time experience for him.
Thomas is not alone. Chris Young, CEO of McAfee, serves on Snap’s board. Phil Venables, former Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of Goldman Sachs, now serves on Goldman Sachs’ bank’s board. Myrna Soto, former CISO of Comcast, serves on the boards of three public companies: CMS Energy, Spirit Airlines, and Popular Inc. Gerhard Eschelbeck, the former head of Security Engineering at Google, has been serving on the supervisory board of Deutsche Bank since 2017.
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