Nikki Rouda has 30 years experience helping technology companies rise above the noise with stellar marketing leadership, product marketing, go-to-market strategies, and execution. He's surfed the waves, magic quadrants, and hype cycles through storage (Veritas), networking (Riverbed), smart homes and IoT (AlertMe), big data and analytics (AWS, Cloudera, Enterprise Strategy Group), and modern apps infrastructure (AWS, Solo.io, Replicated), as well as being a venture capital limited partner (Stage 2 Capital). Nikki has an MBA from the University of Cambridge and an Sc.B. in Geophysics and Mathematics from Brown University.