Ray Rothrock is executive chairman of听RedSeal听Inc., an enterprise cyber security company. During his 25-year career at Venrock, where he is now partner emeritus, he led the internet and energy investment programs and was a member of the management committee. Ray was listed twice on the听Forbes听Midas List and elected chairman of the National Venture Capital Association for 2012-13. He is an active angel investor and serves on听a number of听corporate and academic boards.听听听听
An expert on cyber security, nuclear energy, climate change, and energy policy, Ray has testified to Congress and the President鈥檚 Blue-Ribbon Commission on America鈥檚 Nuclear Future. He is the author of听Digital Resilience: Is Your Company Ready for the Next Cyber Threat听(2018) and was awarded the SC Media 2020 Reboot Thought Leadership Award for his leadership in cybersecurity.听He is also an Emmy-nominated producer for the 2019 documentary, 鈥淐hasing the Moon.鈥� He is on the board of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, Third Way, and the Carnegie Science Institute.听
Ray holds a BS in Nuclear Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, from Texas A & M University, a MS in Nuclear Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and an MBA with Distinction from the Harvard Business School.