COVID-19 + Cybersecurity: Parallels and Lessons from a Pandemic
COVID-19 + Cybersecurity: Parallels and Lessons from a Pandemic
Bio
Ray Rothrock, an internationally recognized business and tech leader, is a technology investor, nuclear engineer, cybersecurity expert, and clean energy advocate with decades of experience investing in, advising, and leading many of the technology and cybersecurity companies that form the fabric of today’s networks.
Rothrock is a partner emeritus at Venrock, the venture capital arm of the Rockefeller family, and a former Executive Chairman of RedSeal. He has served as Chair of the National Venture Capital Association and was twice selected for the Forbes Midas List. Elected as a Life Member in 2026, Rothrock has served on the MIT Corporation for more than a decade, including as a member of its Executive Committee.
Rothrock holds a BS in Nuclear Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, from Texas A&M University, an MS in Nuclear Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and an MBA with Distinction from the Harvard Business School. He is a Distinguished Alumnus of Texas A&M University and a recipient of the Dr. Frank J. Malina ’34 Renaissance Medallion Award, presented by the university’s Hagler Institute for Advanced Study. He also is a Distinguished Alumnus of the MIT Nuclear Science and Engineering Department and Distinguished Member of Tau Beta Pi.
He is the author of the critically acclaimed book Digital Resilience: Is Your Company Ready for the Next Cyber Threat? (HarperCollins Leadership). He was a co-producer of the Emmy-nominated documentary, Chasing the Moon (2019) and Starman (2025), as well as executive producer of Pandora’s Promise (2013) and Atomic Hope (2022).
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