Rich Pappas

Rich Pappas has extensive experience in business development, sales, and marketing. Rich is currently the VP of Biz Dev at ChaosSearch. Prior to that, they held the same position at Datera, Inc. from 2017 to 2020. Rich also served as VP of Biz Dev at Axellio Inc. and Wireless Glue, Inc. from 2017 to 2018. In 2001, they founded Tailwind and served as the Founder until 2018. Rich was the VP of Business Development at Catalogic Software Inc. from 2014 to 2017. Rich Pappas was also the VP of Sales, Marketing and Biz Dev at Proximal Data from 2011 to 2014, where they played a crucial role in the company's success, including securing Series B funding and facilitating its acquisition by Samsung. Rich held the position of Vice President, OEM Sales at DataDirect Networks from 2010 to 2011 and Vice President, Business Development at Storwize, Inc. in 2010. From 2006 to 2009, they served as the Vice President of Biz Dev and Marketing at Emulex, where their responsibilities included driving revenue growth and managing key deals.

Rich Pappas attended Harvey Mudd College, where they pursued a BS in Engineering with a minor in Business. No specific start or end year for their education is provided.