Rob Gillespie

CFO at ForeScout

Rob Gillespie is the current Chief Financial Officer at ForeScout. Previously, they served as the Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of the Wholesale Markets Group at Level 3 Communications from November 2006 to December 2007. In this role, they led the financial operations of Level 3’s largest division, representing $2.5B of technology, infrastructure, and voice revenue. The Wholesale Markets Group provides communication solutions to national and global service providers as well as federal government agencies through its nationwide fiber network.

Prior to their time at Level 3 Communications, Gillespie served as the Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer at GE Capital’s Auto Warranty Services from July 2004 to November 2006. In this role, they oversaw the financial operations of the company’s Vehicle Service Contracts division.

From December 2007 to December 2020, Gillespie served as the Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer at GHX. GHX specializes in healthcare supply chain automation solutions including an industry standard electronic trading exchange, connected to 5,500 hospitals and 700 suppliers processing $100+B in transactions annually. GHX has operations in North America and 7 European countries.

Prior to their role as Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, Gillespie served as Corporate Controller at GHX from March 2000 to April 2003.

Rob Gillespie's educational career includes a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with a concentration in finance and general management. Rob also has a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in economics from Western University. In addition, Rob has completed Six Sigma quality training at GE Crotonville.

They are on a team with Ian Curry - Chief Marketing Officer, Ellen Sundra - Chief Customer Officer, and Steve Tchejeyan - Chief Revenue Officer. Rob Gillespie reports to Wael Mohamed, CEO.

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