Ed Messman

Ed Messman is the Co-Founder and CEO of rook, a data management platform for businesses. Prior to rook, Ed was an advisor at Rebel AI, where they helped the CEO and Founder with financing strategies and partnerships. Ed was also the Chief Data Officer at Gloo, where they led the data and analytics team in the development of unique analytics models supporting various dimensions of human flourishing. Ed has also served as the Global GM of Digital at WPP and as an Industry Advisor at Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network Colorado.

Ed Messman has a MBA in Finance from the University of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School of Business and a B.S. in International Finance with a Spanish minor from Grand Canyon University.

Some direct reports include Nico Valencia - Lead Architect, Shrutika Troup - Data Science, and George Hristov - Community Manager.