Justin Colson joined Rocket in 2019 as Senior Vice President of Business Transformation. He brings over 15 years of growth strategy and transformation experience with leading industrial sector players. Justin was previously General Manager of the Electric Propulsion Business Unit and strategy leader for electrified and autonomous vehicles at Sensata Technologies.

Justin was formerly a strategy consultant with McKinsey & Company, where he led a number of growth strategy and operational programs for large aerospace, automotive, and industrial companies. The majority of his work focused on helping companies grow or pivot for growth in rapidly evolving or disrupting industries. Prior to consulting, Justin was an aerospace engineer at MIT – Lincoln Laboratory, driving and leading several Department of Defense research and development programs.

Justin has a B.S. in Engineering Physics from Cornell University, an M.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT, and an M.B.A. from MIT – Sloan School of Management.

Matt Deres joined Rocket in 2019 as Chief Information Officer. He brings over 15 years of senior-level transformational IT experience and was previously the Senior Vice President of Information Technology at ACI Worldwide and the Vice President of Global Infrastructure & Operations at PTC. Matt was also the NA Regional Infrastructure Head at Computershare and the Global Hosting Services Manager for Thermo Electron (Thermo Fisher Scientific).

Matt studied in the B.S. of Technical Operations Management program at Northeastern University and also studied in a Registered Nursing program.

Rich Kraska joined Rocket in 2019 as Chief Financial Officer, bringing more than 20 years of experience to the role. Prior to joining Rocket, he was VP of Finance at Western Digital where he led the transformation of the finance organization to support a $25B public company. Rich also held multiple positions at General Electric, including Managing Director at GE Capital and VP of Global FP&A, where he led the planning and analysis of GE’s $24B operational cash flow, all capital allocation, balance sheets, and capital structure.

Rich has a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Bentley University, as well as an MBA in Finance from the University of Connecticut School of Business.

Jay Leader joined Rocket in 2014 as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Most recently he was Vice President of IT and Chief Information Officer at Rapid7. Over his 34 year career Jay has served in a variety of IT and consulting positions including management roles in Network/Telecommunications, Business Systems, and Project Management at companies such as iRobot, Nypro Inc., Data General Corp., and Coopers & Lybrand.

He is the former Chairman of the Boston Society for Information Management CIO Roundtable, and was named the 2010 Massachusetts CIO of the Year by the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council. He was also named one of Computerworld’s 2011 Premier 100 Leaders in IT. Jay is a graduate of Clark University, Worcester, MA, where he earned a BA in International Relations and an MBA.

Tracey Leahy joined Rocket Software in August 2018 as SVP of HR and Chief Human Resources Officer, bringing with her more than 20 years of experience in human resources and organizational development. Prior to Rocket, she was the Global Senior Director of Human Resources at PAREXEL International, where she supported senior leaders and implemented the global people strategy.

Before that, she worked for four years as an Associate Director of HR and Organizational Development for the UK’s National Health Service.

Tracey is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), a member of the Society for Human Resource Management, and an alumnus of both the Dearne Valley Business School and the University of Bedfordshire in the UK.

Kevin Norlin joined Rocket in 2019 as Chief Revenue Officer, and is responsible for helping the company achieve its financial goals. Kevin started his career nearly 30 years ago at IBM, and brings a long-term appreciation for the technologies and capabilities that Rocket brings to the market. Most recently, Kevin has worked at software companies such as MicroStrategy, NCR, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Dell. He has held numerous global positions over a 20-year period, and has lived in Europe for two separate positions.

Kevin is a graduate of Louisiana State University, and enjoys exercising and college sports. He currently lives outside of New Orleans with his wife, Wendy, and has a daughter in medical school and a son studying biomedical engineering. Kevin has also been involved with a number of charities and community organizations including Prince’s Trust in the UK, which helps disadvantaged young adults become successful entrepreneurs; REC Foundation in the US, which helps grade school to high school students develop STEM skills via robotics programs; and Habitat for Humanity, which works with families to build housing in local communities.

David Reibel joined Rocket Software in 2013 as Vice President and General Counsel. David was previously Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Aspect Software. He held similar positions at Way Systems, Aprisma Management Technologies, and two companies in Europe.

David has international corporate and commercial transaction experience with public and private companies, as well as capital markets, M&A, licensing and strategic relationships, intellectual property portfolio management, litigation, employment law and risk management experience. He serves on the boards of the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council, North Shore Technology Council, and North Shore InnoVentures. David holds a BA from the University of Michigan and a JD from Stanford Law School.

Ross Rosenberg joined Rocket in 2019 as Senior Vice President of Strategy & Corporate Development. He has led M&A-driven transformations for a number of enterprise and industrial technology companies, including most recently as Chief Strategy Officer/Head of Corporate Development at Belden, a $3 billion communications infrastructure, networking hardware and cybersecurity software company. Ross drove the “re-invention” of Belden from a supplier of cable and wire to a global leader in technology that enables industrial IOT, smart facilities and broadband/5G applications. Prior to Belden, Ross led Strategy, Corporate Development and Global Marketing at First Solar as the company transformed from a $500 million manufacturer of solar panels to a $4 billion global utility-scale renewable energy power plant solutions company. Ross also was a senior executive at Danaher Corporation, where he ran a $500 million division, served as VP, Marketing for a $1 billion division and as Group VP, Strategy & Business Development.

Ross holds an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.