Critical Start Leadership

Rob Davis, CISSP
Founder and Executive Chairman

A self-professed security geek, Rob Davis is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) with more than 20 years’ experience in information security. In 2011, he founded Critical Start, recognizing the market need for a client-focused, customized approach to cybersecurity. During Rob’s 14-year tenure at RSA, he served as Vice President of Worldwide Systems Engineering, Area Vice President of Sales, Systems Engineering Manager, and PKI Evangelist. Rob holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M where he was a National Merit Scholar and an MBA from the University of Texas McCombs School of Business. Rob also served five years in the U.S. Navy on the USS Jacksonville.