Rob Ward
Co-Founder & General Partner
Rob co-founded Meritech in 1999 and helps lead the firm's infrastructure, application software, and data & analytics investment practices.
Rob has been named to the Forbes 'Midas List' multiple times, a recognition given to the world's top tech investors. Prior to Meritech, Rob worked at Montgomery Securities and Smith Barney.
Rob received a B.A. from Williams College and an M.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He currently serves as an algebra tutor at Eastside College Preparatory School in East Palo Alto.
When Rob isn't running, skiing, hiking, paddleboarding, or doing something active outdoors, he’s daydreaming about Josh Allen putting an end to decades of disappointment since Super Bowl XXV.
Enduring Brands
Acclarent (acquired by J&J)
Alteryx (AYX, acquired by Clearlake / Insight Partners)
Anaplan (PLAN, acquired by Thoma Bravo)
Cloudera (CLDR, acquired by CD&R / KKR)
Cornerstone OnDemand (CSOD, acquired by Clearlake)
Duo Security (acquired by Cisco)
Fortinet (FTNT)
Greenplum (acquired by EMC)
Imperva (IMPV, acquired by Thoma Bravo)
Looker (acquired by Google)
Netezza (NZ, acquired by IBM)
NetSuite (N, acquired by Oracle)
PopCap (acquired by Electronic Arts)
Proofpoint (PFPT, acquired by Thoma Bravo)
Rally (RALY, acquired by CA Technologies)
Segment (acquired by Twilio)
ServiceMax (acquired by GE)
Snowflake (SNOW)
Tableau (DATA, acquired by Salesforce)
Veracode (acquired by CA Technologies)
