David Etue is Vice President for Managed Services at Rapid7, where he drives the creation, execution and strategic vision of managed services offerings globally.  David is also a non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Cyber Statecraft Initiative.

David brings years of experience at early-stage and mature companies.  Prior to joining Rapid7, he was the VP of Business Development for Gemalto’s identity and data protection business, which he joined via the SafeNet acquisition where he was Vice President, Corporate Development Strategy.  He was previously the cyber security practice lead at management consultancy PRTM, which was acquired by PwC during his tenure (becoming PwC's PRTM Management Consulting).  At PRTM/PwC, David consulted with practitioners and suppliers focused on improving cyber security, information security and information assurance programs including go-to-market strategy for cyber offerings; cyber supply chain integrity; and secure cloud strategies.  Prior to PRTM, David was Vice President of Products and Markets at Fidelis Security Systems, which was acquired by General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems in August 2012.  At Fidelis, he provided strategic leadership for product management and product marketing for the next generation network security solution, the Fidelis Extrusion Prevention System®.  During his time with the company, Fidelis experienced significant growth and underwent a global expansion from small a direct sales force to an international sales and channel presence.  Earlier in his career, Mr. Etue led General Electric's global computer security program. He was a member of the GE Information Management Council, and was an original member of GE's Global E-Commerce team, which was responsible for development of the company's e-business strategy. Mr. Etue originally joined GE on the IM Leadership Program, and held various positions in technology strategy and operations.

Mr. Etue is a Certified Information Privacy Professional, and a Certified CISO.  He is a top-rated public speaker with experience covering security topics globally. He completed GE's Six Sigma Black Belt Training and is Green Belt Certified. He is also trained in the Pragmatic Marketing Framework.

Mr. Etue has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Finance from the University of Delaware, where is he a member of the Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics Alumni Board and the Executive Mentor Program.