Summary
Rory Bolt is a veteran technology leader, serial entrepreneur, and inventor with a multi-decade track record building storage and systems businesses from early engineering to strategic exits. As VP and Senior Fellow at Kioxia America he leads technology scouting for disruptive enterprise and hyperscale storage innovations, drawing on prior executive roles at Samsung, NetApp, EMC/Avamar and startups he founded. He co-invented a device that helped spawn a $2B industry, led an acquisition that generated $500M+ annual revenue, and has brokered partnerships among global corporations—evidence of rare technical depth paired with commercial instincts. Comfortable at the intersection of product, sales, and engineering, he has managed global development teams and regularly presents to enterprise customers and industry audiences. Based in California with a BS in Computer Engineering from UC San Diego, Rory combines hands-on systems expertise with a knack for turning customer problems into industry-changing opportunities.
9 years of coding experience
35 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, San Diego