Rob Rose, Chief Strategy Officer, Cognos
Rob Rose is Chief Strategy Officer at Cognos Inc., the world leader in corporate performance management software for large enterprises. In addition to working with management to set the company direction, he oversees corporate development, seeking out technology and companies that help to fulfill the Cognos vision.
Rob is the author of Smooth Sailing on Rough Seas: 8 Principles of High-performance Business. He has written numerous articles about business performance management as well as technology and marketing trends for various industry publications and speaks regularly on technology industry and business topics.
Rob was a founding member of the Business Intelligence Division of Cognos and managed the company's industry-leading reporting and analysis products. The division is the core driver of the Cognos business and a software industry success story. Rob often lectures at universities on topics ranging from management trends and business performance management to technology adoption and product management.



