Rory Read, Chief Executive Officer

Rory Read is the Chief Executive Officer of Vonage, a position he has held since July 2020. He is a Senior Vice President, Ericsson, since July 21, 2022, joining the company as part of Ericsson’s acquisition of Vonage, a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation. 

Read has more than three decades of experience leading global technology organizations. and has been CEO of Vonage since 2020. Previously, Read was Chief Operating Executive of Dell Technologies, CEO and President of Dell’s Virtustream, and EVP of Dell Boomi. Read also served as Chief Integration Officer and played a lead role in the $67 billion merger of Dell and EMC – the largest tech merger in history. Earlier, he was CEO, President and Board member of Advanced Micro Devices and Chief Operating Officer and President at Lenovo following 23 years at IBM.

Read graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in information sciences from Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York.