John J. Rando
Operating Executive
Mr. Rando serves on the boards of Apex Companies, LLC, Archway Marketing Services, Inc., Oceus Networks Inc. and Optimal Solutions Integration Inc. and is an active participant in Tailwind’s Business & Communications Services group. Mr. Rando has over 35 years of experience in the Information Technology Industry. Most recently he was a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Compensation Committee at Cognos Inc. (COGN), a world leader in business intelligence and corporate performance management software, acquired by IBM in 2008. Previously, he was Senior Vice President and Group General Manager of Global Services for Compaq Computer Corporation, responsible for $7 billion in revenues and over 27,000 service professionals worldwide. He was Chairman and President of Compaq’s Federal Systems LLC, a subsidiary responsible for Compaq’s U.S. Federal Government business.
Mr. Rando is a former director of @Stake Inc., Ecora Software Corporation, ePresence Inc., National Computer Systems, Storability Software Inc., The Capital Markets Company and Yankee Energy Systems, Inc.
He holds a B.S. degree from Boston College and a Masters of Management from Northwestern University.
