Ross Rosenberg

Board Member

Kinematics

Jun 2025 - Current (1 year)

Chief Executive Officer

Magic Leap

Oct 2023 - Current (2 years 8 months)

Senior Advisor

TED Conferences

Jan 2023 - Current (3 years 5 months)

Executive - Bain Capital Software Portfolio

Rocket Software

Jan 2019 - Dec 2023 (5 years)

Ross served as an operating executive in Bain Capital’s software portfolio, where he led transformation and corporate development at Rocket Software, an $800 million revenue enterprise IT software company. Under Ross’s leadership, the company integrated processes, systems, infrastructure and teams across over $1 billion of software acquisitions, grew revenue and EBITDA by 80%, increased recurring revenue and net retention, diversified sales channels from OEM- driven to direct and expanded into hybrid cloud, data management and application development products.

Chief Strategy Officer/Head of Corporate Development

Belden Inc

Jan 2013 - Dec 2019 (7 years)

Ross served as Chief Strategy Officer at Belden, Inc. (NYSE: BDC), a $2.5 billion global networking hardware and cybersecurity software company focused on industrial, broadcast and enterprise applications. At Belden, Ross led the company’s global strategic planning, M&A and operational integration functions, including interim leadership of newly acquired businesses (17 acquisitions, $3 billion of capital). Ross also led the “re-invention” of Belden from a commodity cable & wire supplier to a global leader in Ethernet switches and gateways that enable machine-to-machine and “sensor to the cloud” communication in industrial environments. In addition, Ross launched and built Belden’s cybersecurity software business, driving recurring revenue g

VP of Global Marketing, Strategy & Corporate Development

FIRST SOLAR

Jan 2008 - Dec 2013 (6 years)

Ross led Strategy, Corporate Development and Marketing at First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR), the largest provider of utility-scale solar power plant solutions and manufacturer of thin film solar panels. During Ross’s tenure, revenues grew from $500 million to $4 billion and contracted backlog in North America grew from $0 to $7 billion. • Responsibility for strategic planning, M&A strategy and identification, evaluation, negotiation and integration of all acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic investments. • Led the execution and integration of 9 acquisitions, 3 joint ventures and corporate venture capital investments in strategic partners, deploying $1 billion of invested capital which resulted in the development, construction and financing o

VP, GM

Danaher Corporation

Jan 2004 - Dec 2008 (5 years)

Ross ran a $500 million division of Danaher (NYSE: DHR), an $18 billion diversified industrial technology company. At Danaher, Ross held several executive management roles including operating/P&L responsibility for a global manufacturing business serving industrial automation applications. Under Ross’s leadership, the business improved its revenue growth rate from -3% to 11% and grew operating profit 14% year over year via the development and launch of one of the fastest growing and most profitable new product lines in company history. This transformation resulted in higher recurring revenue (from selling machines to remote monitoring services) and increased and more resilient gross margins (value pricing, low cost design and higher mix of

Director of Corporate Development

Zebra Technologies

Jan 2001 - Dec 2004 (4 years)

Responsible for all domestic and international M&A execution, including leading due diligence, analyzing valuation, capital structure and EPS impact as well as preparation of bid letters and negotiation of definitive agreements Developed acquisition strategy, structured and negotiated acquisitions and partnerships and led integration teams

Mergers & Acquisitions

Merrill Lynch

Jan 1999 - Dec 2001 (3 years)

Identified acquisition targets, performed valuation, evaluated financial and credit market impact and negotiated transactions on behalf of senior management/Boards of Directors of corporate clients and private equity firms

Mergers & Acquisitions - Summer Associate

JPMorganChase

Jan 1998 - Dec 1998 (1 year)

Transaction Services

PwC

Jan 1992 - Dec 1997 (6 years)

Conducted buy-side due diligence and valuation for corporate and private equity clients

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