Jason Magee vs Rich Veldran

Jason Magee

CEO of ConnectWise

BIO: With more than 20 years of technology, sales channel management and IT market experience, Jason Magee has spent his career immersed in the world of MSPs and VARs. He joined ConnectWise in 2011 and was named CEO in February 2019, succeeding co-founder Arnie Bellini. Prior to becoming CEO, Jason served as President and Chief Operating Officer of ConnectWise, overseeing corporate strategy, operations, and procurement, as well as the product, customer success and IT Nation teams. Jason’s track record at ConnectWise includes launching its international expansion into the UK and Australia and its highly successful EcoSystems business. Jason oversaw several key acquisitions, including ScreenConnect -- now known as ConnectWise Control™ -- and HTG Peer Groups, now known as IT Nation Evolve, as well as HashInclude, Sienna Group and an investment in Perch Security. Before joining ConnectWise, Jason held director-level positions at CA Technologies, managing teams, channel partners, strategic alliances and marketing budgets. There he built and launched industry-leading programs, partner incentives, and vendor initiatives. Earlier on, Jason spent 5 years gaining industry and channel experience at reseller companies Interactive Futures and Global Computers, where he held sales, marketing, and product management positions. Jason is serving his second consecutive year on CompTIAs board of directors, after joining in February 2018. He grew up in New York and has an MBA from Clarkson University.

Rich Veldran

CEO of GoTo

BIO: Rich Veldran is a global business executive and serves as Chief Executive Officer of GoTo Technologies (formerly LogMeIn). As CEO, he leads all aspects of the organization, including overall business and go-to-market strategy, technology innovation, customer delight, and operational excellence. He joined the company as its Chief Financial Officer in 2020 to oversee the company’s finance operations and team, a role he maintains currently. Since joining GoTo, Mr. Veldran has been instrumental in rearchitecting the company’s business operations and leading the transformation of the organization after the company was taken private in 2019. Throughout a career that spans more than 30 years of executive experience, Mr. Veldran has led strategy, finance, and operations as CFO at Dun & Bradstreet, and various leadership positions at ADP and Procter & Gamble. He has built world-class operations, delivered meaningful business results and created significant value for a range of stakeholders. Prior to joining GoTo, most recently, Mr. Veldran was an executive at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) where he drew on three decades of deep public- and private-company experience to advise businesses and C-suite executives on value creation, business transformation, digital commerce, and growth strategy.