Art Coviello has been with RSA Security since 1995 and has more than 20 years of strategic, operating, and financial management experience in high technology companies. Since joining RSA Security, Art has been a driving force in the rapid growth of the company, helping increase revenues from $25 million in 1995 to more than $250 million in 2003. In that year, RSA Security was named one of the top 10 fastest-growing technology companies by Business 2.0 magazine.

As president and CEO, Art is responsible for the operations and strategic growth of the company, directing its vision, acquisitions, strategic planning, and investments. His contribution has helped establish RSA Security as the de facto standard for two-factor authentication and encryption and as a driving force in identity and access management and standards development. During his tenure, Art has orchestrated the successful acquisitions of Xcert International, 3G International, TransIndigo, and Securant Technologies to strengthen RSA Security's position in the e-security market.

As a recognized industry luminary, Art plays a lead role in several national cyber-security and identity theft initiatives and serves as an advisor to key government agencies. He served as an industry advisor for the Department of Homeland Security's National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace. He also serves as co-chair of TechNet New England and is a leading member of TechNet's CEO Cyber Security Task Force. In 2003, Art was appointed to co-chair the National Cyber Security Summit's Corporate Governance Task Force, a public-private initiative organized by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and leading industry associations, including the Business Software Alliance (BSA), the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), TechNet, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Art has spoken at numerous conferences and forums around the world, including the CeBit, RSA Conference, 2003 National Cyber Security Summit, and the Business Software Alliance's CEO Forum. In addition to serving on RSA Security's board of directors, Art is a board member of Sana Security (San Mateo, California), Crossbeam Systems (Concord, Massachusetts), and NetScout Systems.

Before joining RSA Security, Art served as chief operating officer for CrossComm Corp., an internetworking company. He has also held various finance and management positions in graphics software and semiconductor equipment companies and has been directly involved in numerous public offerings, raising hundreds of millions of dollars in capital.

Art began his career at Deloitte & Touche as a CPA. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Massachusetts.