# Matt Stevens

> Matt Stevens is the Boston-based CEO of Bamboo Rose and a co-founder and former president, CTO and CEO of AppNeta. His career spans Network Intelligence, RSA and enterprise software leadership. He led AppNeta through its acquisition by Broadcom in January 2022 and was appointed Bamboo Rose CEO and chairman in December 2022. His public leadership philosophy emphasizes team building, clear goals, flexibility and growth within existing customer relationships.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Bamboo Rose
- **Organizations:** Bamboo Rose, AppNeta, Broadcom, Network Intelligence, RSA, EMC, NetApp, Solbourne Computer, Harris Corporation
- **Known for:** Co-founded AppNeta and led it as CEO through its January 2022 sale to Broadcom., 2016 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year New England finalist., Named a 2024 Top CEO by the GCI PE Awards.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2011** — Held senior technology, sales and marketing positions at Harris Corporation, Solbourne Computer and NetApp; co-founded Network Intelligence and served as president and CTO. After its acquisition by EMC, served as CTO of RSA’s information and event management business and participated in EMC’s Office of the CTO.
- **2011** — Co-founded AppNeta, initially leading technology and product.
- **2014** — Appointed AppNeta president and CEO on July 31, succeeding Jim Melvin.
- **2016** — Named a finalist for EY Entrepreneur Of The Year in the New England region.
- **2017** — AppNeta received investment from Rubicon Technology Partners.
- **2022** — AppNeta’s sale to Broadcom completed in January. Bamboo Rose announced Stevens as CEO and chairman on December 8, succeeding Sue Welch.
- **2023** — Led Bamboo Rose during its additions of Backbone PLM and Supply Pilot and its Walmart sourcing-platform initiative.
- **2025** — Bamboo Rose announced an agreement to acquire AI decision-intelligence business Verteego on January 7.
- **2026** — Continues as Bamboo Rose CEO; company announced Steve Gordon’s planning and analytics appointment in March and MAAP’s TotalPLM adoption in October.

## Achievements

- Co-founded AppNeta and led it as CEO through its January 2022 sale to Broadcom.
- 2016 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year New England finalist.
- Named a 2024 Top CEO by the GCI PE Awards.
- Appointed Bamboo Rose CEO and chairman in December 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Bamboo Rose announced MAAP’s adoption of TotalPLM; Stevens discussed connecting planning, design, sourcing and operations.
- **2026-03** — Bamboo Rose appointed Steve Gordon VP, Head of Planning and Analytics.
- **2025-01** — Bamboo Rose announced an agreement to acquire Verteego to expand AI-powered decision intelligence.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-stevens-b305785

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Last updated: 2026-10-25