# Rob McCormick

> Rob McCormick is the St. Louis-based founder and CEO of Avatara, established in 2005 to deliver comprehensive business IT through a managed subscription service. Previously CEO of Savvis and COO of Bridge Information Systems, he advocates standardized infrastructure and writes about reducing the operational burden of security and compliance.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Avatara
- **Organizations:** Avatara, Savvis, Bridge Information Systems
- **Known for:** Founded Avatara in 2005., Led Savvis during its 2000 IPO., Built Avatara organically before the company received its announced 2019 growth investment.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1999** — Served as COO of Bridge Information Systems.
- **1999-2005** — Served as CEO of Savvis.
- **2000** — Led Savvis during its IPO following separation from Bridge.
- **2005** — Founded Avatara.
- **2019** — Avatara received a $10 million growth investment led by Bank Street Capital Partners and Post Road Group.
- **2026** — Published Forbes Technology Council essays about system complexity and continuous cloud governance.

## Achievements

- Founded Avatara in 2005.
- Led Savvis during its 2000 IPO.
- Built Avatara organically before the company received its announced 2019 growth investment.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Published FedRAMP Is Becoming More Than A Government Standard on July 22.
- **2026-07** — Avatara published his commentary introduction on reducing cybersecurity cost and operational burden on July 15.
- **2026-03** — Published Growing Complexity And Regulation Create The Perfect Storm For Today’s Modern Enterprises on March 25.

## Links

- Website: https://robmccormick.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-mccormick-avatara
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Rob__McCormick
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Rob-McCormick
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rob__mccormick

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Last updated: 2026-10-22