Centricity
The Rohirrim Story
Value Pillars
Centricity
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Judgment
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Mutual Success
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Curiosity
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Persistence
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Impact
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Diversity
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Dedication
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Respect
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Selflessness
Meet Our Leaders
Steven Aberle
Steve is an AI researcher and entrepreneur with expertise in LLMs, transformers and Generative AI. As the founder and developer, he invented and patented the first domain-aware generative AI solution for enterprises. He is an expert in unstructured data, working with some of the largest collections of documents in the world at Los Alamos National Laboratories. Throughout his career Steven worked on complex technical architectures for commercial, aerospace, defense and intelligence organizations.
Erin Underwood
Erin’s expertise in large program management for the DoD and intel has provided her tremendous relevant experience to lead Rohirrim’s growth by closing and managing major customer accounts. She has led major internal initiatives and stakeholder engagement at Rohirrim. As a Major in the Air Force she was an F15E WSO and went on to lead the Special Missions Branch in the Office of Special Investigations before moving to technical roles with SAIC and RevaComm.
Tim Meyers
Tim’s experience as a venture capitalist, investor, advisor and operator in dozens of enterprise software companies provides him the experience to help lead the company’s business development and strategic growth. His past experience also includes leading more than 150 transactions that have helped companies accelerate growth that led to profitable exits for investors. He was a founder of Updata Partners, an enterprise software VC and most recently he helped lead Embody, Inc.’s growth and successful exit Zimmer Biomet (ZBH).
Andrew Shoaff
Andrew’s two decades of experience as a customer success executive with multiple SaaS companies, where he helped lead customer success and delivered significant improvements in revenue retention and expansion. Andrew’s expertise provides Rohirrim with the skills needed to provide customers with top-tier support and training.
Savani Tatake
Savani’s management experience driving product innovation and leading the engineering teams working collaboratively with cross-functional teams will help ensure Rohirrim’s products continue to evolve with the customer’s needs as the top priority. Savani comes to Rohirrim from Nintendo, Meta, and T-Mobile, respectively, having made her mark at each organization in scaling through continuous process and engineering improvements.
Brian Shealey
Brian’s two decades of experience in go-to-market (GTM) and business development strategy provides the experience for him to lead Rohirrim’s sales organization. His management experience includes success in venture backed companies selling into both the commercial and public sector spaces. He most recently spending over two years as a VP at Trifacta, where he was responsible for executing its GTM strategy for the Public Sector team.
Christian Meyer
Christian is a high-growth software startup operator and investor with experience scaling companies from both sides of the table. He led Rohirrim’s Series A capital raise and has, in total, led +$100 million in capital raises from top-tier VC firms. Christian’s ability to plan for and execute org-wide scaling is a huge asset to Rohirrim. Most recently, Christian worked as an investor for Vocap Partners, an Atlanta-based venture capital firm leading Series A software rounds. Prior to Vocap, he worked for fintech startup Nymbus.
Dave O’Hara
Dave joined Rohirrim’s Board of Directors in 2024, bringing extensive experience in finance, go-to-market strategies, M&A, and operations. As the Chief Financial Officer of Microsoft Commercial Business, he played key roles in advancing cloud computing, enterprise solutions, and technology strategy. Dave has been instrumental in guiding digital transformations and expanding cloud offerings. With a strong financial and strategic background, he has consistently driven innovative solutions at Microsoft. Dave holds a pivotal role in shaping the company’s financial strategy, ensuring robust growth and profitability.
Matt Koran
Matt joined Rohirrim’s Board of Directors in 2023, bringing a wealth of experience in high-growth software investments. Since joining Insight in 2016, where he currently serves as a Principal on the investment team, Matt has focused on areas like DevOps, big data, IT automation, and cybersecurity. A Harvard University alumnus with an AB in Economics, Matt was a linebacker for the football team and served as its 142nd captain. He also directed Crimson in the Community, an initiative that organized blood drives, mentorship programs, bone marrow drives, and sports clinics for children with special needs. Matt resides in Denver, CO.
Meet Our Advisors
Dr. Michael Papay
Dr. Papay is a well-known and respected leader in data and cybersecurity. He has previously served as CISO and Technology Executive of American Express and Northrop Grumman.
Sam Allen
Sam is the Executive Vice President & Global COO at Tableau, a SalesForce company. He has decades of experience driving operational excellence, customer success, and business transformation.
Jack Barufka
Jack serves as Pillsbury’s global Practice Group Leader for its Intellectual Property Transactions and Patent Practice. He is Tier 1 Chambers ranked and is one of the top US IP attorneys with over 25 years of experience representing Fortune 500 companies.
Todd Fredrick
Todd is the CRO & Co-Founder of Elastio. He is a sales leader and serial entrepreneur with decades of experience building and scaling sales teams for top-tier enterprise VC-backed software companies.
Heather Jackman
Heather, current Founder of The STAQ Group, is a retired senior executive with over 30 years of experience in acquisitions. Prior to retirement she served as the Deputy Procurement Executive at the CIA, where she guided acquisition strategies and led the professional development of the acquisition workforce.
Ben Levitan
Ben is a trusted advisor to leaders in the technology industry. He has decades of experience as a CEO and Board member scaling companies in the Defense, Intelligence and Commercial industries.
Dr. Craig Reed
Dr. Reed is the President of Growth Strategy Leaders. He has a 40-year career of leading growth at defense, aerospace, and other GovCons, including Altimira, Serco, Lockheed, Northrop Grumman, Engility and DynCorp.
Raina Rose Tagle
Raina Rose Tagle is Chief Risk Officer at Stanford; her work includes Enterprise Risk Management, Internal Audit, Compliance, Privacy, InfoSec, Global Risk, and Insurance. She has a 30-year career with global consulting firms as a leader and expert in higher ed, governance, risk, compliance, and cybersecurity.