Bio

David Rule joined HarbourVest in 2014 and as the Firm’s Chief Information Security Officer, leads all aspects of Global Information Protection. Additionally, Dave is responsible for the IT infrastructure, DevOps, and end user support functions. Prior to joining HarbourVest, Dave held senior infrastructure leadership positions in the software industry and systems engineering roles at BlackRock and Acadian Asset Management. His responsibilities included IT infrastructure operations and engineering, business continuity, and disaster recovery planning. His previous experience also includes corporate compliance roles at Pioneer Investments and Fidelity Investments. Dave received a BS from Salem State University, an MS in Information Technology Management from Brandeis University and graduated from Carnegie Mellon’s CISO executive program. He holds the CISSP certification.