Joanne Rohde

About Joanne Rohde

I help companies accelerate growth through strategic go-to-market, technology, and operations. As an experienced C-Suite executive and Independent Board Director who likes to roll up my sleeves and get my hands dirty, I have helped companies create new business models that have become industry standards in both Financial Services and technology markets. At Red Hat, we created the Open Source and Subscription models, fueling Red Hat’s growth and helping hundreds of successor companies come to market.As an Independent Director at Solium, Inc, working with both the C-Suite and Board members, I helped the company focus on organic growth, initiated and co-chaired the Risk Committee, and was a member of the Board Special Committee responsible for the $1.1B sale of Solium to Morgan Stanley.As the founder of Cambridge Woods Partners, I bring 30 years of experience in growing companies, helping my clients transform their businesses by integrating strategy, technology, and operations to achieve industry-leading growth. I have repeatedly demonstrated the ability to set strategic vision and drive scalable implementation, resulting in substantial market capitalization increases.As the founder of Axial Exchange Inc, a leader in post-acute care software, I was named one of the Top 50 Influencers in Digital Health by Rock Health and Goldman Sachs and featured in the New York Times\' influential Corner Office by Adam Bryant.Previously, as COO and Executive Vice President of Operations at Red Hat, I helped develop the enterprise open-source subscription model, which led to a tripling of revenues and a customer base growth from to During my tenure, Red Hat\'s market capitalization grew ten-fold from $500M to $5B.As CIO of UBS Investment Banking IT, I oversaw a $1B+ annual budget and 1,500 mission-critical systems, helping to globalize an industry that operates on information and milliseconds.I hold a Bachelor of Arts from Wesleyan University and am dedicated to advancing women into Board positions as a Board Member of OnBoardNC and as a coach and mentor at Springboard Enterprises, the premier platform where entrepreneurs, investors, and industry experts meet to build great women-led businesses.

Experience

1. Managing Director

   HSBC

   Sep 2025 — Present · London, GB

   Global Head Equities Product Management

Education

• Wesleyan University

  B.A, Economics, English

  1976 — 1980

Skills

• Saas
• International Business
• Healthcare
• Business Development
• Executive Management
• Operations Management
• Cloud Computing
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Valuation
• Product Development
• Analysis
• Business Intelligence
• Building Great Teams
• Risk Management
• Strategic Planning
• Venture Capital
• Business Analysis
• Corporate Development
• Vendor Management
• Open Source
• Strategy
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Software Development
• Strategic Partnerships
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Entrepreneurship
• Strategy Development
• Management Consulting
• Leadership
• Management
• Team Building
• Online Marketing
• Capital
• Product Management
• Integration
• Change Management