Kit Rodgers is the senior vice president of Technology Partnerships and Corporate Development for Rambus, where he is responsible for building and growing the business across the various focus areas. Prior to this role, Kit was the senior vice president of Licensing and Technology Partnerships, building and growing Rambus’ technology licensing business and customer-focused IP strategies.
Before joining Rambus, Kit was vice president of Business Development and Licensing for Cryptography Research, Inc., which was acquired by Rambus in in 2011. Kit joined Cryptography Research in 2003 and has extensive experience in building teams and businesses, including business development, technology licensing, operations, finance and corporate strategy. Before joining Cryptography Research, Kit held positions at Acumen Sciences, 12 Entrepreneuring, Scient, and Stanford University.
Kit holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s in engineering from Stanford University, where he was a Mayfield Entrepreneurship Fellow.