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Bill Gurling

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Director, Emerging Tech at Rubrik
📍 Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

Bill is the Director of Emerging Tech at Rubrik, where he leads the go-to-market strategy for new technologies with a focus on cloud-native security. A US Army National Guard veteran, he holds an Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification. Colleagues describe him as smart, humble, and a great technologist.

Outside of his professional role, Bill is passionate about contributing to the IT community, which has been a significant part of his career. He is a self-starter who enjoys collaboration and learning. In his spare time, he has mentioned an interest in playing video games like Overwatch.

He recently participated in a CISO advisory board focused on AI and attended the filming of Rubriks "To Catch a Thief" series at the NYSE.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Director, Emerging Tech
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Personality Overview

How Bill shows up

Curious But Skeptical
Friendly But Slow
Requires Proof

They are unlikely to ever become strong champions even when the conversations are going well; you should focus on cultivating other champions They typically tend to be late adopters even when they seem friendly and excited about what you have to sell They are often friendly and nice, but can sometimes suprise you with their piercing questions

Priorities

Topics Bill cares about

AI in Security
Engaged in a CISO advisory board focused on AI, indicating a high-level strategic interest in the application of AI for security and data protection.
Emerging Tech GTM
His role as Director is centered on creating and executing the technical go-to-market strategy for Rubrik's newest and most innovative technologies.
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Career

Work history

8-2024
Director, Emerging Tech
Rubrik
2-2022 - 7-2024
Manager, Technical Go To Market - Rubrik X
Rubrik
2-2021 - 2-2022
Principal Architect
Rubrik
5-2015 - 5-2018
Senior Converged Infrastructure Architect
Sirius Computer Solutions (Formerly Varrow)
12-2017
IT Consultant
Jackson Kayak
In the press

Media appearances

Bill Gurling – Author Profile on Rubrik Blog. Featured in Rubrik.com
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Lucas Moody and Bill Gurling – Co‑author Page on Rubrik Blog. Featured in Rubrik.com
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Education
2011 - 2014
Master of Science
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2007 - 2011
Information Systems & Operations Management
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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