Thomas F. Bogan '72

Venture Partner 
Greylock Partners
Waltham, Massachusetts

Appointed a venture partner in 2004 at Greylock Partners, one of the nation’s leading early-stage venture capital firms, Bogan provides operational guidance to Greylock portfolio companies and also identifies new opportunities for investments. 

Bogan was formerly the President and Chief Operating Officer of Rational Software Corporation, one of the world’s largest software companies. In this position, he was responsible for all of the company's operational and strategic initiatives. Prior to becoming president, he served as senior vice president and chief operating officer and as vice president and general manager. He is a member of the boards for mValent, Citrix Systems, ClearForest Corporation, and Ounce Labs, Inc. He also serves as a director for: iConclude; Mazu Networks, Inc.; OAT Systems, Inc.; and, Troux Technologies. He has previously been a director of private and public companies. 

Before joining Rational, he was president and chief executive officer of Pacific Data Products, a printer peripherals and networking vendor based in California. Prior to moving to California, he was president of Avatar Technologies, Inc. of Massachusetts.

A Brockton, Mass. resident while attending Stonehill, Bogan received his B.S.B.A. degree with a major in accounting in 1972. He has been a member of Stonehill's Century Club, Dean's Club, and President's Council. 

A former class agent and a past member of the Alumni Business Advisory Committee, he participated in career fairs and was a visiting executive at Stonehill in the early 1990s.

A Boston resident, Bogan was again a visiting executive at Stonehill in October 2001 and is a member of the Visiting Committee on Business Administration, which advises the College on strengthening its Business Administration program. He is also a member of the Campaign Executive Committee for the “Attaining the Summit: The Campaign for Stonehill College.” He was elected a Stonehill trustee in spring 2003.