Rossa Shanks

Rossa Shanks

Chief Executive Officer


Rossa is Chief Executive Officer of ISTARI. He has more than 20 years' experience as a marketing and sales leader, spanning both B2C and B2B enterprises. 

Rossa joined ISTARI shortly after its inception in 2020 as Chief Marketing Officer, and later took on the role of Chief Commercial Officer. He is deeply committed to building a connected cyber resilience ecosystem and leading an organisation dedicated to helping clients achieve long-term, sustainable cyber resilience.

 

Prior to ISTARI, Rossa was Chief Marketing Officer at Dow Jones in New York, leading a cross-functional, global B2B marketing team, including product, customer and partner marketing as well as demand generation and sales enablement.

Rossa graduated from Trinity College Dublin as a Double First Class Scholar with Gold Medal and Distinction, BA Hons Spanish and French. Rossa also holds an MPhil in Management from the University of Cambridge, Judge Business School.