Rob Gettemy is a seasoned business operator with 30+ years of proven leadership in both private and public companies. In addition, Rob has been a big 10 University instructor in Entrepreneurship since 2008 and has consulted with private equity firms.
Prior to GO, Rob was an EVP at Blucora (BCOR) serving primarily as a senior executive in its subsidiary, TaxAct. During Rob’s tenure, TaxAct grew from $85mm to $210mm and delivered operating income of over $96mm. Rob had responsibility for product management, business development, management of acquired companies, tax software development, competitive intelligence, customer service, electronic filing, fraud prevention, human resources and government relations.
Prior to joining TaxAct in 2012, Rob held executive level positions in the telco, marketing research and consumer software industries where he worked in operations, sales and M&A roles.
Rob holds his MBA from Drake University and a BA in Economics from the University of Northern Iowa. He served on the board of the Council For Electronic Revenue Communication Advancement (CERCA) and he is past Vice-Chair of the American Coalition for Taxpayer Rights, an industry group focused on tax policy. He also served as the industry lead on a tax fraud working group comprised of the IRS, state departments of revenue and the tax filing industry.