Rob Gettemy​

Rob Gettemy​

KEY SKILLS

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. ​