Datto Company Overview

Tim Weller is Chief Executive Officer of Datto. He provides strategic leadership, sets the vision and establishes long-range goals for the company. Prior to his appointment as CEO, Tim served in various C-level positions at Datto including President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer, where he ran day-to-day operations and established global go-to-market strategies. Tim brings extensive executive leadership experience with technology-based companies to Datto. Prior to joining, Tim served as the Interim CEO and CFO of London-based financial technology company Wonga. He was also CFO of two Boston-based public companies, EnerNoc, a clean energy technology company, and Akamai, where he led a team that completed one of the top-performing initial public offerings of all time.

Early in his career, Tim was an equity research analyst at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. In addition to his many leadership roles, Tim has also been a software developer, video game designer, angel investor, and advisor to many technology company CEOs.

Tim holds a doctorate in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois and a bachelor’s and master’s degree in electrical engineering from Michigan State University.

Austin McChord founded Datto in 2007 as a college student and served as the CEO of the company for more than ten years. Early on, Austin recognized that the exponential growth of data posed an opportunity to create the most effective business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) solution available outside the enterprise.

With a decidedly “all-in” commitment to MSP selling partners, Austin grew Datto to a global company with more than 14,000 MSP partners through organic innovation and strategic acquisitions. He added managed networking, cloud backup, business management tools, file sync and share, and file backup to Datto’s portfolio, creating an entire ecosystem for a devoted MSP community.

Austin’s life work includes creating a one-of-a-kind culture at Datto. With 32 offices around the globe, Datto has earned hundreds of awards for growth, outstanding workplace, product excellence and technical support. Teams are guided with Datto imperatives that pour over into every single partner interaction including to always “do what’s right for the customer” and to design products with an eye on providing the ultimate user experience.

Austin is an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, was was named to Forbes Magazine’s 30 Under 30, and earned recognition as one of the nation's top 50 philanthropists in 2017 by The Chronicle of Philanthropy. He is a mentor to young entrepreneurs and has spoken around the world on topics such as net neutrality and how tech is transforming business and society across America. He holds several patents and has a degree in Bioinformatics from Rochester Institute of Technology, where he is also a trustee.

Austin is a major investor and serves on the Datto Board of Directors, where he continues to be the driving force behind Datto and its impact on the industry.

Michael is responsible for managing Datto’s legal affairs, including data security and privacy compliance, management of Datto’s intellectual property portfolio and advising the company’s management and board of directors on legal, strategic and corporate governance matters. As Chief People Officer, Michael also oversees human resources at Datto globally, spearheading initiatives to further build a culture that engages and inspires employees including talent development, capability building, and compensation and benefits programs. Prior to joining Datto, Michael held senior legal positions at Toluna, a leading online market research technology and data collection provider, as well as MicroWarehouse, which, prior to its sale, was a leading technology reseller. Michael received his J.D. cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law and his B.A. with honors in Political Science from the University of Vermont.

Robert Petrocelli has served as Chief Technology Officer since July 2019. Before serving in this role, Petrocelli was a Senior Software Architect at Oracle. Petrocelli came to Oracle by way of their acquisition of GreenBytes, a business which Petrocelli founded in 2007. Prior to this, Petrocelli was CEO and co-founder of Heartlab from 1994 to 2006. Petrocelli was named Ernst & Young New England Entrepreneur of the Year in 2001. Petrocelli earned a bachelor’s degree in Physics and a master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Rhode Island, where he was an Office of Naval Research Fellow in Physical Oceanography.

Sanjay Singh joined Datto in May 2019. Prior to joining Datto, Singh held the position of Chief Operating Officer and board member of Unbxd, Inc. He also previously worked at Akamai Technologies, holding various positions including Senior Vice President Global Operations and Senior Vice President & General Manager of Asia Pacific and Japan. Singh earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata and a bachelor’s degree in finance from Purdue University.

Matt Richards has served as Chief Marketing Officer since December 2017 after initially joining Datto as VP of Product Marketing. Prior to joining Datto, Richards was VP of Products and Markets at ownCloud from 2012 to 2016. He previously held key management positions at CA Technologies, Novell, and IBM. Richards earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and engineering sciences from Dartmouth College and earned his MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

As Customer Experience Officer (CXO), Chris McCloskey is responsible for leading Datto’s technical support, customer experience, implementation, and customer success teams around the globe in providing award-winning service to Datto’s global partner base.

Prior to joining Datto, Chris served as Chief Operating Officer, Americas at London-based financial company Finastra, and served there in numerous roles, including Chief Operating Officer of Americas, Global Head of Solutions and Field Operations, and Global Head of Sales Operations. Chris has also held positions at IBM, General Electric, and Vista Equity Partners throughout his career.

Chris holds a master’s degree in business administration (MBA) from the Stern School of Business at New York University and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Gettysburg College.

Nathaniel is Senior Vice President of Finance at Datto, overseeing the company’s financial planning, accounting, sourcing, tax and treasury functions. As SVP of Finance, Nathaniel and his team strive to equip Datto with accurate, timely, and actionable information to drive better financial outcomes.

Nathaniel brings over 10 years of experience leading finance organizations in both publicly traded and privately held businesses. Prior to Datto, Nathaniel was VP of Corporate Finance at Boston-based EnerNOC (NASDAQ: ENOC), a clean energy technology company. Earlier in his career, Nathaniel trained in trading equity options on the Chicago Board of Options Exchange.

Nathaniel holds a BBA from Emory University, an MBA from Boston University, and an MS in Information Systems from Boston University.