Galvanize continues to make moves on its executive team, announcing a new CEO and executive chairman one week after appointing a new executive vice president.
The Denver-based technology coworking and education company announced Wednesday that Harsh Patel has been named CEO, taking over for Al Rosabal, who will be stepping down after coming on in early-2018.
Patel previously served as CEO at coding bootcamp company Hack Reactor, before it was acquired by Galvanize in July 2018. With the move, Patel stayed on with the company, serving as Chief Product Officer at Galvanize.
"I have been impressed with Galvanize and the people across the organization since the beginning," Patel said in a statement. "Having been a part of the organization for nearly a year, and part of the code school industry for seven, I continue to believe that Galvanize is delivering the best possible education to students and creating community destinations - both on our physical and virtual campuses - that connect entrepreneurs, alumni, enterprise partners and students. I am looking forward to leading the amazing team we have in place and continuing our reach and impact."
In addition to Patel's hire, Karl Maier joins Galvanize as executive chairman and Bill Cummings as executive vice president of enterprise. Cummings joins Galvanize from Cognizant where he was the senior director and a founder of the Cognizant Digital Engineering business.
Rosabal steps down after being hired by Galvanize in early-2018 to lead the company following the departure of its founding team. In his time at the helm, Rosabal helped Galvanize raise $32 million and acquire Hack Reactor.
In a statement, Galvanize board member Tyler Newton thanked Rosabal for his contributions while serving as CEO.
"The board is grateful to Al for his steady leadership through a period of dynamic change for the company," said Newton, partner with Catalyst Investors and Galvanize board member. "Al brought stability in the organization during a complex acquisition and integration. With Harsh, Bill, Karl and several other key leaders, he leaves the company in a strong position to capitalize on the continuing demand for top technology talent as organizations digitize their businesses."
