Commencement 2023

Commencement 2023

Friday, May 12, 2023 | 2PM EDT
Matthews Arena
238-262 St Botolph Street
Boston, Massachusetts

Co-ops complete, exams finished, papers turned in, the Class of 2023 is ready to move forward! On Friday, May 12, 2023, at 2 pm, the law school community gathered in Matthews Arena for speeches, diplomas and the joy of celebrating one of life’s landmark moments. Corey Thomas, CEO and chairman of the board of directors of Rapid7, delivered the law school’s commencement address to more than 200 recipients of JD, LLM and MLS degrees. Professor Daniel Medwed delivered the faculty address. The student speakers were Maya Marie Hill ’23 and Obioma Okonkwo LLM ’23.

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Commencement Speaker Biography

Corey Thomas is the CEO of Rapid7, as well as the chairman of its board of directors. In 2023, Thomas was appointed to the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) and elected chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and serves on the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts board of directors, LPL Financial board of directors and Vanderbilt University board of trust. Thomas is an active angel investor to technology companies, advisor to organizations undergoing technology transformation, and sought after speaker and panelist. He previously served on the U.S. Commerce Department’s Digital Economy Board of Advisors. He has extensive experience leading technology companies to the next stage of growth and innovation. Prior to joining Rapid7, Thomas spent time at Parallels, Inc., Microsoft, Deloitte Consulting, and AT&T. He received a BE in electrical engineering and computer science from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.