Jothy Rosenberg has a PhD in Computer Science from Duke University, where he remained as a CS professor for five years. He left academia and went on to found 9 high-tech startups over 35 years in areas ranging from parallel supercomputers to internet security with some internet infrastructure, television streaming processors, and special effects equipment startups in between. Two of his startups had exits over $100 million. Jothy’s most recent startup began as a DARPA program to develop a processor virtually immune to cyber attacks. It is called Dover Microsystems, where he was CEO until Oct 2022 when he shifted to Executive Chairman. 

Jothy has authored several technical books, a children’s book called Adventures on the Can Do Trail, and Think Like a Startup Founder: Anecdotes of an Incorrigible Technology Entrepreneur. It’s an honest recounting of the many mistakes a multi-time founder/CEO can make, which he hopes will help other founders be more prepared.

Jothy lives by the phrase Who Says I Can’t, which is the title of his memoir about how he, as a teenager who lost a leg and then a lung to cancer, fought back, survived, and thrived. It is also the name of his non-profit foundation The Who Says I Can’t Foundation that helps those with disabilities regain their self-esteem through success in athletics. Staying on brand, his TEDx talk of the same title is about his theory as to why those with disabilities so often excel beyond their able-bodied peers. He still does the Alcatraz Sharkfest swim and one 100+ mile charity bike ride every summer.

Jothy has three children, five grandsons, and a Golden Retriever. He and his wife, Carole, live in Massachusetts.

Jothy has been featured across numerous media channels for his story, his philanthropic work with The Who Says I Can’t Foundation, as well as being a regular contributor to the Forbes Technology Council. Find out more here.