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  • Comment: The sources do not meet these criteria – there is no significant coverage of Reeder (as opposed to the companies he has been involved in), and there are very few independent, secondary sources at all. Some of the sources, such as this one, do not even mention Reeder. bonadea contributions talk 18:35, 1 November 2025 (UTC)


This page is about the technology executive. For the U.S. Army officer, see Russell Reeder.

Russ Reeder
Head-and-shoulders photo of Russ Reeder speaking onstage
Reeder at an OVHcloud conference in France
Born
Russell Philip Reeder
EducationJames Madison University
OccupationTechnology executive
Years active1990s–present
Websiterussreeder.com

Russell Philip Reeder is an American technology executive. He served as president and chief operating officer of Media Temple during its 2013 acquisition by GoDaddy and as president and chief executive officer of OVH US during the 2017 transition of VMware’s vCloud Air business to OVH.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

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Reeder is an alumnus of James Madison University.[4]

Career

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Rightsline

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In the early 2000s Reeder served as chief executive of Rightsline, a rights‑management software company for media and entertainment businesses. The Los Angeles Times profiled the company’s approach to online rights and quoted Reeder as CEO.[5] He is a named co‑inventor on a U.S. patent assigned to Rightsline, Inc.[6]

Media Temple and GoDaddy

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Reeder served as president and chief operating officer of Media Temple. In October 2013, GoDaddy acquired Media Temple; reporting noted that Media Temple would continue as a separate brand and that Reeder would remain as president.[7][8]

OVH US (OVHcloud)

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In 2017 Reeder served as president and CEO of OVH US, the American unit of the French cloud provider OVH (now OVHcloud). That year OVH agreed to acquire VMware’s vCloud Air business; Computer Weekly covered the transaction and quoted Reeder in his role with OVH US.[9]

Infrascale and Netrix Global

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In February 2020, Infrascale named Reeder CEO; he later became CEO of Netrix Global in January 2022.[10][11][12]

Boards and affiliations

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Reeder has served on boards including the Flint Hill School (trustee), the Children’s Science Center (Northern Virginia Science Center Foundation), the James Madison University Madison Center for Civic Engagement (External Advisory Board chair), and the James Madison University College of Business Board of Advisors.[13][14][15][16]

Patents

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  • US 7099849, "Integrated media management and rights distribution apparatus", issued August 29, 2006, assigned to Rightsline, Inc. 

References

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  1. ^ Lunden, Ingrid (October 15, 2013). "GoDaddy Buys Media Temple To Build Up Its Business With Web Professionals". TechCrunch. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  2. ^ "GoDaddy scoops up Culver City's Media Temple". Los Angeles Business Journal. October 15, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  3. ^ "VMware to sell vCloud Air service and datacentre infrastructure to OVH". Computer Weekly. April 4, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  4. ^ "Madison Vision Series – Russ Reeder". James Madison University. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  5. ^ Healey, Jon (August 13, 2003). "Software Helps Tame the Copyright Jungle". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  6. ^ US 7099849, "Integrated media management and rights distribution apparatus", issued August 29, 2006, assigned to Rightsline, Inc. 
  7. ^ Lunden, Ingrid (October 15, 2013). "GoDaddy Buys Media Temple To Build Up Its Business With Web Professionals". TechCrunch. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  8. ^ "GoDaddy scoops up Culver City's Media Temple". Los Angeles Business Journal. October 15, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  9. ^ "VMware to sell vCloud Air service and datacentre infrastructure to OVH". Computer Weekly. April 4, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  10. ^ "New Infrascale CEO, CXOs Face Crowded Data Protection Software Market". ChannelE2E. February 12, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  11. ^ "New Infrascale CEO outlines multi‑cloud backup and recovery vision". TechTarget (SearchDataBackup). February 12, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  12. ^ "Netrix's New CEO: More Acquisitions, Hiring On The Way". CRN. January 13, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  13. ^ "Board of Trustees". Flint Hill School. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  14. ^ "Board of Directors". Children’s Science Center. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  15. ^ "Madison Center External Advisory Board". James Madison University. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  16. ^ "College of Business Board of Advisors". James Madison University. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
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Category:Living people Category:American chief executives in technology Category:James Madison University alumni Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

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