Klee Kleber - SVP, Marketing and Product Development

Klee is the Senior Vice President of Product and Marketing, responsible for developing our product and service offerings and building the global Rackspace brand. His team focuses on understanding the customer, creating IT hosting offerings that deliver Fanatical Support^®, communicating that value to the market and ultimately extending our lead in the hosting industry.

Prior to joining Rackspace, Klee was Vice President of Marketing for Segway, Inc. where he managed global marketing for the Segway Personal Transporter. Before Segway, Klee spent 10 years at Dell, Inc. where he served as a marketing Vice President responsible for a range of products and customer segments in the U.S., Europe and Japan.

Klee holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rice University in Economics and German as well as an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

What was your first car?

I first drove a 1954 Chevrolet 210 four-door sedan. The engine sounded like a sewing machine and was about as powerful, but it could hold 8 people and was a rolling piece of history. The starter was weak so I always had to park on a hill so I could roll-start it. And the windshield wipers stopped operating when I stepped on the gas.

What's your favorite quote?

"Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler." — Albert Einstein

What's the best part about Rackspace?

By far, Rackers are the best part of Rackspace. This company is truly special from a people and culture standpoint—Fanatical Support translates into being fanatical about everything, which makes the company a great place to come to work every day. And given how bad service has gotten in so many industries, I hope that our brand of customer-centric fanaticism becomes a movement in the business world.