Marc Brown serves as our Chairman. The Board believes that our current leadership structure is effective, efficient and in the best interest of Rapid7 and our stockholders. As Chairman, Mr. Brown's responsibilities set forth under our Corporate Governance Guidelines include: establish the agenda for meetings of the independent directors; preside over meetings of the independent directors; preside over any portions of meetings of the Board evaluating the performance of the Board; coordinate the activities of the other independent directors; and perform such other duties the Board may establish or delegate. Mr. Brown is involved in our Chief Executive Officer succession planning and performance evaluation, as well as our annual Board and Committee self-evaluations, with the other members of the Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Brown is an active Chairman. In addition, having Mr. Brown as our Chairman strengthens the Board s overall independence and oversight of our business and enhances the Board's communication and effectiveness.