Executive Team Biography

Rick Olin, VP, General Counsel

Rick Olin has served as TechTarget's general counsel since October of 2006. His responsibilities include serving as legal advisor to executive management, providing executive and legal support for M&A, financings and other strategic relationships, as well as for transactions involving TechTarget’s online and print media, and event properties. He also is responsible for managing TechTarget’s IP portfolio and corporate compliance programs.

Prior to joining TechTarget, Rick was the senior vice president of corporate development, general counsel and secretary of Workscape, Inc., a provider of outsourced human resource technology solutions, from March 2005 through October 2006, and its vice president, general counsel, and secretary, from March 2002 through February 2005.

From March 1999 through February 2002 Rick was vice president and general counsel at SpeechWorks International, Inc., a provider of speech technology software solutions.

Rick holds a B.A. from Brandeis University, an M.Ed from Harvard University and a J.D. from Northeastern University.