President and Chief Executive Officer Download a larger version of this image. (Note: Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator users can right-click the larger image and choose Save Picture As... or Save Image As... respectively.) Robert "Bob" Beauchamp is president and chief executive officer of BMC Software (NYSE: BMC), a leading global enterprise management solutions company. Joining the company in 1988 as a sales executive, Beauchamp rose rapidly, serving in key leadership positions in research and development, strategic marketing and corporate development. Named to lead BMC in 2001, Beauchamp led the company's highly successful transformation from a mainframe tools vendor to one that delivers the industry's most strategic enterprise management and automation solutions, enabling customers to automate their IT and prove its business value. For the four fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2007, BMC revenue was approximately $1.7 billion. Beauchamp currently serves on the boards of National Oilwell Varco, Memorial-Hermann Hospital System, Texas Medical Center and the New York Stock Exchange's International Advisory Committee. He serves in a number of prominent industry and civic organizations. Beauchamp holds an undergraduate degree in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin, as well as a master of science degree in Management from Houston Baptist University.