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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$7.5M
  • Private
  • US
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Founded in 1997, and headquartered in Emeryville, California, BigFix, Inc. offers the IT industrya s only intelligent enforcement engine that enables real-time visibility and control of globally distributed desktop, mobile and server computer infrastructures. Built on a revolutionary technology platform, BigFix continually assesses and manages the health and security of enterprise computing devices at the velocity of change. Without requiring massive investment in dedicated management resources, BigFix automates enterprise scale malware defense, asset management, software inventory and distribution, vulnerability assessment, policy enforcement, power conservation, and patch management, without compromising network performance, end-user productivity, or security. BigFix delivers superior, customer-documented, return-on-investment through slashing IT infrastructure costs of ownership and management complexity while enabling IT organizations to elevate security configuration management from chronic pain point to positive business value resource.

President and Chief Executive Officer
Dave Robbins
Number of Employees 7
Contact Information

1480 64th St Ste 200

Emeryville, California 94608

www.bigfix.com

1 510 652 6700

NAICS Code All Other Publishers: 511199

Recent Events

  • U Michigan Automates Desktop Power Management as Part of Energy Savings Program

    9/28/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Dave Robbins President and Chief Executive Officer
Amrit Williams Chief Technology Officer
C. Alex Estevez Chief Financial Officer
Phil Husby Chief Operating Officer
Allan Peters Senior Vice President for Worldwide Sales
Bernie Skomra Senior Vice President, Global Sales
Philippe Vincent Senior Vice President for Strategy & Corporate Development
David Appelbaum Vice President of Marketing
Dennis Goodrow Vice President of Development
George Billman Vice President of Business Development
Gregory Toto Vice President, Products and Operations
Keith Benjamin Managing Director With Levensohn Venture Partners
David Hindawi Founder
Frank Sessions Senior Director, Corporate Communications
Jim Resch Director of Security Management Solutions
Ryan Russell Quality Assurance Manager
Doug Barry General Partner With Selby Venture Partners
Steve Reale Team Member
Jim Simons Investor

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Kenneth R. Klein Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and President of Wind River
Andy Purdy Board of Directors
Hagi Schwartz Board of Directors
Rhonda Basset-Spiers Board of Directors
Rob Born Board of Directors
Robert J. Majteles Board of Directors
Stephen C. Richards Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Big Fix, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Big Fix, Inc. Chairman of the Board Current
Lucidity Ltd CEO Former

Organization Position Status
Big Fix, Inc. Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and President of Wind River Current
Msri Chairman, President and CEO Current
Wind River, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Wind River Systems, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Automotive Devices Solution Chairman, President and CEO Current
Wind River, Inc. President Former
Wind River Systems, Inc. Chairman of the Board Current
Tumbleweed Communications Corp. Board of Directors Current
Wind River, Inc. Chairman of the Board Current
Codenomicon, Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Navis LLC Board of Directors Current
Mercury Interactive Corporation President Former
Wind River Systems, Inc. President Former
Mercury Interactive Corporation Chief Operating Officer Former
Wind River Systems, Inc. Director of Tumbleweed Communication Former
Hughes Aircraft Company Former
Daisy Systems Former
Mercury Interactive Corporation Board Member Former

Organization Position Status
Big Fix, Inc. Chief Technology Officer Current
Ncircle Network Security, Inc. Director of Engineering Former
Network Security Director of Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Big Fix, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Datastream Systems, Inc. President and Chief Financial Officer Current
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu associate Former
Raymond James & Associates, Inc. Former
Northwestern University M.B.A. Former
Harvard University undergraduate degree Former

Phil Husby brings 15 years of executive management experience to BigFix, where he serves as the company's CFO. Prior to BigFix, Husby served as CFO of Iomega Corporation, a leading data storage company, where he was responsible for all financial activity for the multi-billion dollar business. Prior to Iomega, Husby spent ten years as CFO at Ogden Corporation and also served as audit partner for KPMG in Europe and the United States.

Organization Position Status
Big Fix, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Current
Ogden & Company, Inc. Cfo Former
Iomega Corporation Cfo Former
KPMG International partner Former

Organization Position Status
Big Fix, Inc. Senior Vice President for Worldwide Sales Current
Gamma Enterprise Technologies, Inc. CEO Former
Securityfocus Vice President of Worldwide Sales Former

Organization Position Status
Big Fix, Inc. Senior Vice President, Global Sales Current
Apacheta Corp Chairman Current
Apacheta Corp President Former
Apacheta Corp Chief Operating Officer Former
Apacheta Corp Founder Former
The Ohio State University Bachelors of Science In Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Big Fix, Inc. Senior Vice President for Strategy & Corporate Development Current
University of California, Berkeley Master of Science Former

Organization Position Status
Big Fix, Inc. Vice President of Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Big Fix, Inc. Vice President of Development Current
Big Fix, Inc. Processor Former
R.D. and Associates Former

Organization Position Status
Big Fix, Inc. Vice President of Business Development Current
Forte Software Former

Organization Position Status
Big Fix, Inc. Vice President, Products and Operations Current
Cenzic, Inc. Executive Former

Keith Benjamin is a Managing Director with Levensohn Venture Partners. He was previously general partner with Highland Capital Partners where he opened the San Francisco office of this Massachusetts-based firm in 1999. From 1993 to 1999, Benjamin was a senior research analyst at Robertson, Stephens & Co., where he followed a broad range of companies exploiting new technologies, primarily software. At Robertson, he began by covering the education and entertainment software industry and was early in identifying the leading and surviving Internet companies. Benjamin sponsored venture investments through Robertson's internal investment vehicle, Bayview Capital, and was an Institutional Investor-ranked analyst.

Organization Position Status
Big Fix, Inc. Managing Director With Levensohn Venture Partners Current
Levensohn Venture Partners Managing Director Current
Levensohn Venture Partners Board Member Current
Levanta Inc. Board of Directors Current
Informative, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Big Fix, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Highland Capital Partners, Inc. General Partner Former
New York University Chartered Financial Analyst Former
Bay View Capital Corporation Sponsor of Venture Investments Former
Robertson, Stephens & Company Senior Research Analyst Former
Highland Corporation Former
Coremetrics, Inc. Investor Former
New York University MBA Former

Organization Position Status
Big Fix, Inc. Founder Current
University of California, Berkeley Ph.D. in Operations Research Former

Organization Position Status
Big Fix, Inc. Senior Director, Corporate Communications Current

Array

Organization Position Status
Camp Conferences, Inc. Current
University of Illinois Master of Science Degree Former
University of Illinois Certificate In Computer Technology Former

Ryan Russell is quality assurance manager at BigFix Inc., a configuration management company. He moderated the vuln-dev mailing list for three years under the alias "Blue Boar." He was the lead author of Hack-Proofing Your Network, 2nd Ed., and the technical editor of the Stealing the Network book series.

Organization Position Status
Big Fix, Inc. Quality Assurance Manager Current
Windows Secrets Quality Assurance Manager at Bigfix Inc. Current

Doug started his career in Hollywood where he developed TV game shows including Win, Lose or Draw and The Joker's Wild (where he was an Executive Producer). Believing in the future of videogames, Doug joined Electronic Arts in the early 90's as a product development executive where, during his 3 years there, the Company grew from less than $100M to over $400M in revenues. He then founded an entertainment software company which was acquired by Turner Broadcasting (now Time Warner) where he became Senior VP/GM of Turner New Media and managed the division's online, videogame, interactive TV and licensing businesses. Realizing the power of the Internet, Doug left Turner to become President/Services of Internet TV startup, Navio Communications (later Liberate), which ultimately went public for over $1 billion. At Selby, Doug focuses on digital media, Internet and mobile investments and has worked with numerous innovative startups including Panopticon (www.kana.com), a seed stage personalization ecommerce startup acquired for over $100M, Pandora Media (www.pandora.com), an Internet radio service with over 4 million monthly listeners and BigFix (www.bigfix.com), a next generation software/services company. He has also been an advisor and consultant to innovative "new media" startups including TIVO (www.tivo.com), and Glumobile (www.glumobile.com), a leader in mobile gaming. Doug has brought his vision and passion to the philanthropic world as well, where as a 5 year advisor to Grameen Foundation (www.gfusa.org), a leading microfinance organization, he has helped raise millions of dollars from Silicon Valley. Grameen Bank's founder, Professor Muhammad Yunus, won the Nobel Peace Prize this year. Doug received his B.S. from U.S. Berkeley (where he was also a concert promoter) and an MBA from Harvard University. Doug is married with 4 children and enjoys music, skiing, tennis, and spending time with his family.

Organization Position Status
Selby Venture Partners Managing Director Current
Big Fix, Inc. General Partner With Selby Venture Partners Current
Sugarsync Board of Directors Current
Big Fix, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Built-E, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Feedster Inc Board of Directors Current
Grameen Foundation, USA Advisory Board Member Current
Sharpcast Board of Directors Current
Cranite Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Pandora Media, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Turner New Media Ltd Senior Vice President Former
Turner New Media Ltd General Manager Former
Selby Venture Partners General Partner Former
TiVo Inc. Consultant Former
Electronic Arts Inc. Senior Executive Former
Explore Technology Investor Former
Panopticon, Inc. Investor Former
Coremetrics, Inc. Investor Former
Harvard University M.B.A. Former
University of California, Berkeley B.S. Former

Steve Reale is a General Partner with Levensohn Venture Partners. Steve joined LVP from ZuluSports.com, an Internet-based adventure sports portal, where he was an early employee and Director of Finance. Prior to ZuluSports, Steve held a variety of equity research positions at Robertson Stephens, Van Kasper & Company and JP Morgan, covering a broad range of industries including outsourced financial processors, business services, environmental technologies and services, and retailing.

Organization Position Status
Levensohn Venture Partners General Partner Current
Big Fix, Inc. Team Member Current
Ubicom, Inc. Team Member Current
Caymas Team Member Current
Capella, Inc. Unofficial Board Observer Current
Levanta Inc. Unofficial Board Observer Current
Akros Silicon Unofficial Board Observer Current
Ubicom, Inc. Unofficial Board Observer Current
Big Fix, Inc. Unofficial Board Observer Current
Van Kasper & Company Equity Research Positions Former
Robertson, Stephens & Company Equity Research Positions Former
Levensohn Venture Partners Principal Former
Middlebury College BA in International Politics, Economics Former

Andy Purdy, Member of the BigFix Executive Advisory Council, is president of D.R.A. Enterprises, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in information assurance and cyber security. In addition, Purdy currently is a Special Government Employee on the Defense Science Board Task Force on Software Assurance and served as the nation's cyber security czar for two years in his role as Acting Director of the National Cyber Security Division/US-CERT of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Prior to his role at DHS, Purdy served as a member of the White House staff as Deputy to Howard Schmidt, the Vice Chair of the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board (PCIPB). Previously, he was Acting General Counsel at the United States Sentencing Commission, a Federal prosecutor in Philadelphia, Special Counsel to the House Ethics Committee, Counsel to the Senate Impeachment Trial Committee, and Assistant Attorney General in Missouri. He also worked as Senior Staff Counsel to the House Select Committee on Assassinations' investigation of the assassination of President Kennedy. He is a graduate of the College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia Law School, and is a member of the bar in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Missouri, and Pennsylvania.

Organization Position Status
Big Fix, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Secure Anchor Board of Directors Current
William and Mary Former
University of Virginia School of Law Former

Array

Organization Position Status
Shenhavlaw.Com President Current
Hyperroll, Inc. Cfo Current
Rackable Systems, Inc. Chairman Current
Rackable Systems, Inc. Director Current
Big Fix, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Atrica, Inc. Cfo Former
Magnolia Capital Managing Director and Co-Founder Former
Bar-Ilan University B.Sc Degree In Economics Former

Organization Position Status
Big Fix, Inc. Board of Directors Current
BEA Systems, Inc. Chief Information Officer Former
BEA Systems, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
Agilent Former
Agilent Technologies, Inc. Former
Hewlett-Packard Company Former

Organization Position Status
Big Fix, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Thomas Weisel Partners LLC Vice President Former
Grey Advertising Marketing Former
Big Fix, Inc. Venture Partner At Thomas Weisel Venture Partners Former
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Corporate Law Former
NationsBanc Montgomery Securities Technology Investment Banking Group Former
EXIT41, Inc. Investor Former
Application Security Incorporated Investor Former
Vocera Communications, Inc. Investor Former
Arbor Networks Inc. Investor Former
Medsphere Systems Corporation Investor Former
Aligo, Inc. Investor Former

Rob is an experienced chief executive officer of private and public companies and an accomplished technology investor. He was the CEO of CAMAX Systems (acquired by Electronic Data Systems, NYSE: EDS), Ultradata (acquired by John Harland, NYSE: JH), and Citadon. He is the managing partner and founder of Treehouse Capital, an investment firm that blends value and growth investment disciplines to make active investments in later-stage technology companies. Prior to Rob's experience as an investor, he was a merchant banker with Investment Advisors, Inc., where he worked with many of the Coral Team members, and an attorney with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.

Organization Position Status
Coral Capital Management Managing Director Current
Treehouse Capital LLC Founder Current
Treehouse Capital LLC Managing Partner Current
University of California, Berkeley Lecturer Current
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law - Boalt Hall Lecturer Current
Macrovision Corporation Chair Current
U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. Chairman of the Board Current
World Heart Corporation Chair Current
Pioneer Digital Technologies, Inc Board Member Current
Unify Corporation Board of Directors Current
Razorgator, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cerebellum Automation Board of Directors Current
Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. Director Current
Crosslink Capital Board of Directors Current
Jeh Design Board of Directors Current
Adept Technology, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Macrovision Corporation Board of Directors Current
World Heart Corporation Board of Directors Current
Managing Rights Management Board Member Current
Big Fix, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Treehouse Capital LLC Managing Member Current
Treehouse Capital LLC Chief Executive Officer Former
Electronic Data Systems Corporation CEO Former
Citadon, Inc. CEO Former
Coral Capital Management Affiliate Director Former
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP attorney Former
The Technology Company, Inc. Former
Head-Royce Treasurer, Finance Committee Chair Former
Vertical Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Stanford University J.D. Former
Stanford Law School J.D. Former
Stanford University Law Degree Former
Columbia University B.A. Degree In Political Science Former
Stanford University B.A. Former
Stanford University Degree Former

Organization Position Status
ZANTAZ Inc. Board of Directors Current
Big Fix, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cray Inc. Board of Directors Current
TradeStation Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Spikynorman.Net Director Current
Guidance Software, Inc. Board of Directors Current
E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corp. Chief Financial Officer Former
McAfee, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corp. Senior Vice President of Finance Former
Jefferies LLC Vice President Former
The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. Vice President Former
The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. Managing Director Former
Jefferies LLC Controller Former
The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. Correspondent Clearing Former
University of California, Los Angeles M.B.A. in Finance Former
University of California, Davis B.A. Former
TradeStation Group, Inc. member Former

Organization Position Status
Split Rock Partners, LLC Managing Director Current
Split Rock Partners Managing Director Current
St. Paul Venture Capital Inc. Managing Director Current
Split Rock Partners, LLC Founder Current
Split Rock Partners Founder Current
Quinstreet, Inc. Director Current
LowerMyBills.com, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
HireRight, Inc. Investor Current
Quinstreet, Inc. Investor Current
Sentillion, Inc. Investor Current
Compete, Inc. Investor Current
Aleri, Inc. Investor Current
Carparts Technologies, Inc. Investor Current
Big Fix, Inc. Investor Current
FirstRain, Inc. Investor Current
LowerMyBills.com, Inc. Investor Current
Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. Investor Current
NextCard, Inc. Investor Current
St. Paul Venture Capital Inc. General Partner Former
Marquette Venture Partners Partner Former
The First Boston Corporation Corporate Finance Former
Trammell Crow Company Investment Banker Former
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University MBA Former
Northwestern University MBA Former
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University BA In Economics Former
Stanford University BA In Economics Former

Executive News

  • BigFix Kicks Off System Administrator of the Year Nomination Process

    DMN Newswire - 8/26/09 - View Story

  • BigFix Partners With InstallFree to Unify Distributed Endpoint and Virtual Application Security and System Management

    DMN Newswire - 8/25/09 - View Story

  • Use Any Version of Windows 7 Free for 120 Days, Says Windows Secrets

    Reuters - 8/20/09 - View Story

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