Decision Makers
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Ironport Systems, Inc. |
CFO |
Current |
| Advent Software, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer Designate |
Current |
| Finance Company Limited |
Chief Information Officer |
Former |
| Cosine Communications, Inc. |
CFO |
Former |
| The Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. |
Cfo |
Former |
| Brio Software |
CFO |
Former |
| Brio Software |
Executive Vice President of Corporate Development |
Former |
| Cosine Communications, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| The Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
| Hills Bros |
|
Former |
| University of Oregon |
master's degree in Quantitative Methods, Public and Business Administration |
Former |
| University of Oregon |
B.A. In Marketing and Quantitative Methods |
Former |
Jeff Williams brings over 15 years of sales management experience to his role at IronPort. Previous positions held include: VP of Sales, IntruVert Networks recently acquired by Network Associates; VP of Sales, Abeona Networks a Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia Capital funded company. As a VP of Sales at GlobalCenter, Jeff was responsible for total billed revenue of all hardware, software and services sales in the Internet Data Centers and led the sales organization transition through the $6.5 billion GlobalCenter/Exodus Communications merger. He holds a B.S. in Marketing from CSUC.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Ironport Systems, Inc. |
Vice President, North American Sales |
Current |
| Intruvert Networks |
Vice President of Sales |
Former |
| Network Associates |
Vice President of Sales |
Former |
| GlobalCenter |
Vice President of Sales |
Former |
| Sequoia Capital |
Vice President of Sales |
Former |
Keith Valory is responsible for all corporate development, strategic alliances and Legal affairs at IronPort Systems. Prior to joining IronPort Systems, Keith was a corporate associate with Venture Law Group LLC, now a division of Heller Eherman LLP, where he focused mainly on advising and representing Silicon Valley technology companies on issues relating to venture capital and venture debt funding, initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, SEC compliance, intellectual property matters and strategic alliances. Keith graduated Summa Cum Laude with Juris Doctor and MBA Degrees from Santa Clara University and graduated with Highest Honors in Economics from University of California, at Santa Cruz.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Ironport Systems, Inc. |
Vice President, Finance |
Current |
| Hewlett-Packard Company |
Director of Strategy and Corporate Development |
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
MBA |
Former |
| Princeton University |
BSE |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Ironport Systems, Inc. |
Vice President, Engineering |
Current |
| The University of Texas at Austin |
B.A. Degree |
Former |
Patrick Peterson is Vice President of Technology at IronPort Systems. Joining IronPort in 2000, he researched market needs to define the email infrastructure products that have become IronPort's Email Security Appliances. Peterson was also instrumental in the creation of SenderBase, the industry's first and largest email traffic monitoring service. Prior to joining IronPort, Peterson served as Vice President, Engineering Operations at Savi Technology, a leading provider of RFID solutions, and played a critical role during the sale of the company to Texas Instruments. Peterson holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University and holds patents related to antennas, radio frequency communications and email authentication technologies.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Ironport Systems, Inc. |
Vice President of Technology |
Current |
| Savi Technology, Inc. |
Vice President, Engineering |
Former |
| Texas Instruments Incorporated |
|
Former |
| Stanford University |
M.S. Degrees In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Ironport Systems, Inc. |
Co-Founder and Vice President, Corporate Strategy |
Current |
| Tagged, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Ironport Systems, Inc. |
Vice President, International Sales |
Current |
| Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. |
|
Former |
| General Electric Capital Corporation |
|
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
MBA |
Former |
| Rutgers University |
B.S. in Computer Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Ironport Systems, Inc. |
Vice President, Operations |
Current |
| Cypress Semiconductor Corporation |
|
Former |
| Intel Corporation |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Ironport Systems, Inc. |
Vice President, Marketing |
Current |
| Raytheon Company |
design engineer |
Former |
| The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. |
consultant |
Former |
| Northwestern University |
MSEE |
Former |
| Tufts University |
BSEE |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Ironport Systems, Inc. |
Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cisco's Security Technology Group |
Current |
Craig Collin est le Directeur Financier d'IronPort Systems. Craig beneficie de plus de 20 ans d'experience dans le developpement corporate, la finance et les technologies de l'information. Avant de rejoindre IronPort Systems, Craig a ete Vice-president Executif du Developpement Corporate et Directeur Financier de Brio Software (jusqu'a la fusion avec Hyperion Solutions). Auparavant, Craig a ete Directeur Financier a CoSine Communications. Il a egalement occupe les fonctions de Vice-president et Directeur Financier au sein de Optical Coating Laboratory Inc., rachetee par JDS Uniphase en fevrier 2000. Chez JDS Uniphase, il a ete Vice-president de la Finance Corporate et du Planning Strategique. Craig a en outre passe 18 ans a Nestle Beverage Co. en tant que Vice President Senior et Directeur des Systemes d'Information. Il possede un bachelor en " Business Administration " et un master " Quantitative Methods, Public and Business Administration " de l'Universite d'Oregon.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Ironport Systems, Inc. |
Le Directeur |
Current |
| JDS Uniphase Corporation |
Directeur |
Current |
Peter Schlampp is the Director of Product Management at IronPort Systems and is responsible for product development and marketing of IronPort's appliances. He has spent the past three years at IronPort focused on creating solutions to problems that companies face with email security including acting as the inventor of several of the IronPort patent-pending technologies. During this period Peter has worked to develop IronPort's architecture for email security, SMTPi, which is the key to secure and reliable email for the future. Prior to IronPort, Peter was senior product manager at B2SB Technologies which provided email marketing and management tools for small businesses on the Internet. Peter earned an undergraduate degree from Boston College in the fields of Computer Science and Biology.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Ironport Systems, Inc. |
Director of Product Management |
Current |
| Groupe Hardcom |
Director of Product Management |
Current |
| Boston College |
Undergraduate Degree |
Former |
Ajay K. Sood is the Lead Systems Engineer for IronPort Systems in Canada, where he has participated in the design and deployment of some of the largest messaging perimeter implementations in Canada. Ajay is proficient in a variety of security technologies, such as firewalls, intrusion protection systems, virtual private networks, as well as authentication and anti-virus. He has also served as a network security, design, and vulnerability assessment consultant for many high-profile organizations in Canada and the US. Ajay holds a B. Eng. Degree in Computer Engineering as well as the CISSP and GSEC designations.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Infosecurity Canada |
Lead Systems Engineer, Ironport Systems |
Current |
| Ironport Systems, Inc. |
Lead Systems Engineer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Ironport Systems, Inc. |
Certified Public Accountant |
Current |
| Brio Software |
Chief Accounting Officer |
Former |
| Packeteer, Inc. |
Vice President, Corporate Controller |
Former |
| Packeteer, Inc. |
Corporate Controller |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chevron Technology Ventures |
Venture Executive |
Current |
| Ironport Systems, Inc. |
Observor |
Current |
| MicroFabrica Inc. |
Observor |
Current |
| Ember Corporation |
Observor |
Current |
| Xenogen Corporation |
Observor |
Current |
| Microfabrica, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Chevron USA, Inc. |
Chief Geophysicist |
Former |
| Human Resources Incorporated |
General Manager |
Former |
| Chevron USA, Inc. |
General Manager for Human Resources |
Former |
| Chevron Technology Ventures |
Co-founder |
Former |
| Stanford University |
Ph.D. |
Former |
| Stanford University |
MS Degrees |
Former |
| The University of Tulsa |
BS |
Former |
Robert Thomas has amassed more than 25 years of technical, sales, marketing, and management experience in the technology sector, which he brings to his role as President and Chief Executive Officer of Infoblox. Most recently, he was President and CEO of NetScreen Technologies, where he grew corporate headcount from 31 to 950 employees and led its successful IPO and eventual acquisition by Juniper Networks. Before NetScreen, Thomas held positions at Sun Microsystems, Fujitsu, and ICL. During his nine years at Sun, he was General Manager of Intercontinental Operations and Director of International Marketing Development, overseeing international business opportunities. Robert holds a B.Sc. in mathematics from Adelaide University in Australia.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Allegis Capital |
Managing Director |
Current |
| Allegis Capital |
Co-Founder |
Current |
| Watermill Ventures |
Partner |
Current |
| Netcell Corporation |
|
Current |
| HMK Enterprises, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Kervick Enterprises, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Lgc Wireless, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Ironport Systems, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Stepup Commerce, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Entrepreneurs Foundation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Silicon Prairie Partners Venture Capital |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Marketsquare.Com |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Litecontrol Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Gerdau Ameristeel Sand Springs |
CEO |
Former |
| The Ackerman Group LLC |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Unisoft Ltd. |
CEO |
Former |
| Unisoft Systems, Inc |
CEO |
Former |
| Gerdau Ameristeel Sand Springs |
President |
Former |
| Unisoft Ltd. |
President |
Former |
| SCP Global Technologies Inc. |
CFO |
Former |
| The Ackerman Group LLC |
Founder |
Former |
| InfoGear Technology Corporation |
Founder |
Former |
| Ironport Systems, Inc. |
member |
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
faculty |
Former |
| Arthur Young, Inc. |
Accountant |
Former |
| InfoGear Technology Corporation |
Chairman |
Former |
| Gerdau Ameristeel Sand Springs |
Chairman |
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
D.B.A. |
Former |
| University of San Francisco |
Bachelor of Science Degree In Computer Science |
Former |
| Yale University |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Profitline, Inc. |
Managing Director |
Current |
| Aeroscout, Inc. |
Managing Director, Menlo Ventures |
Current |
| Menlo Ventures |
Managing Director |
Current |
| Profitline, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Aeroscout, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| A4Vision |
Board Member |
Current |
| Open Solutions Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Ironport Systems, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Drivecam, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Menlo Ventures |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Adomo, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| LiveOps, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Futuretrade |
Director |
Current |
| LiveOps, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Nexxo |
Board Member |
Current |
| Ironport Systems, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| Adomo, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| A4Vision |
Investor |
Current |
| LiveOps, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| Drivecam, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| Nexxo |
Investor |
Current |
| Open Solutions Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| ROLM Corporation |
design engineer |
Former |
| ROLM Corporation |
design engineer |
Former |
| Luxn Inc. |
|
Former |
| Ciena Corporation |
|
Former |
| Godigital Networks Corporation |
|
Former |
| Efficient Networks, Inc. |
Board Member |
Former |
| Cyras Systems |
Board Member |
Former |
| Carrier Access Corporation |
Board Member |
Former |
| Efficient Networks, Inc. |
Investor |
Former |
| Cyras Systems |
Investor |
Former |
| Carrier Access Corporation |
Investor |
Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Stanford University |
B.S. in Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| University of California, Berkeley |
B.S. in Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Vbrick Systems Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| Akonix, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| Ironport Systems, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| Ncircle Network Security, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| Menlo Ventures |
Investment Analyst |
Current |
| A4Vision |
Investor |
Current |
| Integral Capital Partners |
analyst |
Former |
| University of Virginia |
B.S. in Commerce |
Former |
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