Decision Makers
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Proofpoint, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Sybase, Inc. |
general manager |
Former |
| Washington State University |
B.S. degree in computer science |
Former |
Before coming to Proofpoint, Mr. DePaolis was the vice president of Engineering, Applications, and Operations at Webraska (formerly AirFlash, Inc.), the leading provider of location-based software and solutions, including services targeted at wireless mobile users and geospatial mapping and routing engines. Prior to AirFlash, Mr. DePaolis was with Netscape Communications/AOL, where he was technical director of Messaging and Collaboration for iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions, a Sun/Netscape alliance. Previously, Mr. DePaolis held senior architect and engineering management positions at ISOCOR; the leading supplier of Internet messaging, meta-directory software solutions, and at Quarterdeck Office Systems; developing some of the earliest consumer Internet browsers and utilities. Earlier in his career, Mr. DePaolis co-founded and held the position of CEO of Pittsburgh Powercomputing Corporation, a company that specialized in fast X Window System servers and other graphics software. Mr. DePaolis holds a triple major B.S. degree in electrical, computer, and biomedical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Proofpoint, Inc. |
Chief Technology Officer |
Current |
| Netscape Communications Corporation |
Technical Director |
Former |
| ISOCOR |
|
Former |
| Carnegie Mellon University |
triple major B.S. degree in electrical, computer |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Proofpoint, Inc. |
Senior Vice President of Marketing & Products |
Current |
| BroadVision, Inc. |
Senior Vice President of Marketing |
Former |
| University of California, Davis |
B.S. degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Proofpoint, Inc. |
Vice President , Product Management |
Current |
Bill’s focus is on leading the LinkedIn Engineering organization. He brings over twenty years of software engineering experience to LinkedIn. In one of his previous roles, Bill served as the Vice President of Engineering for E-LOAN (Nasdaq: EELN) where he drove development of the popular financial website from its initial concept through initial public offering. During his tenure at E-LOAN, Bill was named one of the "10 Hottest CIO's" by American Banker Magazine. Bill has also served as the Vice President of Engineering at Proofpoint, Redline Networks (acquired by Juniper) and Network Computing Devices (Nasdaq: NCDI). He has also held development and management positions at Sun Microsystems and IBM. Bill holds a BS in Computer Science from Texas A&M University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LinkedIn Corporation |
Vice President, Engineering |
Current |
| E-LOAN, Inc. |
Vice President, Engineering |
Former |
| Network Computing Devices, Inc. |
Vice President, Engineering |
Former |
| Proofpoint, Inc. |
Vice President, Engineering |
Former |
| Texas A&M University |
B.S., Computer Science |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Proofpoint, Inc. |
venture partner |
Current |
| Terraspring |
venture partner |
Current |
| Friendster, Inc. |
venture partner |
Current |
| Jafco America Ventures, Inc. |
Venture Partner |
Current |
| Netscape Communications Corporation |
Senior Vice President Products |
Former |
| AOL LLC |
Senior Vice President Products |
Former |
| Collabra Software, Inc. |
Vice President of Engineering |
Former |
| Mohr, Davidow Ventures |
Venture Partner |
Former |
| Cenzic, Inc. |
Venture Partner |
Former |
| Bell Laboratories |
technical positions |
Former |
| Logitech International SA |
technical positions |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Proofpoint, Inc. |
|
Current |
| PeopleSoft, Inc. |
Vice President of Marketing and Merchant Sales |
Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business |
MBA degree |
Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
BA |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Silver Lake |
Advisor |
Current |
| Proofpoint, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Dephyr.Com |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Evadefilter |
Chairman of The Board |
Current |
| HI5 Networks |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Cheetahrox.Com |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Virtuoz |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Collabra Software, Inc. |
Vice President of Worldwide Sales |
Former |
| Financial Services Corp. |
Telecommunications |
Former |
| Netscape Communications Corporation |
|
Former |
| Stanford University |
B.S. In Industrial Engineering |
Former |
Matthew J. Szulik was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors in April 2002, and he has served as Chief Executive Officer since November 1999, as President since November 1998 and as a director since April 1999. Mr. Szulik also served as Chief Operating Officer from November 1998 to April 1999. From September 1997 to October 1998, Mr. Szulik served as President of Relativity Technologies, a computer software company. Prior to joining Relativity Technologies, Mr. Szulik served as an executive with Sapiens International and MapInfo Corp. Mr. Szulik is also a director of Tibco Software Inc. (NASDAQ:TIBX).
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Proofpoint, Inc. |
|
Current |
| VeriSign, Inc. |
Principal Scientist and Web Services Security Architect |
Former |
| University of Oxford |
Doctorate in Computer Science |
Former |
| Southampton University |
degree in Electronic Engineering |
Former |
Ralph Lentz has more than 20 years of experience in enterprise technology sales. Ralph served as Vice President of Worldwide Sales at Macrovision, a leading digital rights management vendor, playing a key role in their growth to over $200 million during his tenure. He also served in increasing roles of responsibility for more than 10 years at Computer Associates International, Inc., a $4 billion IT Management software and services company where his most recent role was as vice president in the InterBiz Division. Ralph holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Stanford University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orgplus |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| Orgplus |
Vice President, Sales and Marketing |
Former |
| Proofpoint, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Humanconcepts LLC |
Vice President, Sales |
Former |
| Stanford University |
Bachelor of Arts Degree In Communications |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zimbra, Inc. |
Investing Partner, Founder, Inventures Group |
Current |
| Proofpoint, Inc. |
Chairman and Founder of Proofpoint, Inc. |
Current |
| Inventures Group |
Founder |
Current |
| Inventures Group |
Investing Partner |
Current |
| Virtuoz |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Zimbra, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Collabra Software, Inc. |
CEO |
Former |
| Netscape Communications Corporation |
CTO |
Former |
| Netscape Network |
CTO |
Former |
| Collabra Software, Inc. |
Founder |
Former |
| Netscape Communications Corporation |
head, Server Products Division |
Former |
| Convergent Technologies Inc. |
head, Unix, land division |
Former |
| Sun Microsystems, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Inventures |
|
Former |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
PhD in Computer Science |
Former |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
B.S. in Computer Science |
Former |
| Stanford University |
AEA high, technology executive summer program |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Hellosoft, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Seagate Technology, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Netezza Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Proofpoint, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Motorola, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Sun Microsystems, Inc. |
president |
Former |
| Merck & Co. Inc. |
President, Human Health Asia |
Former |
| Sun Microsystems, Inc. |
chief operating officer |
Former |
| Silver Lake Partners |
managing director |
Former |
| Intel Corporation |
Chairman |
Former |
| Motorola, Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| BP plc |
Chairman |
Former |
| Time Warner Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Seagate Technology, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Motorola, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Boston University |
Master of Business Administration |
Former |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering |
Former |
Rob provides advisory services to WCG primarily in the area of Financing and Business Strategy. Rob is currently a Vice President at the Venture Capital firm Meritech Capital Partners. Rob Ward joined Meritech Capital Partners from Montgomery Securities where he was a Vice President in the Private Equity Placement Group raising late stage capital for private information technology companies. Representative clients included CitySearch, CommQuest Technologies, Creo Products, Packet Engines, TASQ Technologies, Vastera, Vivid Semiconductor and Vixel Corporation. Prior to joining Montgomery, Rob was with Smith Barney, where he spent five years in the Corporate Finance Department in New York and San Francisco. Rob received a B.A. from Williams College and a M.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Winter Consulting Group |
Vice President In the Private Equity Placement Group Raising |
Current |
| Revenue Science, Inc |
Managing Director, Meritech |
Current |
| Ultrashape Inc. |
Founder and Managing Director at Meritech |
Current |
| Revenue Science, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ultrashape Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Revenue Science |
Board Observer |
Current |
| Proofpoint, Inc. |
Board Observer |
Current |
| Fortinet, Inc. |
Board Observer |
Current |
| MarketAxess Holdings Inc. |
Board Observer |
Current |
| Counterpane Internet Security, Inc. |
Board Observer |
Current |
| Forescout Technologies, Inc. |
Board Observer |
Current |
| Winter Consulting Group |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Audiencescience, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Meritech Capital Partners |
Managing Director |
Former |
| Meritech Inc. |
Founder |
Former |
| Meritech Capital Partners |
Founder |
Former |
| Montgomery Securities |
Principal |
Former |
| Superior Bancorp |
|
Former |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
M.S. degree |
Former |
| Williams College |
B.A. |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rre Ventures LLC |
co-founder |
Current |
| Ember Corporation |
General Partner of Rre Ventures |
Current |
| Rre Ventures LLC |
General Partner |
Current |
| Ember Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Biopassword, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Roundbox Inc |
Director |
Current |
| Rave Wireless, Inc |
Director |
Current |
| Messageone, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Sportgenic, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Admitone Security Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Proofpoint, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Cesura |
Director |
Current |
| Recyclebank |
Director |
Current |
| Economic Club of New York |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Readco |
Financial Analyst |
Former |
| Columbia Business School |
Adjunct Assistant Professor |
Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. |
Management Consultant |
Former |
| Morgan Stanley |
Associate |
Former |
| Dillon Read |
Financial Analyst |
Former |
| Harvard University |
MBA |
Former |
| Wesleyan University |
BA In Economics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rre Ventures LLC |
Co-Founder & General Partner |
Current |
| Columbia Business School |
Adjunct Assistant Professor |
Current |
| Proofpoint, Inc. |
Board Director |
Current |
| Messageone, Inc. |
Board Director |
Current |
| Ember Corporation |
Board Director |
Current |
| Economic Club of New York |
Board Member |
Current |
| Morgan Stanley |
Associate |
Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. |
Management Consultant |
Former |
| Dillon Read |
Financial Analyst |
Former |
| Harvard University |
MBA |
Former |
| Wesleyan University |
BA in Economics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mdv |
vice president of networking |
Current |
| Panasas, Inc. |
Managing Director, Centennial Ventures |
Current |
| Mdv |
Managing Partner |
Current |
| Mohr, Davidow Ventures |
Managing Partner |
Current |
| Woven Systems, Inc |
Partner, Mohr Davidow Ventures |
Current |
| Woven Systems, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Pbwiki Service |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Carrier Iq |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Panasas, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Knowledge Adventure, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| Proofpoint, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| Ipsilon Networks, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| ONI Systems |
Investor |
Current |
| Panasas, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| Epigram, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| Sun Microsystems, Inc. |
vice president of networking |
Former |
| Mohr Corporation |
Managing Partner |
Former |
| Fujitsu Limited |
senior engineer |
Former |
| Amdahl Corporation |
Engineer |
Former |
| Netscape Communications Corporation |
|
Former |
| University of Colorado |
Bachelor's Degree In Computer Science |
Former |
| University of Colorado |
Degree |
Former |
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