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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$2.4M
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The Leader in Unified Email Security and Data Loss Prevention, Proofpoint provides unified email security and data loss prevention solutions for enterprises, universities, government organizations and ISPs to defend against inbound threats such as spam and viruses, prevent leaks of confidential and private information across all protocols, and encrypt sensitive emails. Proofpoint?s products are controlled by a single management and policy console and are powered by Proofpoint MLX? technology, an advanced machine learning system developed by Proofpoint scientists and engineers. Proofpoint provides the most scalable and flexible deployment model including: hardware appliance, virtual appliance, hosted services and software.

Chief Executive Officer
Gary Steele
Number of Employees 125
Contact Information

10201 Torre Avenue

Suite 100

Cupertino, California 95014

www.proofpoint....

408 517 4710

NAICS Code All Other Publishers: 511199

Recent Events

  • Proofpoint PROTECT Helps Dakota Growers Pasta Company Cook Spam Before It Hits Employee Inboxes

    11/02/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Proofpoint Teams with Purewire to Deliver Joint SaaS E-mail and Web-Based Security

    9/01/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Gary Steele Chief Executive Officer
Marcel DePaolis Chief Technology Officer
Paul Auvil Chief Financial Officer
Sandra Vaughan Senior Vice President of Marketing & Products
Andres Kohn Vice President , Product Management
Bill Crane Vice President, Engineering
Debby Meredith venture partner
Bill Larson
Dan Jurafsky
Danny Shader
David Crocker
David Obershaw
Karen Richardson
Matthew J. Szulik
Phillip Hallam-Baker
Ralph Lentz
Tim Howes
Stuart Ellman Director
Jon Feiber Investor

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Eric Hahn Chairman and Founder of Proofpoint, Inc.
Edward J. Zander Board of Directors
Rob Ward Board Observer
Sturart JEllman Board Director

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. Chief Financial Officer Current
Vitria Technology Inc. chief financial officer Former
VMware, Inc. CFO Former
Northwestern University master's degree in business administration Former
Dartmouth College bachelor's degree in electrical engineering 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
Network Associates CEO Former
McAfee, Inc. chairman Former

Organization Position Status
Proofpoint, Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Proofpoint, Inc. Current
Netscape Network vice president of partner and developer Former
Amazon.com, Inc. vice president Former
Amazon.com, Inc. general manager Former
Stanford University M.B.A. Former
University of California, Berkeley B.S. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research Former

Organization Position Status
Proofpoint, Inc. Current

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
Meridian Group Chairman and CEO Current
Proofpoint, Inc. Current
Red Hat, Inc. Chairman Current
Right Associates Floridacaribbian Division Chairman Current
TIBCO Software Inc. Director Current
Red Hat, Inc. President & CEO Former
Meridian Group President Former
Relativity Technologies Inc. President Former
Meridian Group Chief Operating Officer Former
MapInfo Corporation Former
Sapiens International Corporation Former
Meridian Group Director Former

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
Encentuate, Inc. Chief Technology Officer of Opsware, Inc. Current
OpsWare Inc. Chief Technology Officer Current
Proofpoint, Inc. Current
Integrated Digital Systems Member Current
Netscape Communications Corporation Chief Technology Officer Former
AOL LLC Vice President of Technology Former
University of Michigan National Science Foundation Project Director Former
University of Michigan Researcher Former
National Science Foundation Researcher Former
University of Michigan Director Former
University of Michigan Ph.D. In Computer Science 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

Executive News

  • Zander Named to NetSuite Board

    SYS-CON Media - 6/26/09 - View Story

  • Location-Aware Technologies

    BusinessWeek - 6/25/09 - View Story

  • Kosmix tries new twist on search to avoid Google's dominance

    San Jose Mercury News - 6/24/09 - View Story

  • NetSuite names former Motorola CEO to board

    Cellular-News - 6/24/09 - View Story

  • NetSuite appoints new board member

    TradingMarkets - 6/24/09 - View Story

  • FirstNews Briefs for June 23, 2009

    Wireless Week - 6/23/09 - View Story

  • NetSuite names former Motorola CEO to board

    Washington Post - 6/23/09 - View Story

  • A Quick Career Advice For Edward Zander

    SYS-CON Media - 6/23/09 - View Story

  • Former Motorola CEO Zander joins board of NetSuite

    Chicago Tribune - 6/23/09 - View Story

  • NetSuite names ex-Motorola CEO Zander to its board

    Forbes.com - 6/23/09 - View Story

  • Former Motorola CEO and Sun Microsystems President Edward Zander Joins NetSuite Board of DirectorsMr. Edward Zander (Photo: Business Wire)

    DMN Newswire - 6/23/09 - View Story

  • NetSuite Names Ex-Motorola CEO Zander To Board

    CNN Money - 6/23/09 - View Story

  • NetSuite names ex-Motorola CEO Zander to its board

    CNN Money - 6/23/09 - View Story

  • Former Motorola CEO and Sun Microsystems President Edward Zander Joins NetSuite Board of Directors

    Business Wire - 6/23/09 - View Story

  • Taking a Shine to iPhone in the Enterprise

    E-Commerce Times - 6/02/09 - View Story

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