Mark Templeton

As a seasoned high tech executive, Mark Templeton brings CEO and enterprise-scale software expertise to the board. He serves on the audit and nominating committee as one of Arista's independent board members. Mark was an executive of Citrix Systems, a global provider of software solutions, from January 1995 until his retirement in October 2015, serving as president, CEO and member of the board. During his tenure, Citrix grew from $15 million to over $3B in revenue, and 9,000 employees. Mark presently serves on the board of directors of Equifax, Inc. and Keysight Technologies. He holds a B.A. in product design from North Carolina State University and an M.B.A. from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.