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Ken Goldman

Awista Ramyar

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Keith Jensen

Michael Xie

John Whittle

Peter Jorgensen

Peter Salkowski

Judith Sim

Ming Hsieh

William H. Neukom

John Maddison

Jean Hu has served as a member of our Board of Directors since October 2019. Since August 2016, Ms. Hu has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Marvell Technology Group Ltd., a semiconductor company. Prior to Marvell, Ms. Hu served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of QLogic Corporation, a network server and storage networking company, from April 2011 to August 2016, and as acting Chief Executive Officer of QLogic from May 2013 to February 2014 and from August 2015 to August 2016. From 2004 to 2011, Ms. Hu served in various senior positions at Conexant Systems, Inc., a semiconductor company, including as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Business Development from December 2008 to April 2011 and as Treasurer from June 2009 until April 2011. Ms. Hu holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Beijing University of Chemical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Economics from [Claremont Graduate University](/org/claremont-graduate-university).

Jean Hu

Patrice Perche has more than 20 years of experience in the IT security industry. Patrice is responsible for managing [Fortinet](/org/fortinet)'s international sales and support operations worldwide. He has been with [Fortinet](/org/fortinet) since 2004, leveraging his extensive experience in successfully penetrating and growing new territories, recruiting and nurturing a value-add channel partners network, and accelerating the company's footprint in the enterprise market. Prior to joining [Fortinet](/org/fortinet), he was co-founder and CEO of Risc Group, a French-based company focusing on IT Security with pan-European operations. Patrice graduated from Insa Lyon and holds a master’s degree in computer engineering. 

Patrice Perche

Admiral James Stavridis, USN, (Ret), PhD has served as a member of our board of directors since October 2021. Admiral Stavridis (Ret) attended the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, earned a PhD in international relations from The Fletcher School at Tufts, and spent 37 years in the Navy, rising to the rank of 4-star Admiral. Among Admiral Stavridis’ (Ret) many commands were four years as the 16th Supreme Allied Commander at NATO, leading the NATO Alliance in global operations and responsibilities included cybersecurity. He was the longest serving Combatant Commander in recent US history. In the course of his Navy career, he served as senior military assistant to the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of Defense. He led the Navy’s premier operational think tank for innovation, Deep Blue. Following his military career, Admiral Stavridis (Ret) served for five years as the 12th Dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. While Dean, he created a blended Master’s degree in cyber and international relations at Tufts. He is a nationally recognized cybersecurity expert and routinely teaches on cyber challenges and offers insights via speaking appearances. He is currently Managing Director and Vice Chairman, Global Affairs of The Carlyle Group and is Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Rockefeller Foundation. Admiral Stavridis (Ret) adds further global cybersecurity collaboration insights and depth of expertise to the Fortinet board of directors.

James Stavridis

Ana Pease is responsible for aligning [Fortinet](/org/fortinet)’s global business growth with strategic HR programs and initiatives.  An industry veteran, Ana has more than 18 years of global leadership experience working for both private and public multinational companies. Prior to [Fortinet](/org/fortinet) Ana held leadership positions at [Gigamon](/org/gigamon), Sigma Designs and [Cypress Semiconductor](/org/cypress-semiconductor). Ana holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a specialization in Marketing and Industrial Psychology from [San Jose State University](/org/san-jose-state-university).

Ana Pease

Chris is responsible for driving [Fortinet](/org/fortinet)’s staffing and recruitment to support [Fortinet](/org/fortinet)’s long-term growth strategy and business. Chris brings more than 20 years of staffing and recruitment experience to [Fortinet](/org/fortinet). Chris has a proven track record of selecting and hiring the best talent at all levels including executive roles.  Prior to joining [Fortinet](/org/fortinet), Chris was the founder and president of a successful recruitment agency for more than 15 years, serving technology clients ranging from small startups to Fortune 100 corporations.

Chris Perna

A cybersecurity expert and successful entrepreneur, Ken Xie founded and built three cybersecurity companies that have shaped the cybersecurity industry. Ken started his first network security company SIS in 1993, designing software firewalls while studying at [Stanford University](/org/stanford). In 1996, he realized the performance limitations of software firewalls running on PCs/servers, and as a result started NetScreen. As founder, president, and CEO, Ken led the company to develop the industry's first ASIC and dedicated hardware systems for high-performance firewalls and VPNs. NetScreen (NASDAQ: NSCN) was acquired by Juniper (NASDAQ: JNPR) for $4 billion.

In 2000, Ken founded [Fortinet](/org/fortinet), which today is amongst the top three cyber security companies worldwide and is one of the fastest growing network security companies. [Fortinet](/org/fortinet)’s broad portfolio of solutions spans network, infrastructure, edge, cloud and IoT, serving approximately 70 per cent of the Fortune 100 as well as Governments around the world.  In 2018, [Fortinet](/org/fortinet) reached US$2.15 billion in billings and was listed on the S&P500. The company employs more than 6,000 people in 79 countries.

Ken earned an M.S. degree in electrical engineering from [Stanford University](/org/stanford) and B.S. and M.S. degrees in electronic engineering from [Tsinghua University](/org/tsinghua-university). He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. Ken also represents [Fortinet](/org/fortinet) as a member of the Board of Directors of the [Cyber Threat Alliance](/org/cyber-threat-alliance) and a founding member of the Center for Cybersecurity for the [World Economic Forum](/org/world-economic-forum).

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