Deedee Kato

DeeDee Kato has a strong background in marketing and product management, with extensive experience in various technology companies. DeeDee currently holds the position of Vice President of Corporate Marketing at Foxit Software, Inc. Prior to this, they were the Senior Director of Marketing at Foxit Software from 2017 to 2020.

Before joining Foxit Software, DeeDee worked as the Director of Product Marketing at Accellion in 2016, where they led efforts in promoting the company's cloud solutions to IT and business buyers. DeeDee was also recognized as a leader in the Forrester Wave for Hybrid Enterprise File Sync and Share Solutions.

From 2011 to 2016, DeeDee served as the Senior Director of Marketing at Synactive, Inc. Here, they led a marketing team and was responsible for various aspects of marketing including product marketing, marketing communications, and promotional events.

In their earlier career, DeeDee worked at TIBCO Software as a Senior Product Manager from 2007 to 2010. DeeDee played a key role in devising and launching the SOA governance strategy for TIBCO's cloud computing and virtualization solution.

DeeDee also gained valuable experience as a Senior Product Manager at Fujitsu Computer Systems from 2004 to 2007, where they managed strategic initiatives and collaborated with Software AG on developing and marketing SOA Governance Products.

Earlier in their career, DeeDee held the position of Senior Product Manager at Phoenix Technologies and served as a Product Manager/Technical Marketing at HP from 1985 to 2001.

Overall, DeeDee Kato has a wealth of experience in marketing, product management, and strategic initiatives in the technology industry.

DeeDee Kato holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley. In addition, they have obtained certification as a Certified Product Manager from Pragmatic Marketing. The specific years of completion for both their degree and certification are not provided.