Ken Xie

Ken Xie
Born 1963
Beijing, China
Alma mater Tsinghua University
Employer Fortinet
Known for Founder of Fortinet and NetScreen
Title CEO, Fortinet
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Ken Xie
Traditional Chinese 謝青
Simplified Chinese 谢青

Ken Xie is an American businessman of Chinese descent who founded Fortinet and NetScreen. He serves as CEO of Fortinet and was previously the CEO of NetScreen, which was acquired by Juniper Networks for $4 billion in 2004.

Education

Xie was born and raised in China.[1] He graduated from Tsinghua University with a B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering,[1][2] and from Stanford University with an M.S. in electrical engineering.[3][4]

Career

As a tinkerer in his garage in Palo Alto, California, Xie built the first ASIC-based firewall/VPN appliance in 1996.[5] This would be the basis of his newly formed company, NetScreen, the next year.[1][6]

In 2000, Xie and his brother Michael Xie[7] created Fortinet in order to, according to Xie, sell additional security tools modeling both content and applications.[8] Under Xie's leadership, Fortinet focused on developing a Unified Threat Management approach to information security.[9] Xie also represents Fortinet as a founding member and member of the board of directors of the Cyber Threat Alliance.[10][11]

Awards

In 2006, Xie was named EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award Winner for the Northern California region [12] and was, in 2012, a national finalist for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

For his "contributions to cybersecurity, including network security systems and services," Xie was made a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2013.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Villano, Matt (15 October 2004). "Ken Xie". CRN. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Faculty Member and Alumni Elected to NAS, AAAS and NAE" (PDF). Tsinghua Newsletter (23). Tsinghua University. May 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ken Xie". Bloomberg. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "FACES Bi-Annual Report" (PDF). Forum For American/Chinese Exchange At Stanford (Spring-Summer 2011). pp. 6–7. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Taulli, Tom (6 February 2012). "The Man Who Made Two Multibillion-Dollar Companies". Forbes. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  6. ↑ Nerney, Chris (1 June 1998). "'Net Buzz". Network World. p. 81. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  7. ↑ Hill, Karen (2012). International Directory of Company Histories:Fortinet. 128. St James Press. pp. 223–227. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  8. ↑ Kuranda, Sarah (28 June 2017). "Q&A: Fortinet CEO Xie On Why The Company Will Beat Cisco, Palo Alto Networks And Check Point As The Network Security Market Evolves". CRN. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  9. ↑ McMillan, Robert (November 18, 2009). "Security Vendor Fortinet Sparkles in IPO". IDG News. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  10. ↑ Taylor, Harriet (15 January 2015). "Security firms forge alliance to fight growing cyber threat". CNBC. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  11. ↑ Barth, Bradley (13 February 2017). "Cyber Threat Alliance grows to six founding members; introduces Mike Daniel as president". SC Media. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  12. ↑ http://www.fortinet.com/press_releases/060620.html
  13. ↑ "Mr. Ken Q. Xie". National Academy of Engineering Member Listings. NAE.edu.
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