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- Ken Xie (Chinese: 谢青; pinyin: Xiè Qīng) is an American billionaire businessman who founded Systems Integration Solutions (SIS), NetScreen, and Fortinet. He is CEO of Fortinet, a cybersecurity firm based in Silicon Valley. Xie was previously the CEO of NetScreen, which was acquired by Juniper Networks for $4 billion in 2004.
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Ken Xie (Chinese: 谢青; pinyin: Xiè Qīng) is an American billionaire businessman who founded Systems Integration Solutions (SIS), NetScreen, and Fortinet. He is CEO of Fortinet, a cybersecurity firm based in Silicon Valley.
6 days ago · Ken Xie is the cofounder and CEO of Fortinet, a cybersecurity firm that offers firewalls, cloud security and other services to businesses. The son of two Chinese academics, Xie's parents hoped...
Fortinet is the third cybersecurity company founded by Ken that has been instrumental in shaping the cybersecurity industry. His second company, Netscreen developed the industry's first ASIC and dedicated hardware systems for high-performance firewalls and VPNs and was acquired by Juniper for $4 billion.
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.
Aug 14, 2017 · Ken Xie's founded two successful security companies in the 1990s, NetScreen and SIS, each of which dealt with the first generation of network security. In 2000, Xie founded Fortinet.
- Peter High
Ken Xie, a renowned cybersecurity expert and entrepreneur, has a rich educational background. Before founding Fortinet, Xie established Systems Integration Solutions (SIS) in 1993 and later co-founded NetScreen Technologies in 1996, where he developed the first ASIC-based firewall/VPN appliance.
Jun 10, 2024 · Xie then continued his entrepreneurial path by founding NetScreen in 1996 and later Fortinet in 2000. Today, Fortinet is one of the global leaders in the rapidly growing and evolving cybersecurity space with a valuation of approximately $50 billion, and continues to be headed by Xie as its CEO.