Ken Xie has served as our Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors since he co -founded Fortinet in October 2000. He previously served as our President until November 2013. Prior to co -founding Fortinet, Mr. Ken Xie was the Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of NetScreen Technologies, Inc., a provider of network security products, which was acquired by Juniper Networks, Inc. in April 2004. Additionally, Mr. Ken Xie was Chief Executive Officer of Systems Integration Solutions, Inc., a talent services firm that specializes in delivering technology solutions, and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. In addition to the Board of Directors, Mr. Ken Xie has served on the board of directors of TeleNav, Inc., a wireless location -based services corporation, since July 2012. Mr. Ken Xie served on the board of directors of the Cyber Threat Alliance from 2017 to 2022. Mr. Ken Xie received a B.S. and an M.S. in electrical engineering from Tsinghua University in China and an M.S. in electrical engineering from Stanford University. Mr. Ken Xie has more than 30 years of technical and management experience in the networking and security industries, which includes his roles as a founder of Fortinet, NetScreen and SIS and as President and Chief Executive Officer of each of the foregoing companies. The Board of Directors also believes Mr. Ken Xie provides valuable perspective and experience as a co -founder of Fortinet and one of its largest stockholders.