The SaaS User Group and Local Tech Wire are proud to announce that Gary Griffiths, President of WebEx, will be the Key Note Speaker at our Marquis 2008 Event

   
Gary Griffiths is a veteran of the high tech industry, a successful entrepreneur who has started companies and a seasoned executive who successfully managed large organizations.

Most recently, as president of products and operations at WebEx, Gary was responsible for all WebEx products, including strategy, research and development, product management, network and MediaTone operations, and customer technical support. Following Cisco’s $3.2B acquisition of WebEx, Gary remained for one year as a Cisco vice president, and continuing in his operations role at WebEx. Prior to that, Gary was the co-founder and CEO of on-demand application company Everdream for six years, recently acquired by Dell, and held senior management positions with IBM for more than 16 years. He was also the CEO and co-founder of SegaSoft Networks, one of the pioneers in interactive entertainment.

Currently, Gary is a member of the board of directors of Rackable Systems (NASD: RACK), and an advisor to Epic Ventures and Telesoft Partners.

A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Gary served as an officer aboard nuclear fast attack submarines for five years, and was an associate professor of systems engineering at the US Naval Academy.

He has a BS is Aerospace Engineering from the United States Naval Academy and an MS in business administration from the George Washington University.

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