Eric Hahn (born March 19, 1960) is an American serial entrepreneur and computer software programmer who founded an early

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-based groupware company called Collabra Software in 1992.

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acquired Collabra in 1995, and in 1997 Hahn became Netscape's CTO. According to SEC filings Hahn netted approximately $29 million from sales in Netscape stock.

Career

Hahn founded Proofpoint, Inc in June 2002 which became a publicly traded company in April 2012. Hahn also co-founded

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, which was acquired by

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in 2004. Hahn received his

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from

Worcester Polytechnic Institute '' , mottoeng = "Theory and Practice" , established = , former_name = Worcester County Free Institute of Industrial Science (1865-1886) , type = Private research university , endow ...

in 1980.

Personal life

Hahn currently lives in Palo Alto, California with his wife and two sons.

References

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* Netscape Living people American computer businesspeople American technology company founders Netscape people American chief technology officers Worcester Polytechnic Institute alumni 1960 births {{US-business-bio-1960s-stub