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James Brear is the Chief Executive Officer of Mindgard, a company focused on artificial intelligence security solutions. He previously served as CEO of Swimlane, Veriflow (acquired by VMware), and Procera Networks (NASDAQ: PKT, acquired by Francisco Partners), and held leadership roles at Tasman Networks, Force10 Networks, and Cisco. A member of the Young Presidents' Organization, he holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley.
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Experience
- MindgardChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- SwimlaneChief Executive Officer2020 — 2025Denver, Colorado, United States
- Veriflow (Acquired by VMWare)Chief Executive Officer2015 — 2019San Jose, CA
- Procera (Acquired by Francisco Partners)Chief Executive Officer2008 — 2015San Jose, CA
- Bivio Networks, Inc.Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)2006 — 2008San Francisco Bay Area
- Tasman Networks (Acquired by Nortel)Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)2004 — 2006San Jose
- Force10 Networks (Acquired by Dell)Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)2002 — 2004San Jose
- Cisco SystemsDirector of Sales EMEA1997 — 2002Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- IBMClient Manager1995 — 1997San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Cloud Computing22Managed Services30Strategic Partnerships21Go-to-market Strategy23Solution Selling10Product Management9Telecommunications8Networking10Start-ups13Business Development14Data Center15Channel Partners1
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- Who is James Brear?
- James Brear is the Chief Executive Officer of Mindgard, a company focused on artificial intelligence security solutions. He previously served as CEO of Swimlane, Veriflow (acquired by VMware), and Procera Networks (NASDAQ: PKT, acquired by Francisco Partners), and held leadership roles at Tasman Networks, Force10 Networks, and Cisco. A member of the Young Presidents' Organization, he holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley.
- Where does James Brear work?
- James Brear is CEO at Mindgard.
- Where did James Brear go to school?
- James Brear studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor's Degree).
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