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Brian is the president and chief executive officer of Blue Coat Systems. He joined Blue Coat in early 1999 when it was known as CacheFlow, led a public offering later that year, and has since grown the company to profitability and the number one proxy appliance position worldwide. Prior to Blue Coat, Brian co-founded and was CEO of Ipsilon Networks, the pioneer of IP switching technology. In 1997, Ipsilon was acquired by Nokia, where the Ipsilon products became the basis for the market-leading Nokia firewall appliance. In 1993, Brian co-founded Newbridge Networks' Local Area Networking business, VIVID, and served as the unit's first general manager. Brian is a 1984 graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, holding a Bachelors Degree in electrical engineering. | 