// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Eric Hahn? A train of thought leader.
Eric Hahn | |
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| Born | March 19, 1960 |
| Alma mater | Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Known for | Founder of Collabra Software Founder of Proofpoint, Inc Co-founder of Lookout Software |
| Children | 2 |
Eric Hahn (born March 19, 1960) is an American business executive who founded an early e-mail-based groupware company called Collabra Software in 1992. Netscape acquired Collabra in 1995,[1][2] and in 1997 Hahn became Netscape's CTO.[3]
Education
[edit]Hahn received his bachelor's degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute[4] in 1980.[5][6] He returned in 1999 to give the commencement address and receive an honorary doctorate.[4]
Career
[edit]Hahn founded Proofpoint, Inc in June 2002 which became a publicly traded company in April 2012, and later went back to a private company in 2021.[7] He also co-founded Lookout Software, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2004.[8][9][10]
Personal life
[edit]Hahn and his wife, Elaine, live in Palo Alto, California, and they have two sons, Evan and Jeremy.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "COMPANY NEWS; NETSCAPE AGREES TO BUY COLLABRA SOFTWARE". The New York Times. 1995-09-22. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
- ↑ Quinn, Michelle (1995-09-22). "Netscape to Acquire Collabra Software". SFGATE. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
- ↑ "Netscape's Chief Technology Officer to Leave". Los Angeles Times. 1998-06-02. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
- 1 2 3 Worcester Polytechnic Institute (1999-04-09). "Technology Innovator Eric Hahn is WPI's Commencement Speaker". Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Archived from the original on 2006-09-13. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
- ↑ Ray Bert; Alan Earles; Bonnie Gelbwasser; Joan Killough-Miller; Roger N. Perry Jr.; Ruth Trask (October 1996). "Ten Lives Changed: Eric Hahn '80". WPI Journal. Archived from the original on 2008-08-07. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
- ↑ "WPI Alumnus Eric Hahn Featured in Spectrum, the Magazine of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)". October 2007.
- ↑ "Sunnyvale security business Proofpoint to go private in $12.3B deal". Silicon Valley Business Journal. 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
- ↑ Joris Evers (2004-07-16). "Microsoft Scoops Up Search Company". PC World. Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2006-11-21.
- ↑ "Microsoft buys search company Lookout". NBC News. 2004-07-16. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
- ↑ "Microsoft acquires e-mail search technology". Network World. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
External links
[edit]- Perry, Tekla S. (October 1, 2007). "The Codemaker". IEEE Spectrum. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
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