Eric Hahn

Eric Hahn
Born (1960-03-19) March 19, 1960 (age 64)
Children2

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, and in 1997 Hahn became Netscape's CTO.

Hahn received his bachelor's degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute[1] in 1980.[2][3] He returned in 1999 to give the commencement address and receive an honorary doctorate.[1]

Hahn founded Proofpoint, Inc in June 2002 which became a publicly traded company in April 2012. He also co-founded Lookout Software, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2004.[4]

Hahn and his wife, Elaine, live in Palo Alto, California, and they have two sons, Evan and Jeremy.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "WPI Alumnus Eric Hahn Featured in Spectrum, the Magazine of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)". October 2007.
  4. ^ Joris Evers (2004-07-16). "Microsoft Scoops Up Search Company". PC World. Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2006-11-21.


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