Leadership
Seth Hallem, President, CEO & Chairman: Seth founded Coverity in 2002 and has played a key role in managing its growth from start-up to enterprise software company status. Prior to founding Coverity, Seth was one of the principal architects of the groundbreaking source code analysis technology developed at the Stanford Computer Science Laboratory upon which Coverity's solution is based. He received his M.S. and B.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University.
Ben Chelf, Chief Technology Officer: Before he co-founded Coverity, Ben was a founding member of the Stanford Computer Science Laboratory team that architected and developed Coverity's underlying technology. He is one of the world’s leading experts on the commercial use of static source code analysis. In his role at Coverity, Ben works with organizations such as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Cisco, Symantec, and IBM to improve the security and quality of software globally. He holds an M.S. and B.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University. Ben frequently provides expert insight into software security and quality to the press, public audiences, and in published writings.
Andy Chou, Ph.D., Chief Scientist: Andy is responsible for advancing source code analysis technology at Coverity as well as furthering the state-of-the-art in software quality and security industry wide. Prior to co-founding Coverity, Andy was instrumental in developing the core intellectual property behind the Coverity platform. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford University and his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from UC Berkeley.
Jeff Van Zanten, Chief Financial Officer: Jeff manages the Finance, Human Resources, IT and Operations groups at Coverity and has extensive senior financial services and operational experience in both software and service companies. Prior to joining Coverity, Jeff was the CFO of Symphony Services, a global leader in outsourced R&D and the CFO of Symphony Technology Group, a private equity firm. He has also held CFO and other executive level positions with Scient Corporation, Purple Moon Software and Advent Software, all of which were high growth, international companies. His background also includes positions at Barclays Global Advisors and Coopers and Lybrand and he has been a leader in two successful IPO’s, numerous secondary offerings and many private placements. He is a graduate of USC and has completed numerous Business Executive Programs at both Stanford and Harvard. He is a CPA as well as a Registered Investment Advisor and holds NASD Series 7 and Series 63.
Mona Sabet, Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary: Mona has oversight and management responsibility for all legal and regulatory matters for Coverity worldwide. Mona joined Coverity from Cadence Design Systems where she was VP, Associate General Counsel. Mona holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Toronto, and a law degree from the University of Western Ontario. Mona is an active member of the Licensing Executive Society (LES) and the LES Women in Licensing Committee, and speaks frequently on the topics of technology transactions.
George Swan, Ph.D., Vice President of Engineering: George’s background spans 18 years of engineering management in software product development. Prior to joining Coverity, George was the Vice President of Engineering at LogicVision Inc. Prior to LogicVision, he held a series of executive–level positions, including VP of Product Development at Barcelona Design, VP of Software Engineering at Mobileum, and VP of Software Engineering at Synopsys. George has a Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering from The Robert Gordon University in Scotland, UK.
Chris Zak, Vice President of Sales: Chris has led the company to sustained double-digit sales growth. Prior to joining Coverity, Chris was Area Vice President of Sales for Zaplet, Inc. Before that he led the founding sales team of high-speed access Internet provider @Home Network. Chris received his B.A. degree from the University of Vermont.
Dawson Engler, Ph.D., Coverity Co-Founder and Associate Professor at Stanford University: Dawson is widely recognized as a leading expert in the field of source code analysis. He headed the Stanford Computer Science Laboratory team that developed the technology that underpins Coverity's solutions. Dawson’s work on operating systems and compilers is well known and he continues to make significant contributions to the quality and security of software.
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