Technology >> CEO Interviews >> October 4, 2004
ALI JENAB is President and Chief Executive Officer of VA Software
Corporation. A 17'year veteran of Amdahl Corporation, Mr. Jenab joined
the VA management team in the fall of 2000. Over the course of his first
year at VA, he played a pivotal role in the company's transition out of
the Linux hardware business and positioned VA to focus on SourceForge as
an enterprise software product. Mr. Jenab's experience in large'scale
enterprise IT solutions, combined with his operational expertise, has
been instrumental in building VA Software's business around SourceForge.
Prior to his appointment at VA, Mr. Jenab was Group President of
Amdahl's Technology Division. In that role, he grew revenues to over
$500 million. Previous positions he held during his tenure at Amdahl
include Vice president of Strategic Business, Vice President of
Worldwide Marketing, and Vice President of Systems Marketing,
responsible for marketing S/390, UNIX and NT server and storage
products. Mr. Jenab currently serves on the Board of Directors for
Sagent, a provider of enterprise business intelligence solutions, and
Tower Automotive, Inc. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from
the University of the Pacific. Profile
Mr. Jenab: VA Software is a leading provider of software, information
and community support to IT managers and software development
professionals. We
