Shaun McConnon

SHAUN MCCONNON, CEO of Q1 Labs, has guided high technology start-up
companies through successful IPOs. He has orchestrated multiple mergers
and acquisitions, and he has held senior management positions in sales,
marketing, and operations. Shaun served as CEO of Okena Inc., a next-
generation network security company. He led Okena from inception to its
successful acquisition by Cisco Systems in 2003. Also, as CEO of Raptor
Systems, he guided that firewall security company through a successful
IPO and then its sale to Axent Technologies. Prior to joining Raptor,
Shaun held various executive positions with Sun Microsystems, most
recently as managing director of Australian and New Zealand operations.
Shaun holds a bachelor of science in biology from Roanoke College.