Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 4, 1999
WILLIAM (BILL) T. COLEMAN III, is Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive
Officer of BEA Systems, Inc. He founded BEA Systems, Inc., with the
other two principals of the company, Ed Scott and Alfred Chuang, in
early 1995. Mr. Coleman brings to BEA over 27 years of high-technology
experience with particular emphasis on software development. Prior to
BEA, he held various management positions at Sun Microsystems, Inc.,
including: founder, vice president, and general manager of
SunIntegration Services; vice president of system software overseeing
SunOS, Solaris, and related products; and co-founder of Sun Federal,
Inc. Before his work at Sun, Mr. Coleman co-founded and was vice
president of engineering at Dest Systems. Prior to that, he held
positions as director of product development at VisiCorp and manager of
the high frequency systems group at GTE Sylvania. Mr. Coleman began his
career in the U.S. Air Force as chief of satellite operations in the
Office of the Secretary of the Air Force. Mr. Coleman has a Bachelor's
degree in Computer Science from the United States Air Force Academy, and
a Master's degree in Computer Science and Computer Engineering from
Stanford University. Profile
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