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Eric Spivey has extensive experience building strong and successful global enterprises. Prior to serving as Webroot's chairperson, Spivey served as chairman of the board of Brightmail, Inc., the world's largest provider of anti-spam technology. Prior to Brightmail, Spivey served as chairman, president and chief executive officer of NetGravity, Inc., a leading provider of mission-critical online advertising and direct marketing solutions. Before NetGravity, Spivey was chairman, president and chief executive officer of Netcom On-Line Communications Services, Inc., a global Internet company. Spivey joined Netcom as president of Netcom International. Prior to joining Netcom, Spivey held various senior executive positions with the Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, a provider of global business and marketing information.
Spivey received a bachelor's degree in Economics and Environmental Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a master's degree from the McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin.
David Moll served as CEO of Webroot Software, Inc. for five years before joining its board. Moll successfully grew Webroot from a small start-up with fewer than 15 employees to a worldwide enterprise with nearly 300 employees. Moll has a varied background and experience with major retail channels like Wal-Mart and Target, as well as leading solution providers, like EDS. During his tenure as CEO for Webroot, Moll was a key influencer in the global policy and legislative efforts in online privacy. Moll has briefed members of both houses of the United States Congress, testified before the Senate Commerce Committee, and in the United Kingdom, briefed members of Parliament.
Moll has a master's degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Quentin Gallivan is a long-time technology industry veteran with over 20 years of executive operational experience in IT and security. Most recently, Gallivan was CEO at Postini, which became the market leader for secure messaging and compliance solutions delivered on-demand and as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Under Gallivan’s leadership, Postini grew to over 10 million user subscribers and became highly profitable with customers in 25 countries and a 97% renewal rate.
Previous to Postini, Gallivan was the executive VP of Sales and Field Operations and was responsible for the distribution strategy, execution and management of the $500M Security Services division of VeriSign. Before VeriSign, he was VP and general manager of both the Asia Pacific and Latin America regions for Netscape, and held various executive roles at GE based in Asia and the United States.
He attended the University of California, Los Angeles from 1976 through 1980.
Jake Reynolds has vast experience in the venture capital industry, his primary focus being in the software, eCommerce and business services industries. He has been involved with many investments, including Altiris, BenefitMall (acquired by Allied Capital), Brightmail (acquired by Symantec), Capella Education and Clareon (acquired by BancBoston). Reynolds was an Associate with General Atlantic Partners, focusing on software and business services investments. Reynolds worked closely with many General Atlantic investments including Baan, Compuware, E-Trade Group, Envoy, and Legent. Prior to joining General Atlantic, Reynolds was a member of the mergers and acquisitions group at Lazard Freres & Co, where he focused on the technology and telecom industries.
Reynolds has a master's degree from Columbia Business School where he earned Beta Gamma Sigma honors.
Peter Watkins assumed the role of chief executive officer of Webroot Software, Inc. in January of 2007. Previously, he was the CEO of Elemental Security, Inc., a venture-capital funded security software company developing enterprise security and compliance management products. He was also the president and CEO of Resonate, Inc., a publicly held software company providing performance management solutions to large enterprises. Watkins was responsible for the strategic direction and day-to-day operations of Resonate before its sale in 2003.
Recognized worldwide as a leading expert in computer security, Watkins has more than 20 years of both hardware and software experience in the development and delivery of new products and technologies. Prior to joining Resonate, he held the positions of president and chief operating officer for Network Associates (now McAfee), where he was responsible for managing product development, sales, services, support, and marketing for multiple global business units that generated more than $900 million in revenue. During his five years at Network Associates, Watkins held a variety of positions, including vice president of international sales, general manager of the security business unit, and executive vice president of product development and services. Before Network Associates, he worked at SunSoft, a division of Sun Microsystems, where he was responsible for sales, marketing, and support in EMEA. Previously, Watkins held marketing positions at Apple Computer and at MicroPro, two of the industry's pioneers in personal computers and PC software.
He currently serves on the Board of Advisors for the Yale School of Management and also serves on Webroot's Board of Directors.
Watkins received a BA in economics from Wesleyan University and an MBA from the Yale School of Management.