MARK E. EGAN

Mark Egan is Symantec's chief information officer and vice president of Information Technology. He is responsible for the management of Symantec's internal business systems, computing infrastructure, and information security program. Egan led the rapid transformation of Symantec's internal information systems over the past four years, as the company grew to be the leader in Internet security.

Egan brings more than 25 years' experience in information technology from a variety of industries. Prior to Symantec, he held several senior level positions with companies including Sun Microsystems, Price Waterhouse, Atlantic Richfield Corp., Martin Marietta Data Systems, and Wells Fargo Bank.

He is a member of the American Management Association's Information Systems and Technology Council and serves on the technical advisory board for Golden Gate University. Egan is also co-chair of TechNet's Cyber Security Practices Adoption Campaign.

He was a contributing author to "CIO Wisdom" and has a new book coming out in early 2004 from Prentice Hall titled "Information Security: Threats, Challenges, and Solutions." Egan is also a frequent speaker on best practices for information technology and information security.

Egan holds a master's degree in finance and international business from the University of San Diego and a bachelor's degree in computer sciences from the University of Clarion.