Paul Auvil

Biography

 Mr. Paul R. Auvil III has served as Chief Financial Officer of Proofpoint, Inc. since March 2007, leading the company’s public offering in April of 2012. Prior to joining Proofpoint, Mr. Auvil was an entrepreneur-in-residence with Benchmark Capital, a venture capital firm, from October 2006 to March 2007. While at Benchmark, he evaluated a broad range of investments and advised various portfolio companies throughout the technology industry. From August 2002 to July 2006, Mr. Auvil held the position of Chief Financial Officer of VMware, Inc., a global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure companies. Prior to that, he served for four years as Chief Financial Officer at Vitria Technology, where he led various aspects of the company’s financial and business operations, executing both an initial and secondary public offering during his tenure. Earlier in his career, Mr. Auvil spent 10 years at VLSI Technology, ultimately becoming Vice President and General Manager of its Internet and Secure Products Division. He is a member of Quantum's Audit Committee and Leadership and Compensation Committee.

Research Interest

  financial and business