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Gary Steele Biography and Net Worth

CEO of Proofpoint

Gary Steele is the founding CEO of Proofpoint, an enterprise software security company with over 3,300+ employees worldwide. The company provides solutions for large and mid-sized organizations, protecting people, data and brands from advanced threats and compliance risks.

Steele has over 30 years of tech industry experience. Prior to Proofpoint, he was the CEO of Portera and held leadership roles with Sybase, Sun Microsystems and Hewlett-Packard.

Under his leadership, Portera raised over $100 million from leading venture capitalists and grew from its initial concept to $20 million in revenue. At Sybase, an organization of more than 350 people, generating $150 million in revenue, Steele spearheaded all new Internet projects targeted at the enterprise. His experience with Sun Microsystems and Hewlett-Packard included business development, marketing, and engineering roles.

After joining Proofpoint in November 2002, Steele led the company in its rise from an early-stage startup to a leading security-as-a-service provider. He raised over $86 million in capital and steered the company through its successful IPO in 2012.

An established thought leader in the cybersecurity space, Steele’s expertise has been featured by outlets such as Forbes, CNBC, Fox Business, Fortune, Investor’s Business Daily, the Wall Street Journal, and MarketWatch.

Steele holds a degree in computer science from Washington State University, and he serves on the board of directors for Malwarebytes, Synack, Vonage, and Upwork.

What is Gary Steele's net worth?: The estimated net worth of Gary Steele is at least $10.86 million as of December 5th, 2023. Mr. Steele owns 61,735 shares of Proofpoint stock worth more than $10,859,187 as of December 22nd. This net worth approximation does not reflect any other assets that Mr. Steele may own. Learn More about Gary Steele's net worth.
How do I contact Gary Steele?: The corporate mailing address for Mr. Steele and other Proofpoint executives is 892 ROSS DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA, 94089. Proofpoint can also be reached via phone at (408) 517-4710 and via email at [email protected]. Learn More on Gary Steele's contact information.
Has Gary Steele been buying or selling shares of Proofpoint?: Gary Steele has not been actively trading shares of Proofpoint within the last three months. Most recently, Gary Steele sold 5,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $129.88, for a transaction totalling $649,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 68,290 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,869,505.20. Learn More on Gary Steele's trading history.
Who are Proofpoint's active insiders?: Proofpoint's insider roster includes Paul Auvil, III (CFO), Dana Evan (Director), David Knight (EVP), Robert Lee (EVP), Gary Steele (CEO), Bhagwat Swaroop (EVP), and Ashan Willy (EVP). Learn More on Proofpoint's active insiders.

Gary Steele Insider Trading History at Proofpoint

Transaction Date	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
4/6/2021	Sell	5,000	$129.88	$649,400.00	68,290
3/11/2021	Sell	5,000	$128.86	$644,300.00	70,040
10/6/2020	Sell	10,000	$105.40	$1,054,000.00	34,517
9/16/2020	Sell	10,000	$103.22	$1,032,200.00	43,272
8/27/2020	Sell	10,000	$111.06	$1,110,600.00
7/8/2020	Sell	10,000	$114.30	$1,143,000.00	67,947
6/9/2020	Sell	10,000	$114.09	$1,140,900.00	77,598
5/21/2020	Sell	10,000	$113.21	$1,132,100.00	83,859
4/7/2020	Sell	20,000	$108.88	$2,177,600.00	105,954
3/27/2020	Sell	20,000	$100.36	$2,007,200.00	106,468
2/26/2020	Sell	20,000	$116.85	$2,337,000.00	144,866
1/9/2020	Sell	20,000	$121.94	$2,438,800.00	107,761
11/21/2019	Sell	20,000	$118.63	$2,372,600.00	95,148
10/15/2019	Sell	20,000	$130.74	$2,614,800.00	95,148
9/12/2019	Sell	20,000	$124.80	$2,496,000.00	95,148
8/13/2019	Sell	20,000	$116.74	$2,334,800.00	95,148
7/11/2019	Sell	20,000	$123.79	$2,475,800.00	100,574
6/11/2019	Sell	20,000	$108.87	$2,177,400.00	120,005
5/15/2019	Sell	20,000	$118.93	$2,378,600.00	120,638
4/9/2019	Sell	20,000	$120.03	$2,400,600.00	141,057
3/14/2019	Sell	20,000	$122.16	$2,443,200.00	162,209
12/13/2018	Sell	50,000	$95.00	$4,750,000.00	152,577
11/29/2018	Sell	50,000	$95.31	$4,765,500.00
10/4/2018	Sell	50,000	$98.64	$4,932,000.00	154,960
9/4/2018	Sell	100,000	$62.54	$6,254,000.00	121,074
8/8/2018	Sell	50,000	$117.62	$5,881,000.00	121,589
7/12/2018	Sell	50,000	$125.07	$6,253,500.00	268,574
2/15/2018	Sell	40,000	$102.40	$4,096,000.00	94,203
1/3/2018	Sell	40,000	$92.06	$3,682,400.00	88,551
12/5/2017	Sell	40,000	$86.28	$3,451,200.00	88,551
11/16/2017	Sell	40,000	$90.88	$3,635,200.00
10/6/2017	Sell	40,000	$92.35	$3,694,000.00
9/14/2017	Sell	40,000	$88.60	$3,544,000.00	88,551
8/22/2017	Sell	40,000	$89.54	$3,581,600.00	88,551
7/12/2017	Sell	40,000	$87.11	$3,484,400.00	88,551
5/18/2017	Sell	40,000	$80.38	$3,215,200.00	61,780
4/13/2017	Sell	8,700	$75.46	$656,502.00	45,598
4/7/2017	Sell	31,300	$74.90	$2,344,370.00	37,671
3/20/2017	Sell	40,000	$80.63	$3,225,200.00	73,432
1/10/2017	Sell	20,000	$77.89	$1,557,800.00	34,629
12/20/2016	Sell	20,000	$71.82	$1,436,400.00	34,629
11/23/2016	Sell	20,000	$84.07	$1,681,400.00	34,629
10/4/2016	Sell	20,000	$73.93	$1,478,600.00	34,629
8/25/2016	Sell	20,000	$76.10	$1,522,000.00	34,629
7/12/2016	Sell	20,000	$67.45	$1,349,000.00	34,629
6/21/2016	Sell	20,000	$63.85	$1,277,000.00	31,163
5/26/2016	Sell	20,000	$57.28	$1,145,600.00	31,163
4/15/2016	Sell	1,900	$52.00	$98,800.00	13,063
3/23/2016	Sell	20,000	$52.12	$1,042,400.00	26,682
1/12/2016	Sell	20,000	$59.21	$1,184,200.00	1
11/18/2015	Sell	20,000	$72.62	$1,452,400.00	1
10/1/2015	Sell	20,000	$60.04	$1,200,800.00	1
9/17/2015	Sell	20,000	$59.57	$1,191,400.00	1
8/18/2015	Sell	20,000	$63.19	$1,263,800.00
7/2/2015	Sell	20,000	$62.45	$1,249,000.00
6/18/2015	Sell	20,000	$66.04	$1,320,800.00
4/2/2015	Sell	20,000	$56.22	$1,124,400.00
3/18/2015	Sell	20,000	$58.45	$1,169,000.00
2/18/2015	Sell	20,000	$54.30	$1,086,000.00
1/6/2015	Sell	20,000	$46.91	$938,200.00
12/16/2014	Sell	20,000	$45.87	$917,400.00
11/19/2014	Sell	20,000	$42.05	$841,000.00
10/7/2014	Sell	20,000	$38.27	$765,400.00
9/17/2014	Sell	20,000	$37.95	$759,000.00
8/28/2014	Sell	20,000	$39.13	$782,600.00
7/7/2014	Sell	20,000	$35.26	$705,200.00
6/16/2014	Sell	20,000	$36.14	$722,800.00
5/20/2014	Sell	20,000	$30.17	$603,400.00	101,689
4/16/2014	Sell	20,000	$28.77	$575,400.00
3/20/2014	Sell	20,000	$42.19	$843,800.00	121,689
10/17/2013	Sell	20,000	$29.44	$588,800.00
9/18/2013	Sell	20,000	$31.32	$626,400.00	241,689
8/21/2013	Sell	20,000	$29.53	$590,600.00	261,689
7/23/2013	Sell	20,000	$25.68	$513,600.00
6/20/2013	Sell	20,000	$23.03	$460,600.00
5/23/2013	Sell	20,000	$18.98	$379,600.00

Gary Steele Buying and Selling Activity at Proofpoint

Proofpoint Company Overview

Proofpoint, Inc. engages in provision of security-as-a-service that enables large and mid-sized organizations worldwide to defend, protect, archive and govern their most sensitive data. The firm's security and compliance platform comprises of an integrated suite of threat protection, information protection, and brand protection solutions. Its solutions also includes email protection, advanced threat protection, email authentication, data loss prevention, SaaS application protection, response orchestration and automation, digital risk, web browser isolation, email encryption, archiving, eDiscovery, supervision, secure communication, phishing simulation and security awareness computer-based training. The company was founded by Eric Hahn in May 2002 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Today's Range

Now: $175.90

$175.90

50 Day Range

MA: $175.36

$174.41

$175.94

2 Week Range

Now: $175.90

$91.60

$175.99

Volume

102 shs

Average Volume

1,130,870 shs

Market Capitalization

$10.16 billion

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

N/A

Beta

1.2

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