William T. Coleman III
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William T. "Bill" Coleman III is a Partner at Alsop Louie Partners. He has been recognized as having been the founder, Chairman of the Board and CEO
of Cassatt Corporation and has been the Director at Symantec Corporation since 2003.
. Additionally, he has an honorary doctorate from the University of Colorado
.
In 1995, he co-founded BEA Systems
, where he served as chairman of the board. Coleman and two others started BEA to create software tools that tie corporate software applications together.The company was an enterprise application and service infrastructure software provider. In 2001, Business Week Online valued his stake in BEA Systems as worth $500 million. Coleman's tenure as chairman of the board lasted until August of 2002. Concurrently, he also served as Chief Strategy Offices from October of 2001 until August of 2002, and Chief Executive Officer from 1995 to October 2001.
Prior to co-Founding BEA Systems, Coleman was also former head of Sun Microsystems
' professional services and software development units, and co-founded Dest Systems, where he then headed Engineering. Coleman also held positions as a Director of Product Development at VisiCorp
and Manager of the High Frequency Systems Group at GTE
Sylvania. He has most recently been an Operating Partner of Alsop Louie Partners, a venture fund that invests primarily in early stage technology, since June 2010.
Coleman has been a Director of Symantec Corp. since January 14, 2003, he is a Member of the Trilateral Commission, and also serves as a Member of the Audit Committee. He is a Member of the Information Technology Advisory Board at Warburg Pincus
. Additionally, he is a member of the board of directors of Nexant, Inc, and a Director on Board of Directors and Advisory Council of the Business Executives for National Security
. He has previously served as a director of a variety of companies, including Cassatt Corporation and Palm, Inc.
-based company offers "software and services to help enterprises implement agile business architectures which adapt to meet changing workplace requirements."
The company is funded by Warburg Pincus LLP
, a global private equity
firm.
The Cassatt management team includes: Coleman,
Brian Berliner, Mark Forman, Paul Hoffman, Dave McAllister, Steven Oberlin, and Karen Willem.
Other recognitions include:
, with their donations going towards the construction of the Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities.William Coleman is now the President of the University of Colorado
's Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities.
One of Coleman and his wife's contributions has been the Coleman-Turner Chair in Cognitive Disability. Since its institution, David Braddock, PhD, Associate Vice President of the University of Colorado has acted as executive director for the chair.
Coleman and his wife's original endowment towards the Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities came in the sum of $250 million, and the couple have continued their donations towards the institute annually in order to further its programs and research projects.
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of Cassatt Corporation and has been the Director at Symantec Corporation since 2003.
Education
William Coleman III holds a Bachelors degree in computer science from the U.S. Air Force Academy. He also holds Masters degrees in computer science and computer engineering from Stanford UniversityStanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. Additionally, he has an honorary doctorate from the University of Colorado
University of Colorado
The University of Colorado system is a system of public universities in Colorado consisting of three universities in four campuses: University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, and University of Colorado Denver in downtown Denver and at the Anschutz Medical Campus in...
.
Career
Coleman began his career in the U.S. Air Force as Chief of Satellite Operations in the Office of the Secretary.In 1995, he co-founded BEA Systems
BEA Systems
BEA Systems, Inc. specialized in enterprise infrastructure software products known as "middleware", which connect software applications to databases and was acquired by Oracle Corporation on April 29, 2008.- History :...
, where he served as chairman of the board. Coleman and two others started BEA to create software tools that tie corporate software applications together.The company was an enterprise application and service infrastructure software provider. In 2001, Business Week Online valued his stake in BEA Systems as worth $500 million. Coleman's tenure as chairman of the board lasted until August of 2002. Concurrently, he also served as Chief Strategy Offices from October of 2001 until August of 2002, and Chief Executive Officer from 1995 to October 2001.
Prior to co-Founding BEA Systems, Coleman was also former head of Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982...
' professional services and software development units, and co-founded Dest Systems, where he then headed Engineering. Coleman also held positions as a Director of Product Development at VisiCorp
VisiCorp
VisiCorp was an early personal computer software publisher. Its most famous products are VisiOn and VisiCalc.It was founded in 1976 by Dan Fylstra and Peter R. Jennings as Personal Software, and first published Jennings' Microchess program for the MOS Technology KIM-1 computer, and later Commodore...
and Manager of the High Frequency Systems Group at GTE
GTE
GTE Corporation, formerly General Telephone & Electronics Corporation was the largest independent telephone company in the United States during the days of the Bell System....
Sylvania. He has most recently been an Operating Partner of Alsop Louie Partners, a venture fund that invests primarily in early stage technology, since June 2010.
Coleman has been a Director of Symantec Corp. since January 14, 2003, he is a Member of the Trilateral Commission, and also serves as a Member of the Audit Committee. He is a Member of the Information Technology Advisory Board at Warburg Pincus
Warburg Pincus
Warburg Pincus, LLC is an American private equity firm with offices in the United States, Europe, Brazil and Asia. It has been a private equity investor since 1966...
. Additionally, he is a member of the board of directors of Nexant, Inc, and a Director on Board of Directors and Advisory Council of the Business Executives for National Security
Business Executives for National Security
Business Executives for National Security is an American 501 non-profit organization. It was founded in 1982 by former mining executive Stanley A...
. He has previously served as a director of a variety of companies, including Cassatt Corporation and Palm, Inc.
Alsop Louie Partners
As of December of 2010, William Coleman III is an Operating Partner at Alsop Louie Partners. Alsop Louie Partners is a venture fund that invests primarily in early stage technology.Cassatt Corporation
William Coleman was the founder of, and was a Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Cassatt Corporation from August 2003 until June of 2009. The Menlo Park, CaliforniaMenlo Park, California
Menlo Park, California is a city at the eastern edge of San Mateo County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, in the United States. It is bordered by San Francisco Bay on the north and east; East Palo Alto, Palo Alto, and Stanford to the south; Atherton, North Fair Oaks, and Redwood City...
-based company offers "software and services to help enterprises implement agile business architectures which adapt to meet changing workplace requirements."
The company is funded by Warburg Pincus LLP
Warburg Pincus
Warburg Pincus, LLC is an American private equity firm with offices in the United States, Europe, Brazil and Asia. It has been a private equity investor since 1966...
, a global private equity
Private equity
Private equity, in finance, is an asset class consisting of equity securities in operating companies that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange....
firm.
The Cassatt management team includes: Coleman,
Brian Berliner, Mark Forman, Paul Hoffman, Dave McAllister, Steven Oberlin, and Karen Willem.
Honors
In 2010, William Coleman was listed as 827th, on the Forbes Global 2000, which is a list he has been on sequentially each year since 2003. In 2009, he was listed in Forbes 400 Best Big Companies, a list that he had been on consecutively from 2003-2005. Other lists he has been on as Director of Symantec Corporation include:- 2004: Named in the Asian Fab 50
- 2003: 397th on the Forbes 500s (Profits), Listed in the Asian Fab 50, 259th on the Forbes 500s (Market Value)l ist
- 2002: Named in the Forbes 500s (Market Value) list
- 2001: 733rd on the Forbes Executive Pay list
Other recognitions include:
- In 2001, William Coleman III was named Entrepreneur of the Yearby both Ernst & Young and the Robert H. and Beverly A. Deming Center for Entrepreneurship at Colorado University-Boulder
- Named by Business Week as one of 2001's E-biz 25 Top Executives.
Philanthropy
William Coleman's philanthropic focus has been broadly to take a local and hands-on approach to giving-back to society, and has been inspired by his niece's cognitive disability. Having seen her cognitive abilities improve with the advent of technology and the computer, he and his wife decided to focus specifically on finding treatments for cognitive disabilities with technology. In 2000, William Coleman and his wife initiated a long-term partnership with the University of ColoradoUniversity of Colorado
The University of Colorado system is a system of public universities in Colorado consisting of three universities in four campuses: University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, and University of Colorado Denver in downtown Denver and at the Anschutz Medical Campus in...
, with their donations going towards the construction of the Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities.William Coleman is now the President of the University of Colorado
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
's Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities.
One of Coleman and his wife's contributions has been the Coleman-Turner Chair in Cognitive Disability. Since its institution, David Braddock, PhD, Associate Vice President of the University of Colorado has acted as executive director for the chair.
The Coleman Institute
The Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities was established in 2001, and dedicates its advanced development and research capacities towards the improvement of the afflicted, and exists solely to catalyse and integrate advances in science, engineering and technology to promote the quality of life and independent living of those with cognitive disabilities.Coleman and his wife's original endowment towards the Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities came in the sum of $250 million, and the couple have continued their donations towards the institute annually in order to further its programs and research projects.