Thomas K. Barton joined Rackable Systems in December 2002 as our President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors. From June 2002 to December 2002, Mr. Barton provided consulting services to us as a consultant at Callero Partners. From September 2000 to May 2002, Mr. Barton was a Venture Partner and Entrepreneur in Residence at Lightspeed Venture Partners. From November 1999 to May 2000, Mr. Barton was Senior Vice President of Client Services at Red Hat, Inc., a software and services company. Mr. Barton joined Red Hat via its acquisition of Cygnus Solutions, a software development tools company. From August 1996 to its acquisition by Red Hat in November 1999, Mr. Barton held many positions at Cygnus Solutions, including interim CEO. Mr. Barton holds an A.B. in History, a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and an M.B.A. from Stanford University. |