# Gordon Stitt

> Gordon L. Stitt co-founded Network Peripherals in 1989 and Extreme Networks in 1996, leading Extreme as president and CEO until August 2006. He later became CEO of Nebula, served on technology company boards and maintained an advisory connection to Santa Clara University. His career combines technical education, marketing and enterprise technology leadership.

- **Role:** Chair, Computer Engineering Department Industry Advisory Board at Santa Clara University
- **Organizations:** Extreme Networks, Network Peripherals, Nebula, Santa Clara University, Barracuda Networks, RGB Networks, Skyfire Labs, TAM Technologies, Sun Microsystems, Ven-Tel
- **Education:** Studied physics; degree not established, Harvey Mudd College, B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Santa Clara University, MBA, University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded two enterprise networking companies: Network Peripherals and Extreme Networks., Led Extreme Networks from its founding through its 1999 public offering and until August 2006., Served on the boards of Barracuda Networks, RGB Networks and Skyfire Labs.

## Career timeline

- **1980** — Graduated from Santa Clara University.
- **1989** — Co-founded Network Peripherals; held marketing and OEM business leadership roles until 1995.
- **1996-05** — Co-founded Extreme Networks with Herb Schneider and Stephen Haddock; became president and CEO.
- **1999-04** — Led Extreme Networks at its Nasdaq IPO; trading began April 9 under EXTR.
- **2006-08** — Handed the CEO role to Mark Canepa and became board chairman.
- **2007-06** — Joined Barracuda Networks’ board.
- **2012-04 to 2012-11** — Served in Barracuda Networks’ Office of the CEO.
- **2013-09** — Became CEO of Nebula effective September 23.
- **2015-04** — Nebula ceased operations.
- **2018-10** — Santa Clara Magazine reported his appointment to TAM Technologies’ advisory board.

## Achievements

- Co-founded two enterprise networking companies: Network Peripherals and Extreme Networks.
- Led Extreme Networks from its founding through its 1999 public offering and until August 2006.
- Served on the boards of Barracuda Networks, RGB Networks and Skyfire Labs.
- Serves as chair of Santa Clara University’s computer engineering industry advisory board.

## Latest updates

- **2018-10** — Santa Clara Magazine reported his appointment to TAM Technologies’ board of advisors.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gordonstitt

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