John Brigden

Who is John Brigden?

John Brigden is Senior Vice President of Europe, Middle East, and

Africa (EMEA) geography, responsible for driving Symantec's sales,

operations, and business development across the region. He brings to

this role more than fifteen years experience in sales support and legal

affairs with an expertise in regulatory and compliance issues, which

are topics top of mind with customers today. Brigden

joined Symantec as senior vice president, general counsel through the

company’s merger with VERITAS Software. At VERITAS, Brigden also served

as senior vice president, general counsel, and secretary, leading all

legal matters, including sales and services transactions, compliance

and corporate governance, intellectual property, strategic

partnerships, litigation, and MA.

Prior to joining

VERITAS, Brigden held a number of management positions supporting sales

and corporate development, as well as legal affairs and compliance for

emerging and large technology enterprises, including Shutterfly, Inc.

and Silicon Graphics, Inc. His technical background includes

engineering positions at Rockwell International and General Motors

Corporation. Brigden began his legal career in private practice

focusing on complex commercial licensing transactions, anti-trust and

intellectual property litigation. He also served as an intern with the

U.S. Department of Justice.

Brigden holds a J.D. degree

with honors from Georgetown University Law Center and a bachelor's

degree in electrical engineering with honors from Purdue University.

Brigden is a member of the California Bar Association and is also

licensed to practice law in Virginia, Washington, D.C., and before the

United States Patent and Trademark Office. He currently serves on the

boards of both the Business Software Alliance and the Software

Information Industry Association.