John Zicker

Who is John Zicker?

John Zicker is a veteran entrepreneur with a proven track record of

expeditiously bringing companies from initial concept to thriving

businesses. At Sana, Zicker has transformed an interesting laboratory

project into a thriving business within 24 months, breaking through the

exceedingly crowded computer security market to emerge as one of the

top three vendors in intrusion prevention, competing with some of the

biggest names in technology today. With an enviable list of high

profile customers in the hotly competitive financial and government

sectors, Zicker currently dedicates himself to high-level customer

care, overseeing product development, directing company operations,

increasing sales and attracting investment.In his previous role as founder and executive vice president of

Sagent Technology, Zicker brought to life a highly complex business

intelligence concept, built a team of 200+ worldwide employees, and

broadened the company’s offerings and differentiation through two

highly successful, strategic acquisitions. His leadership contributed

to an extremely successful initial public offering, and a market

capitalization in excess of $1 billion.

At ReportSmith, a company he co-founded in 1991, Zicker pioneered

the world’s first ‘live’ database reporting concept, acquiring enough

customers and revenues to sell the company to Borland for six times its

revenues – an unmatched multiple for its time.

Zicker holds an MSEE degree from the University of Wisconsin Madison and a BSEE degree from the University of California, Davis.