Jonathan I. Schwartz

Who is Jonathan I. Schwartz?

Jonathan Schwartz is chief executive officer and president of Sun

Microsystems, and a member of Sun's board of directors. He became Sun's

CEO in 2006, succeeding the Company's co-founder and current chairman

of the board, Scott McNealy.

Schwartz was promoted to president and chief operating officer in

2004, and managed all operational functions at Sun - from product

development

and marketing, to global sales and service. An inveterate communicator, Schwartz has led Sun's drive to engage the marketplace, and redefine corporate transparency.

A leader behind many of Sun's open

source and standard setting initiatives, Jonathan's been an outspoken

advocate for the network as a utility with more than just value for the

computing industry - but as a tool for driving economic, social and

political progress.

Prior to his position as COO, Schwartz served as Sun's executive

vice president for software, its Chief Strategy Officer, and held a

variety of leadership positions across product and corporate

development. He joined Sun in 1996 after the Company acquired

Lighthouse Design, where he was CEO and co-founder. Prior to that,

Schwartz was with McKinsey Co.

Schwartz received degrees in economics and mathematics from Wesleyan University.