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.
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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.
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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.
