Bill Harris, Board of Directors, UPEK®  (Photo by UPEK®)

Harris brings a distinguished career as a successful entrepreneur and industry veteran to his role on the UPEK board of directors.  Mr. Harris served as CEO of PayPal from 1999 through 2000, EVP and then CEO of Intuit from 1994 through 1999, and president of ChipSoft from 1991 through 1993. Mr. Harris also served on the board of RSA Security and Macromedia, prior to their acquisition by other companies.  In addition, he currently serves on the board of EarthLink, Visual Sciences, and Global Cash Access, as well as several private companies.  He is a private investor in several early-stage technology companies in the fields of financial services and electronic security.  Mr. Harris holds a B.A. from Middlebury College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

“I’m excited to have Bill join our board,” said Alan Kramer, UPEK’s president and CEO.  “His background in financial services and consumer markets gives him a unique understanding of the importance of easy-to-use and secure authentication solutions.  We look forward to leveraging Bill’s strategic insight to solidify our leadership in the biometrics market.”

“UPEK is the pioneer in a market that is poised for significant expansion,” said Mr. Harris.  “I look forward to being part of the UPEK team and working to help capture the breakout opportunity in fingerprint authentication.”