Eric Hahn

Eric Hahn
Born (1960-03-19) March 19, 1960 (age 66)
Alma materWorcester Polytechnic Institute
OccupationBusiness executive
Known forFounder of Collabra Software
Founder of Proofpoint, Inc
Co-founder of Lookout Software
Children2

Eric Hahn (born March 19, 1960) is an American business executive who founded an early e-mail-based groupware company called Collabra Software in 1992. Netscape acquired Collabra in 1995,[1][2] and in 1997 Hahn became Netscape's CTO.[3]

Hahn received his bachelor's degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute[4] in 1980.[5][6] He returned in 1999 to give the commencement address and receive an honorary doctorate.[4]

Hahn founded Proofpoint, Inc in June 2002 which became a publicly traded company in April 2012, and later went back to a private company in 2021.[7] He also co-founded Lookout Software, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2004.[8][9][10]

Hahn and his wife, Elaine, live in Palo Alto, California, and they have two sons, Evan and Jeremy.[4]

References

  1. ^ "COMPANY NEWS; NETSCAPE AGREES TO BUY COLLABRA SOFTWARE". The New York Times. 1995-09-22. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  2. ^ Quinn, Michelle (1995-09-22). "Netscape to Acquire Collabra Software". SFGATE. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  3. ^ "Netscape's Chief Technology Officer to Leave". Los Angeles Times. 1998-06-02. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  4. ^ a b c Worcester Polytechnic Institute (1999-04-09). "Technology Innovator Eric Hahn is WPI's Commencement Speaker". Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Archived from the original on 2006-09-13. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
  5. ^ Ray Bert; Alan Earles; Bonnie Gelbwasser; Joan Killough-Miller; Roger N. Perry Jr.; Ruth Trask (October 1996). "Ten Lives Changed: Eric Hahn '80". WPI Journal. Archived from the original on 2008-08-07. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
  6. ^ "WPI Alumnus Eric Hahn Featured in Spectrum, the Magazine of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)". October 2007.
  7. ^ "Sunnyvale security business Proofpoint to go private in $12.3B deal". Silicon Valley Business Journal. 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  8. ^ Joris Evers (2004-07-16). "Microsoft Scoops Up Search Company". PC World. Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2006-11-21.
  9. ^ "Microsoft buys search company Lookout". NBC News. 2004-07-16. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
  10. ^ "Microsoft acquires e-mail search technology". Network World. Retrieved 2026-04-24.


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