Jeff Platon, Senior Managing Director, USEW, Energy is responsible for developing Cisco’s business in the energy industry. Previously VP, Marketing, Security at Cisco, Jeff led the worldwide marketing strategy for IT Security. Prior to Cisco, Mr. Platon was the President and CEO of AlertSoft, and prior to SRI, Mr. Platon was VP for Business Development, Strategic Sales and OEM Licensing at Network Associates / McAfee, and led the efforts in creating mcafee.com as a standalone company in Sep, 1998 which led to a successful IPO in Dec, 1999. Previously Mr. Platon held executive positions at Exabyte and Burroughs (Unisys).