Brian NeSmith
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Brian NeSmith is an American technology entrepreneur and the majority owner and founder of the FC Gold Pride
of Women's Professional Soccer
. He founded the club in the spring of 2009 and continues to be a co-owner with his wife Nancy, who holds the title of President. He is the former president and CEO of Blue Coat Systems
, which he helped take public. NeSmith currently serves as Blue Coat's chief product officer and is a member of the board of directors. He has been with Blue Coat since 1999.
NeSmith graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
in 1984 with a Bachelors Degree in electrical engineering. He and his family live in Los Altos, California
.
FC Gold Pride
FC Gold Pride was an American professional soccer club based in Santa Clara, California which participated in Women's Professional Soccer. The club replaced the San Jose CyberRays of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association as the top-level women's soccer team in the San Francisco Bay Area...
of Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded 6 teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion...
. He founded the club in the spring of 2009 and continues to be a co-owner with his wife Nancy, who holds the title of President. He is the former president and CEO of Blue Coat Systems
Blue Coat Systems
Blue Coat Systems Inc. is a network security and network management company based in Sunnyvale, California, United States.It identifies itself as an application delivery network specialist...
, which he helped take public. NeSmith currently serves as Blue Coat's chief product officer and is a member of the board of directors. He has been with Blue Coat since 1999.
NeSmith graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
in 1984 with a Bachelors Degree in electrical engineering. He and his family live in Los Altos, California
Los Altos, California
Los Altos is a city at the southern end of the San Francisco Peninsula, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The city is in Santa Clara County, California, United States. The population was 28,976 according to the 2010 census....
.