William T. Coleman III

William T. Coleman III (October 16, 1947 – November 29, 2020) was an American businessman who was the CEO of Veritas Technologies. He was also a partner at Alsop Louie Partners. He was the founder, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of various high-profile corporations, including BEA Systems and Cassatt Corporation, and had been a director at Symantec Corporation since 2003.

Early life and education Coleman was born on October 16, 1947. He had a bachelor's degree in computer science from the United States Air Force Academy and master's degrees in computer science and computer engineering from Stanford University. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Colorado. Coleman's tenure as chairman of the board lasted until August 2002. Concurrently, he was also chief strategy officer from October 2001 until August 2002, and chief executive officer from 1995 to October 2001.

Before co-founding BEA Systems, Coleman was the head of Sun Microsystems' professional services and software development units, and co-founded Dest Systems, where he then headed engineering. Coleman also held positions as a director of product development at VisiCorp and manager of the High Frequency Systems Group at GTE Sylvania. Starting in June 2010, he had been an operating partner of Alsop Louie Partners, a venture fund that invests primarily in early-stage technology.

Alsop Louie Partners Since December 2010, Coleman was an operating partner at Alsop Louie Partners, a venture fund that invests primarily in early-stage technology.

Cassatt Corporation Coleman was the founder, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Cassatt Corporation from August 2003 until June 2009. Prior to its 2010 acquisition by CA, Inc., the Menlo Park, California-based company offered "software and services to help enterprises implement agile business architectures which adapt to meet changing workplace requirements".

Death Coleman died from pancreatic cancer on November 29, 2020, at the age of 73. 2004: Named in the Asian Fab 50 2003: 397th on the Forbes 500s (Profits), Listed in the Asian Fab 50, 259th on the Forbes 500s (Market Value) list 2002: Named in the Forbes 500s (Market Value) list 2001: 733rd on the Forbes Executive Pay list

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Coleman and his wife created the Coleman-Turner Chair in Cognitive Disability. Since its institution, David Braddock, PhD, Associate Vice President of the University of Colorado, has acted as executive director for the chair. Their original endowment towards the institute was a sum of $250 million, and they have continued their donations towards the annually to further its programs and research projects.