Mark D. McLaughlin holds the position of Chairman at QUALCOMM, Inc. He is also on the board of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (former Chairman & Chief Executive Officer). In the past Mr. McLaughlin held the position of President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at VeriSign, Inc. and Vice President-Sales & Business Development at Signio, Inc. (a subsidiary of VeriSign, Inc.), Executive Vice President-Products & Marketing at VeriSign, Inc. and Vice President-Sales & Business Development at Signio, Inc. (a subsidiary of VeriSign, Inc.), Advisor at Altos Ventures Management, Inc., Attorney at Cooley LLP, Chairman at National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, Vice President-Business Development of Gemplus Corp. and General Counsel for Caere Corp. Mark D. McLaughlin received an undergraduate degree from US Military Academy and a graduate degree from Seattle University School of Law.