Name: Sara Gates

Company: Sun Microsystems

Job Title: Vice President of Identity Management

Bio: Sara Gates is vice president of identity management at Sun Microsystems and has overall responsibility for driving the Sun identity management vision, strategy and product line. She joined Sun Microsystems in December 2003 through the acquisition of Waveset Technologies, bringing over 15 years of industry experience.

Previously Gates was the director of product management and marketing at Waveset Technologies, a leading provider of identity management solutions. Prior to Waveset, Gates acquired diverse experience in market strategy positions at Deloitte Consulting and Microsoft. Gates holds a BBA from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from Vanderbilt University, where she is currently President of the Board of Directors.