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Episode 46
Leaving IT Better Than You Found It

Former President & CEO of Citrix (aka EUC legend and an original CitrixHero) Mark Templeton joins us to talk his career progression and how Leaving the World Better Than We Found It became a core value at Citrix.
In this heartfelt discussion, many well known peers in the Citrix and other communities joined us live in the chat, so be sure to view to the end for a near-tears tribute to Mark's contributions outside of technology.
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Mark was at Citrix for over 20 years, transforming them from a $15MM company with a single product to a global powerhouse with over $3BN in revenue and over 100 million users worldwide.
He currently serves as an independent director at Arista Networks and Health Catalyst. He also serves on private company boards including Reltio, Workspot and Webpros. He earned his bachelor’s degree in product design from North Carolina State University and an MBA from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.
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