Gregory Smith

About

Greg Smith brings more than eight years of marketing and management experience in the networking and security industries to Check Point. He is responsible for the management of product and technical marketing programs for Check Point's industry-leading Internet security solutions. Prior to joining Check Point, Smith was a senior product marketing engineer for Advanced Micro Devices, where he was responsible for product management and marketing for AMD's networking product lines. Smith holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from California State Polytechnic University at Pomona and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.

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Right ASP Cuts Spam

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