# Ken Xie

_American businessman_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Ken Xie (Chinese: 谢青; pinyin: Xiè Qīng) is a Chinese billionaire businessman who founded Systems Integration Solutions (SIS), NetScreen, and Fortinet.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1963 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16924425#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Beijing ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16924425#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16924425#P27))
- **Occupation:** businessperson ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16924425#P106))
- **Education:** Tsinghua University; Stanford University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16924425#P69))

## About

He is CEO of Fortinet, a cybersecurity firm based in Silicon Valley. Xie was previously the CEO of NetScreen, which was acquired by Juniper Networks for $4 billion in 2004. He built the first ASIC-based firewall/VPN appliance in 1996.

## Questions

**When was Ken Xie born?**  
Ken Xie was born on 1963 in Beijing.

**Where did Ken Xie study?**  
Ken Xie was educated at Tsinghua University, Stanford University.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Ken Xie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Xie) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q16924425](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16924425) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Ken Xie (born 1963) at World Economic Forum Davos 2021.png by World Economic Forum (CC BY 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ken_Xie_(born_1963)_at_World_Economic_Forum_Davos_2021.png)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Ken Xie". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ken-xie. Retrieved 14 November 2026.